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Yasmin Barhum, landscape architect and facilitator at “Living in the Levant,” discusses the connection between her beliefs in Islam, environmentalism, and traditional lifestyles at the ICSD’s women’s seminar “Between Faith and Ecology.” For more from Barhum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHTYfel6qcE&t=14s Check out our website : https://www.interfaithsustain.com

Over 55 women from Christian, Druze, Jewish, and Muslim backgrounds came together for the Women’s Multifaith Eco Gathering 2013 at the Sisters of Sion Convent in Ein Kerem, Jerusalem from June 17-18, 2013. If you would like to see more videos on ICSD-involved conferences, please see:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DWlsrAELS8&t=10s This event was the follow-up to the Women’s Gathering in the Garden of the Mothers in Daliat HaCarmel held January 15, 2013 in which 60 women began working together for the environment and the future of our children in our land. Many of the same women gathered in Jerusalem to continue the relationships and the commitment to learn about the environment from the point of view of our four religions, and to devise practical activities together. During January and June 2013, the TRUST WIN (Women’s Interfaith Network) of TRUST-Emun (TRUST) and The Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development (ICSD) worked together on a collaboration. TRUST…

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H.H. Dalai Lama addresses the audience in New Delhi, India and encourages Indians to “show genuine concern” for their environment, particularly the issues of water scarcity and the warming of the Tibetan Plateau. More at: http://lessonsfromavagabond.tumblr.com/

Interview with Fazlun Khalid, Founder-Director of the Islamic Foundation for Ecology and Environmental Sciences (IFEES). Khalid spoke at the ‘Sustainability in Crisis’ conference, Cambridge, 26-28 September 2011

Parliament of the World’s Religions 2009 Melbourne, Australia Featuring Prof. Dr. Din Syamsuddin, Chairman of the Centre for Dialogue and Cooperation Among Civilizations. Syamsuddin is an author and President of Muhammadiyah, Indonesia’s largest modernist Muslim social and educational organization. He is Vice General Chair of Indonesian Ulama Council, Professor of Islamic Political Thought at the National Islamic University in Jakarta and President of the Asian Conference for Religion and Peace, based in Tokyo. LINKS Parliament of the World’s Religions Parliament of World Religions – Welcome 350.Org http://www.350.org

Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury and an outspoken champion of climate justice, talks with Mark Dowd about his hopes for COP-15’s outcome.

How did Oren first learn about his relationship to the Earth? Listen to his story… This video was produced by the Sacred Land Film Project, http://sacredland.org, a project of Earth Island Institute. To deepen public understanding of sacred places, indigenous cultures and environmental justice, the Film Project produces a variety of media and educational materials—films, videos, DVDs, articles, photographs, school curricula and other materials. The Sacred Land Film Project uses journalism, organizing and activism to rekindle reverence for land, increase respect for cultural diversity, stimulate dialogue about connections between nature and culture, and protect sacred lands and diverse spiritual practices. Its latest project, Standing on Sacred Ground, http://StandingOnSacredGround.org, is a four-part series that chronicles indigenous people in eight communities around the world standing up for their traditional sacred lands in defense of cultural survival, human rights and the environment. Watch them stand against industrial mega-projects, consumer culture, resource extraction, competing…

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Chief Oren Lyons speaks about Climate Change at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues at the UN Headquarters in 2007.

Internationally recognized environmental activist Winona LaDuke delivers the keynote address to the graduates at Hampshire’s 2011 Commencement.