This video includes Introduction and Panel Presentations
Almost all of the world’s faith traditions hold sacred humanity’s relationship with creation. Scriptures urge us to care for nature, to see God’s grandeur and presence in creation, and to be thankful for the bounty God has given us. This forum will begin with presentations from Buddhist, Catholic, and Native American faith traditions, sharing why and how their faith calls them to care for creation; brief overviews of climate action work from area environmental groups; and small group discussions about how we can become more involved or deepen the climate action work of through our faiths or individually.
MC: Ira Sirkar Harritt, Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council, Universal Sufism Faith Director
Panel Members include:
Nicole Esquibel has been practicing Buddhism for over 20 years. Nicole has been a member of the Rime Center since 2007 and a Board of Directors member since 2019.
Brian Roewe is the environment correspondent for National Catholic Reporter, an independent newspaper headquartered in Kansas City. He is lead reporter for EarthBeat, NCR’s reporting project on faith, climate change and environmental justice.
Danelle Crawford McKinney is an enrolled member of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Dakota Oyate and a Teaching Elder in the Presbyterian Church (USA). Danelle has been taught many traditions and values regarding Mother Earth and her teachings. She currently works at Haskell Indian Nations University working as a Student Rights Specialist.
For more information about the Greater Kansas City Interfaith Council go to: https://www.kcinterfaith.org/
Thanks to the Climate Council of Greater Kansas City for organizing the 2024 Earth Festival: https://climategkc.org