Hilbert College Religion

Talkin' religion and social justice since 2019.

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"We [have] one complex crisis which is both social and environmental. Strategies for a solution demand an integrated approach to combating #poverty, restoring dignity to the underprivileged, and at the same time protecting #nature." #LaudatoSi 139 #integralecology

[Cori Bush @CoriBush]

Environmental justice is housing justice.
Environmental justice is health justice.
Environmental justice is climate justice.
Environmental justice is Indigenous justice.
Environmental justice is racial justice.

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There's a #MaryGarden in there, honest.

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Images of the #MaryGarden @HilbertCollege: June 6, 2021 and July 7, 2022. Seeds, compost, water, sun, time. Happy to learn that nature still works.

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Spring #MaryGarden update @hilbertcollege: plants starting to wake from winter slumber; morale boosted by introduction of new friends: phlox, columbine, peonies, carnations, pansies, lilies. Let it grow.

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#BlackoutPoetry @HilbertLibrary. #poetrymonth

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"We don't inherit the land from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children." ~Xiye Bastida https://t.co/tzpllVcyQb #EarthDay2022 #GreenEnergy #ParisAgreement @sunrisemvmt

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Americans use almost 4x as much energy needed for a healthy life: "we could nudge energy use downwards in a bunch of hyper-consuming countries and not just make a more equitable world, but perhaps make ourselves healthier and happier." https://t.co/amBfOfog2e #GreenEnergy

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A legal case in #Florida extends the notion of rights to include the natural world: "until the rightless thing receives its rights we cannot see it as anything but a thing for the use of 'us.'" https://t.co/Er0Gxthu9I #LakeMaryJane

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#Fasting during Ramadan "creates an impetus of both gratitude and charity." https://t.co/Z7rNbRWeSB #RamadanMubarak

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A religious revival is West Virginia raises old questions about the role of religion in public schools. https://t.co/dsUOIKsoHX @FFRF #1stamendment #wallofseparation

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Thich Nhat Hanh (1926-2022).#EngagedBuddhism https://t.co/VuOcRT595Q

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New @PewReligion report on the shifting landscape of #religion in America: https://t.co/1I8FoXnXQT #Christianity #nones

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"Early on, I made a commitment to be a seeker on the path: a seeker after truth. I was determined to live a life in the spirit." ~#bellhooks, Teaching Community, 160. https://t.co/6yssgK0lCp

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"The remote causes should be attacked, not the poor people who pay the consequences and are even used for political propaganda. ... Coordinated actions are needed." https://t.co/B29La040Kq #PopeFrancis #solidarity

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Lies, spin, and #greenwashing: on the history of #BigOil's #climatechange strategies. https://t.co/YUn7b26VIQ

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"Every economic decision and institution must be judged in light of whether it protects or undermines the dignity of the human person." ~Economic Justice For All, 13 https://t.co/9W8rY4Nyer #OSHA #BigBeef #COVID19

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Role playing musicians, dinosaurs, and fish; #pickachu imitators; and #flashmobs: #climateactivists creatively make their point at #COP26Glasgow.

[Amnesty International USA @amnestyusa]

Throughout #COP26, people came together to call out world leaders and protest in creative ways. Here are a few!

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New report reveals that U.S. bishops have "diminished and distanced themselves from Church teaching" on #climatechange and statements by #PopeFrancis in #LaudatoSi. https://t.co/6mnjqZZYxT #CatholicChurch

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"#ClimateChange is not because of what we do. It's because of what the big countries did ... The big countries, they are talking, but my land is disappearing." https://t.co/X91tC3Ysgl #COP26

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Indigenous #climate activists navigate marginalization and tokenism at #COP26.
https://t.co/P1PJlJi0VA

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#FridaysforFuture Uganda calls for"improve[d] climate change education in schools and ... grants specifically for young people to help their communities prepare for climate change and train them for careers in the renewable energy industry." https://t.co/4vGzkNGR9q #SeeJudgeAct