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Faith Communities & Climate Resilience Summit: From Resilience to Restoration
August 18 @ 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Free
The impact of climate change on our communities is no longer in doubt. We all feel these impacts in one way or another, be they from heat waves, wildfires, or floods. Often, our faith buoys us through these difficult times by providing food, shelter, or hope for a better tomorrow.
But moving beyond reaction, how can faith communities be hubs of resilience, helping our neighbors weather the physical, social, and spiritual storms of the climate crisis? How do we plan and build a world in which the most vulnerable are not simply protected from these climate impacts, but empowered to thrive?
Join us for an evening of discussion and workshops on building climate resilience and restoring our communities to places of safety, justice, and prosperity. Learn how faith communities, academics, and government officials from across the U.S. are finding new and creative solutions to climate challenges.
Event Agenda:
5:00-5:15 – Opening Remarks and Prayer
5:15-6:00 – Panel 1: Racial Justice, Recovery, Resilience, and Restoration
Dr. Junia Howell: Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Illinois-Chicago
Queen Quet: Chieftess and Head-of-State for the Gullah/Geechee Nation
6:00-6:30 – Workshops
Faithful Resilience in Practice
Building Physical Resilience to Climate Change
Cultivating Resilience Within Ourselves
Political Advocacy for Climate Solutions
6:30-7:15 – Panel 2: Community Based Climate Resilience
Rev. Michael Malcolm: Executive Director, People’s Justice Council and Alabama Interfaith Power and Light
TBD
7:15-7:30 – Closing Keynote Address
Dr. Rick Spinrad: Administrator, National Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration (NOAA)
7:30-7:40 – Closing Remarks
Avery Davis Lamb: Co-Executive Director, Creation Justice Ministries