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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.

Dalai Lama states: “If you have a Green Party, I want to join.” Video from a University of Michigan lecture in 2008. For more info see: http://media-newswire.com/release_1064197.html

(12/14/2009) Mark Dowd talks to a Franciscan brother about what role Christianty can play in combatting climate change.

Nobel Peace laureate Desmond Tutu addressing the ‘We Have Faith’ rally that took place the day before the UN COP17 Climate Talks began in Durban, South Africa. http://oneworldgroup.org/durban