Illustration by Susan Rice Massachusetts Interfaith Environmental Network (MIEN) is an inclusive, interfaith network representing organizations and individuals in Massachusetts, who, drawing from our various religious, cultural, and spiritual traditions, are supporting one another and working together to help protect the natural environment, preserve biodiversity, and affirm human rights.		Interfaith Conference on the Environment: Acting from Our Faith Traditions to Protect Our Health and Environment October 6, 2002 Keynote Address by: The Right Reverend Steven Charleston President and Dean, Episcopal Divinity School, Cambridge, MA Date & Time: Sunday, October 6, 2002, 1:00 pm – 6:00 pm Location: St. Anthony Shrine, 100 Arch Street, Boston, MA 02110 (Off of Summer Street, near the Downtown Crossing ‘T’ Stop on the Red & Orange lines) At this gathering we will: Share our experiences in working on the environment in congregations Explore local and regional environmental issues and learn how we can address them Network with other people of faith who care about our planet Celebrate the good works that support justice and healing in the world Build a new community working together to help protect the natural environment, preserve biodiversity, and affirm human rights Workshop topics include: Protecting our children and ourselves from illness caused by toxins Genetically engineered food: dishing up trouble How to reduce pollution from your buildings and homes: energy stewardship approaches for congregations and their members Working for environmental justice in urban Boston Stewardship and justice concerns for congregations as land-owners Local approaches to addressing global warming Using sacred Hebrew texts to understand earth stewardship For more information, contact the Greater Boston Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (COEJL) at 617-457-8670 or coejl@jcrcboston.org. Web site: www.religiouswitness.org/massinterfaith
Keynote Speaker: The Rt. Rev. Steven Charleston is President and Dean of Episcopal Divinity School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A citizen of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, Bishop Charleston was born and raised in that state in a family that has had a long history of service in the Christian Native American community. His vocation in the church has been extensive and varied. Bishop Charleston became diocesan bishop of Alaska and served in this capacity for many years before returning to New England to become chaplain of Trinity College in Hartford. He also served as the Assistant Bishop of Connecticut. Conference Support Provided by: Combined Jewish Philanthropies (www.cjp.org) Greater Boston Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life (www.jcrcboston.org/COEJL) Jewish Community Relations Council of Greater Boston (www.jcrcboston.org) Massachusetts Council of Churches (www.masscouncilofchurches.org) Environmental Partnerships (www.environmentalpartnerships.org) Massachusetts Interfaith Power and Light (www.mipandl.org) Religious Witness for the Earth (www.religiouswitness.org) Saint Anthony Cares - Franciscan Center for Social Concerns (www.stanthonyshrine.org) Saint Anthony Shrine (www.stanthonyshrine.org)
Registration Information Name _________________________________________________________ Address _______________________________________________________ City/State/Zip ___________________________________________________ Phone ___________________________ Fax ________________________ E-Mail _________________________________________________________ Religious Affiliation ______________________________________________ Organization ____________________________________________________ Areas of Environmental Interest ____________________________________ _______________________________________________________________			Requested registration fee: $15 per person (please pay more if you can, less if you can't) Total amount enclosed: $______________ Send registration and check payable to: COEJL/JCRC 126 High Street, Boston, MA 02110 (Note: If possible, please bring a mug to help reduce waste generated at the conference!)
Mass. Interfaith Environmental Network COEJL/JCRC 126 High Street Boston, MA 02110