Join us in celebrating our 60th Anniversary |
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FORUM2020 Science, Spirituality, the Climate Emergency and Our Future
Friday Oct 16, 2020 10am-1pm EST
FORUM2020 & the Global Interfaith Prayer Service for the Earth are proudly being held on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Temple of Understanding.
World religious and spiritual visionaries, Indigenous leaders, scientists, and youth environmental activists come together to address the urgency of the climate crisis with strategies for inspired collective action.
Over forty international speakers offering wisdom and perspectives through keynote addresses and diverse panels.
FORUM2020 is proudly presented by the Temple of Understanding in collaboration with Marble Collegiate Church, New York City.
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Global Interfaith Prayer Service
for the Earth
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Saturday Oct 17, 10-11.30am EST
Join us online for a morning of prayers, affirmations and contemplations offered by Indigenous and world religious leaders and sacred music by renown international artists including Yungchen Lhamo, Samir Chatterjee and Steve Gorn, Marble Collegiate Church Choir, Marble Collegiate Church Gospel Choir.
Prayer contributions will be offered by Dr. Michael Bos, Imam Saffet Catovic, Ela Gandhi, HH 4th Trungram Gyaltrul Rinpoche, Rev. Fletcher Harper, Lyla June, Rev. Victor Kazanjian, Chief Arvol Looking Horse, Eda Zavala Lopez, Meher Master-Moos, Vivek Muni, Grandmother Mona Polacca, Chief Redhawk, Rabbi David Rosen, Sadhvi Bhagawati Saraswati, Dr. Jyotsna Singh, Rev. John H.Vaughn, Venerable Dr. Yifa and others.
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Act Now- Covid 19 crisis in Indigenous Communities |
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Chief Arvol Looking Horse and Chief Oren Lyons have spoken with the Temple of Understanding about the dire situations being faced by their communities due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We are helping to mobilize funds in support of Indigenous communities in the Northern Great Plains. All donations are tax-deductible and deeply appreciated. Please donate via the Flicker Fund at the Seventh Generation Fund here.
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This Thursday: The Climate Crisis and New York Faith Communities |
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The Interfaith Center of New York and partners are hosting
The 38th Rabbi Marshall T. Meyer Retreat for Social Justice:
The Climate Crisis and New York Faith Communities
This Thursday, October 8th, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. via Zoom.
Full schedule details and the link to register are available online here.
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Faith-Based Responses to Rise in Domestic Violence |
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Grove Harris was invited to write on faith-based responses to the rising crisis in domestic violence during Covid- 19. She wrote a blog on the issue, and a set of resources from web research, towards encouraging and amplifying faith-based actions to address this problem.
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New Report on Faith Action and the SDGs |
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The United Nations Environment Programme hosted the launch of a new report, Faith Action on the UN Sustainable Development Goals: Progress and Outlook.
“We face major sustainability challenges in the 21st Century. Fortunately, we have a unique opportunity to implement solutions at a global scale. Faith-Based Organizations have made significant contributions, including in nature conservation, renewable energy, fossil fuel divestment, and sustainable agriculture.
This report details progress made by the Faith community toward the Sustainable Development Goals, and makes recommendations for achieving even greater impact.”
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Religions for Peace webinar on ECO JUSTICE FOR ALL |
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The ECO JUSTICE FOR ALL interview series, produced by the Temple of Understanding, lifts up diverse perspectives on the need for an interfaith, inclusive, intersectional, multi-generational engaged effort to address the climate emergency. Grove Harris spoke at the inaugural webinar, hosted by Religions for Peace – USA. Featured videos included Chief Oren Lyons, Heather McTeer Toney, Imam Saffet Catovic and Zanagee Artis. The aim is to increase action for the environment, including voting for the climate.
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www.TempleofUnderstanding.org |
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