CAPSULES - News and Opportunities for Creation Justice
Summer 2017

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CLIMATE & ENERGY NEWS

• Christians Respond to Trump Regarding the Paris Agreement | Creation Justice Blog June 3, 2017
• Christians Respond to Trump Executive Order on Climate | Creation Justice Blog March 28, 2017
• CJM and NCC Lament Withdrawal from Paris Climate Agreement |  Steven Martin, National Council of Church  June 5, 2017
• PC(USA) Supports Paris Agreement on Climate Change | Rebecca Barnes, Presbyterian Mission June 5, 2017 
• UCC, Episcopal Leaders Issue Statement: An Opportunity for Which the Church Was Born | United Church of Christ June 2, 2017
• Christians at the Peoples Climate March | Creation Justice Blog April 2017
• Churches mobilize to protect the environment | Darla Carter, USA Today May 22, 2017
• New Video about Christian Churches Serving God, Loving Community and Supporting Creation.  This new video features Midway Christian Church offering a legacy of love in Kentucky.    
  

FOOD & WATER JUSTICE NEWS

• Rural farming community in India becomes organic farming model |Presbyterian Mission June 8, 2017

Indigenous Christian leaders meet with the Bureau of Land Management about respecting tribal leaders' role in managing Bears Ears National Monument

CONSERVATION NEWS

• Indigenous Christian Community Leaders Descend on Washington, DC to Defend Bears Ears National Monument June 2017
  
• Our National Monuments Are in Danger | Chuck Tooley, Sojourners June 21, 2017
  
• Guest Column: Let our monuments tell their stories | Ron Degges, News-Sentinel  June 15, 2017
• What do a Vail pastor and Craig river guide have in common? | The Daily Sentinel June 11, 2017
• Our battle to protect sacred spaces from Trump | Judith K. Wellington Special, Arizona Daily Star  June 3, 2017
• Ahead of G7 Environment Ministers Meeting, Christian groups call upon the US and other governments to care for the creation | Act Alliance June 8, 2017​
• Coconino Voices: Parks, monuments serve economic, spiritual renewal | Rachel Davis, Daily Sun April 27, 2017
• New Community Project Learning Tour to the Ecuadorian Amazon: snakes, sloths, shamans vs. oil, palm oil, colonizers: photos and narrative | David Radcliff June 19, 2017

GET INVOLVED
​Protect the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Stand with the Gwitch'in People. Their way of life is under threat. These Alaskan Natives (who also happen to be mostly Episcopalian) ask us to cooperate with them to protect their sacred lands. 

Defend National Monuments: Please write comments to the US Department of Interior about the importance of safeguarding our national monuments from being shrunk or eliminated. 

Stop Dangerous Air Pollution: Please make an official comment directed to EPA Administrator Pruitt. The EPA is proposing to loosen restrictions on methane pollution, endangering children’s health. Keep in mind your comment will appear to the public on regulations.gov.

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EVENTS
Simple Service Saturday
Every 3rd Saturday of the month in Detroit, Michigan

Pope Francis Points the Way for Carmel
June 25-29 in Chicago, Illinois

Emergent Universe Oratorio
June 30 in Cleveland, Ohio

Journey of the Universe: An Epic Story for Our Shared Future
July 2-8 in Abiquiu, New Mexico

Summer Resiliency Camp at Hope House
July 10-14 (ages 5-12) and July 14-18 (ages 13-18) in Detroit Michigan

SOIL Youth Summer Conference of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ)
July 24-28 in Black Mountain, NC

Presbyterian Peacemaking Travel Study Seminars
August 7-18 in Central America and November 6-18 in Madagascar

Presbyterians for Earth Care 2017 Conference
September 26-29 in Portland, Oregon

Save the Date: World Day of Prayer for Care of All Creation
September 1