God said, “This is the sign of the covenant that I made between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for all future generations: I have set my bow on the clouds, and it shall be a sign of the covenant between me and the earth.” (Genesis 9:12-13)
Ongoing:
- Member, California Interfaith Power and Light – supporting its work to address climate change
- Partner with 350.org – working to build a global climate movement
Recent Activities:
- Caring for Creation: Hope & Action for Climate Justice Spring 2020 Speaker Series
- May 3rd: “Embracing Our Eco-spiritual Roots for Climate Action” with Kayleen Asbo, Ph.D, of Mythicamuse.
- April 26th: “Youth Speak Out for Climate Action”, led by Kyle Lemle and Tianna Arrendondo of Green Faith, 350.org, and The Sunrise Movement.
- April 19th: “Greening Both Church and Home = Climate Action” Liore Milgrom-Gartner, California Interfaith Power & Light Elena Engel, Electrify Everything
- Caring for Creation: Hope & Action for Climate Justice Fall 2019 Speaker Series
- The Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus
- David Hochschild, Chair of the California Energy Commission
- Joanna Macy, Systems Thinker and educator (click here for the video of her address––password is Living Systems)
- Joined with other Episcopal congregations in supporting the Standing Rock Sioux opposition to the Dakota Access oil pipeline, including sending funds to aid those in the forefront
- Witnessed at Interfaith Vigil at Oakland City Hall, opposing creation of coal export facility at the former Oakland Army Base and coal shipments via rail into Oakland
- Presented adult education series:
- Climate Change (Fall 2014)
- Preserving God’s Creation: A Faith-Based Response to Environmental Challenges (Winter 2015)
- Practices of Stewardship of the Earth (Winter 2016)
- Led effort to install solar panels on the church roof
- Led discussion of Pope Francis’s Encyclical on Climate Change and Inequality
- Participated in climate change event at Church Divinity School of the Pacific: “Solar Panels, Theology and the Environment: Reflections from the Paris Climate Talks”
Contact:
- Lewis Maldonado lewiscm@mac.com
Rev. Liz Tichenor and Rev. Phil Brochard bless the new solar panels installed on the main church roof at All Souls in 2015