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What Standing Rock Needs Obama to Do Quickly—Before Trump Takes Over

November 18, 2016
By Tom Goldtooth and Annie Leonard
YES! Magazine

With Donald Trump’s presidency on the horizon, it is now more important than ever for President Obama to stop the $3.7 billion Dakota Access pipeline, which is slated to carry 470,000 barrels of Bakken crude oil per day, with a growth potential of up to 570,000 barrels. It is the only solution that truly...

Faith groups express Dakota Access Pipeline opposition to Obama

November 18, 2016
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter

A letter from 30-plus faith leaders and several more religious organizations across the country urges President Barack Obama to put “an immediate halt” on construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline and to intercede in increasingly contentious confrontations between opponents of the project and local law enforcement....

Worldviews Clashing at Standing Rock

The standoff at Standing Rock offers a choice between two worldviews: one that can lead to a new economy of shared prosperity and one that will hasten the devastation of the planet.

By Bhikkhu Bodhi
Common Dreams
November 18, 2016

At COP22 and on Capitol Hill, faith groups step up climate efforts

November 17, 2016
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter

Throughout the second and final week of COP22, the tenor at the annual international climate conference continued to reverberate with reaction to the U.S. presidential election.

Native Americans facing excessive force in North Dakota pipeline protests — UN expert

November 15, 2016
United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner

GENEVA – A United Nations human rights expert has accused US security forces of using excessive force against protesters trying to stop an oil pipeline project which runs through land sacred to indigenous people.

Roundtable on the Contribution of FBOs to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction


On October 10, 2016, in commemoration of the International Day of Disaster Reduction, Soka Gakkai International (SGI), a community-based Buddhist organization, the Joint Learning Initiative on Faith & Local Communities (JLIF&LC) and the World Council of Churches (WCC), co-organized a roundtable on “The contribution of FBOs to the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction” at...

Grant Opportunity: Creation Care Initiatives in the Episcopal Church

The Advisory Council on the Stewardship of Creation is pleased to make available funds for creation care initiatives. The purpose of these funds is to equip Episcopalians for reconciliation with Creation in accordance with our mandate as disciples of Jesus Christ.

At our General Convention in 2015, The Episcopal Church allocated funds to enable local faith-based projects for mitigating...

At Standing Rock, A Native American Woman Elder Says "This is What I Have Been Waiting for My Entire

November 8, 2016
By Ann Wright
Common Dreams

This time I have been at Standing Rock, North Dakota at the Oceti Shakowin camp to stop the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) for four days during a whirlwind of national and international attention following two terrible displays of police brutality toward the water protectors.

Larger faith community comes to Standing Rock in solidarity

November 7, 2016
By Brian Roewe
National Catholic Reporter

In silence they processed. In a circle they prayed. With Standing Rock they stood.

More than 500 clergy and people of faith across religious denominations joined the Standing Rock Sioux Nation and its supporters in their stand against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline.

Taking a Stand at Standing Rock

November 7, 2016
By Rev. John Dear
Common Dreams

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