The Apache Fight for Oak Flat

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May 16th - Sacred Sanctuary: The Fight to Save Oak Flat. Sarah Augustine will lead our conversation as we talk about Oak Flat, in the Tonto National Forest, and the efforts of the San Carlos Apache and other tribal leaders to stop a proposed open pit copper mine. May 16th, 11:00am Pacific Time / 2:00pm Eastern Time. Register.

June 6th -  When your neighbor says no: The Yakama fight to save Goldendale, WA, from the renewable rush In Goldendale, Washington, the Yakama tribe raised a clear ‘no’ when the land they use for first-food gathering, life practice, and ceremony was sited for construction of a hydroelectric pumped-storage energy project. Addressing climate change is a moral imperative. But how should we go about it? Join us to learn more.  June 6th, 11:00am Pacific Time / 2:00pm Eastern Time. Register.

If you prefer, find all this on the Faiths4Future webpage.

Past Cafes Articles, Videos + More on the Blog. 

• Our conversation with Pato Kelesitse is here: Africa’s Youth Raise a Global Voice to Shape a Just Future

• Up soon! Check back, the link will be live this week: Part Two with NOAA: Resilience, toolkits, and Conversations

•  For Faith Communities: IRA Environmental Justice and Funding. A conversation following the Power Up! Climate Reality Leadership Training. Check back, this link should be live this week.

• Tiffany Jones with National Wildlife Federation, Courtyard & Sanctuary: Urban Ecology and Community Stewardship. Follow up coming soon!

Boost!

Festival of Homiletics The theme this year is Preaching Hope in a Weary World. May 15-18, both online and in person. More here.

Composting Class: Free Community Composting 101 Course May 7-13! This is an online class, register before the 13th and move through the modules at your own pace. 

Climate Finance Summit: From GreenFaith, a three day virtual Summit No Faith in Fossil Fuels: A Climate Finance Summit May 8-11th

Theressa Hoover Community Service and Global Citizenship Award: This award/grant is sponsored by the United Women in Faith to a young woman, ages 21 - 35 with interest in travel and service. Other requirements also, application needs to be in by June 11.

Christian Climate Action based in the UK has a number of events listed for May, including prayer groups. See their pages.

Movement Cafe in May - the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement offers a monthly Movement Cafe for conversation and to learn about creation justice in the institution and at the grass roots of the denomination. The May Cafe features Jessica Gamache, author of Climate Hero, Association Director of Camp and Retreat Ministries. She and other Camp and Retreat leaders will be there with information to share. More here.

Climate Prayer - a monthly prayer group, Climate Intercessors, formed in the runup to COP 26 and still meeting. Check the websites for an update for the March prayer date and link. 

Reports

Find reports on the reports page.

Resources

More resources on the reports page.

Climate Hazard and other Real-Time Interactive Map. This is a WOW tool from Climate.gov, the CMRA, or Climate Mapping for Resilience and Adaptation, It tracks climate-related hazards in real time across the US.

NOAA Voices - Oral History Archives. Another WOW resource, this one is a library of oral histories, it's just filled with listenable stories archived from Elder Samoan Fishermen, the Deepwater Horizon disaster, and so much more.

News this Week.

Find our news archive here.

Good News:

Profile in Strength. A great profile in Earthbeat of Sharon Lavigne. Her advocacy has made Rise St. James known across the climate justice movement. She is indeed a modern exemplar. Despite new EPA rule to reduce pollution, Catholic activist says fight to protect communities far from over. 

Restoration. A restored mangrove ecosystem in the Philippines is also restoring the community. A Philippine town and its leaders show how mangrove restoration can succeed.

Sustainable Fashion. Another great article from Earthbeat. I'm putting this under 'good news,' as voices for sustainability bring changes to the industry. How to bring Laudato Si' into your wardrobe

Saving Salmon. A victory for salmon, thank you to the Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe for leading an effort to establish the rights of salmon that have led already to concessions, with hope for more to come. Lawsuit Asserting the ‘Rights of Salmon’ Ends in a Settlement That Benefits The Fish

Bad News:

Heat Waves. It seems repetitive to raise alarms over and over again as temperatures continue to rise, but heat broke records in Vietnam last week, reaching over 111 degrees. Vietnam records highest ever temperature of 44.1C

El Nino Returns. In depth reporting from Carbon Brief with a break down of temps and climate conditions so far this year compared to other years, and the expectation that El Nino will return. State of the climate: Growing El Niño threatens more extreme heat in 2023 

Wildfires. Wildfires are burning out of control across Canada already this year. Two articles from local papers describe the destruction. From the Vancouver Sun, B.C. wildfires: Out-of-control blazes in northeast expected to worsen due to strong winds  and from the Calgary Herald Alberta wildfires: Province declares state of emergency to manage 'challenging' situation

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Prayers this week. Prayers especially for those impacted by the wildfires in Canada this week. Prayers for the firefighters and the evacuees. Prayers for an end to the era of oil.

Prayers Up.

Richenda