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Right Livelihood's von Uexkull wants WCC-hosted re-greening event to spur global movement

Right Livelihood is known for its awards, sometimes viewed as alternative Nobel prizes, but it came to different prominence when it teamed up with the World Council of Churches (WCC) on a quest to create a global movement to re-green the earth. Ole von Uexkull, executive director of Right Livelihood, based in Geneva, spoke at the 12 May meeting titled Caring for the Earth, Transforming Lives: Linking Faith & Natural Regeneration.”

Was braucht es, dass wir die Erde wieder grüner machen? Eintägiges Seminar entwickelt Ideen und gibt Impulse zum Handeln

Am 12. Mai hat ein eintägiges Seminar unter der Überschrift „Caring for the Earth, Transforming Lives: Linking Faith & Natural Regeneration“ (Die Erde schützen, Leben verwandeln: Glauben und Regeneration der Umwelt verknüpfen) Menschen persönlich vor Ort in Genf und Online zusammengebracht, um Ideen zu entwickeln, wie wir unseren Planeten wieder grüner machen können.

Pour un secteur bancaire responsable pour le climat: «Les enfants n’ont pas peur de suivre la trace de l’argent»! Et vous, les adultes?

Ellyanne Chlystun-Githae Wanjiku, 13 ans, originaire du Kenya, a lancé un appel retentissant le 9 mai, à l’occasion d’un webinaire sur la responsabilité des banques pour le climat: «les enfants n’ont pas peur de suivre la trace de l’argent» a-t-elle affirmé, et cela passe par des efforts pour se renseigner sur les activités bancaires responsables et pour influencer les politiques.

Applications invited for WCC Eco-School for Europe and North America region

The fifth edition of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Eco-School on Water, Food, and Climate Justice, will be held 24-31 July in Crete, Greece. Convening in-person in the Orthodox Academy of Crete, Greece, the event is open to young people under 30 years of age from the Europe and  North America region only. 

Churches’ representatives call for socially responsible solutions to global crises

Participants of the United Nations Economic and Social Council Financing for Development Forum and representatives from the World Council of Churches (WCC), the World Communion of Reformed Churches, the World Methodist Council, the Lutheran World Federation, and the Council for World Mission convened in New York to discuss the converging food, fuel, and debt crises and their impacts on vulnerable communities.