Advocates for the Earth

We have long-term goals:
The vision of the Sisters of St. Martha Chapter of 1997 is as follows:

"We see a new challenge to live in public witness the connectedness between life-giving communities and the whole earth community."

Pearl of Great Price
Cover photo of Time Magazine.
November 1997. Special Issue on " Our Special Planet".

We also have short-term goals:
Our current justice project is to partner with other groups to create a comprehensive programme of Earth Literacy.
 

Old Cosmology

New Cosmology

Old Cosmology

New Cosmology

From Michael Dowd's Book "Earth Spirit:
A Handbook for Nurturing an Ecological Christianity.",
pages 88-91.

We network with other groups:
The Sisters of the Congregation of Notre Dame, and the Secular Franciscans have been our partners in this project. Other partnering groups have included the Environmental Coalition, St. Paul's Anglican Church, the Unitarian Fellowship.

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We celebrate our successes:
So far we have sponsored:

"Living Lightly on the Earth - a workshop presented by Paula Gonzales, SC

"Liturgy and Creation" - a lecture by Dr. Gerald Whitty

"Seeds of Hope" - a hands-on workshop led by Marianne Karsh

"Mountains of My Soul" - a day of lecture and song by Gregory Norbet

"Earth Justice" - a day on ethical issues by Dr. Heather Eaton

We have some fun: potlucks and parties:

Here we are having a bit of fun on Halloween.

GLOBAL AWARENESS

Click here for a cartoon that says it all!

Global awareness is a process by which one gradually understands and values the sacredness and oneness of the world. To become globally aware is to realize that:

# We are all responsible for the care of the planet and of one another.

# We are a people of diverse cultures, languages, religions, customs and geographic locations who share the same basic humanness.

The systems of the world — social, cultural, racial, economic, linguistic, technological and ecological — are interrelated.

Click here if you would like to take a Global Awareness Self-Assessment Test
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