Let's think about it: Soul of the Earth- Justice, Ecology, Contemplation
If you go to the home page for The Geranium Farm you will see that the Trinity Institute Summer Retreat this year is entitled: Soul of the Earth - Justice, Ecology, Contemplation.
Majora Carter, a life long resident of the South Bronx, is the founder of Sustainable South Bronx. She is a social justice environmentalist. To those who live outside of New York it may still be difficult for anyone to convince you that 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'. The fact of the matter is, many trees grow in Brooklyn, but not without some resistance - city planning, air quality, utility infringement.
Because of media fixation with all things dark, fatal, wrong and/or tragic and its perverted investment in perpetuating images in substandard housing, dilapidated, crumbling buildings, boarded up businesses and litter strewn streets it may also be difficult bringing to the attention of a greater public that things are looking up the South Bronx- in part to the efforts of Sustainable South Bronx and other groups whose mission it is to break stereotypical barriers.
Contemplate, if you will, streets with trees that not only tolerate the conditions of an urban setting but give back by supplying clean oxygen. Imagine large thoroughfares beautified with meridians of grass, bushes and plants. Envision a clean bike and jogging paths along the waterfront of the upper East River. What about transforming long vacant lots into flower and vegetable gardens?
Is it just accidental or haphazard that waste treatment plants spring up in neighborshoods with minority populations? Pioneers, visionaries and prophets like Majora Carter are helping us to open our eyes to a real picture of an endangered environment multiplied over and over again in major cities throughout the world. Were you aware that more pollution - about 70% of the total - eminates from BUILDINGS in New York city.... not the cabs or cars!
The environment is everyones responsibility. Global warming, noise, water and air pollution is everyone's responsibility. We are only loaned this earth for a time - the earthly time we spend here. As stewards of this 'our island home', what can we do??? It will take muscle power and legislative power and prayer power and money power...... and, by all means, the power of God to help us keep focused on the true picture, not one printed in newspapers for shock value.
If you have the time, consider attending this retreat at Trinity's beautiful conference center in Cornwall, CT. The speakers will be Majora Carter and the Farm's inimitable Rev. Barbara C. Crafton. I will be there too pitching in with the liturgies and(with Barbara) available for one-on-ones during free time.
For more information, go to the graphic on the home page of the Farm at http://www.geraniumfarm.org/. I hope to see you there for prayer, thought, education and celebration.
Majora Carter, a life long resident of the South Bronx, is the founder of Sustainable South Bronx. She is a social justice environmentalist. To those who live outside of New York it may still be difficult for anyone to convince you that 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn'. The fact of the matter is, many trees grow in Brooklyn, but not without some resistance - city planning, air quality, utility infringement.
Because of media fixation with all things dark, fatal, wrong and/or tragic and its perverted investment in perpetuating images in substandard housing, dilapidated, crumbling buildings, boarded up businesses and litter strewn streets it may also be difficult bringing to the attention of a greater public that things are looking up the South Bronx- in part to the efforts of Sustainable South Bronx and other groups whose mission it is to break stereotypical barriers.
Contemplate, if you will, streets with trees that not only tolerate the conditions of an urban setting but give back by supplying clean oxygen. Imagine large thoroughfares beautified with meridians of grass, bushes and plants. Envision a clean bike and jogging paths along the waterfront of the upper East River. What about transforming long vacant lots into flower and vegetable gardens?
Is it just accidental or haphazard that waste treatment plants spring up in neighborshoods with minority populations? Pioneers, visionaries and prophets like Majora Carter are helping us to open our eyes to a real picture of an endangered environment multiplied over and over again in major cities throughout the world. Were you aware that more pollution - about 70% of the total - eminates from BUILDINGS in New York city.... not the cabs or cars!
The environment is everyones responsibility. Global warming, noise, water and air pollution is everyone's responsibility. We are only loaned this earth for a time - the earthly time we spend here. As stewards of this 'our island home', what can we do??? It will take muscle power and legislative power and prayer power and money power...... and, by all means, the power of God to help us keep focused on the true picture, not one printed in newspapers for shock value.
If you have the time, consider attending this retreat at Trinity's beautiful conference center in Cornwall, CT. The speakers will be Majora Carter and the Farm's inimitable Rev. Barbara C. Crafton. I will be there too pitching in with the liturgies and(with Barbara) available for one-on-ones during free time.
For more information, go to the graphic on the home page of the Farm at http://www.geraniumfarm.org/. I hope to see you there for prayer, thought, education and celebration.
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