How is the climate emergency impacting your county?
Many counties in the US have already hit 1.5 C rise and some cases even 2.0 C rise. You’ll recall, the 2015 Paris Accord on Climate Change, and all the future commitments countries promised there,…
There is suffering: Arctic Wildfires
Dear friends, when you are feeling stable and strong please look deeply into the suffering of Mother Earth. Here’s a BBC article about something happening here and now to our planet body.
True Fuel for an Earth Holder & Protector
aware of climate change/emergency — we can come together to breathe, look deeply and act with love WRITTEN BY Br Protection Chan Phap Ho, Buddhist Monk and Dharma Teacher ordained by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, resident…
Doctors call for nonviolent direct action over climate crisis
Check out this story from The Guardian about the demands of climate concerned doctors to treat Mother Earth as a sick patient. Because the crisis poses a threat to human health, they’re joining young people…
Chan Phap Ho’s Reflections: the First Earth Holder Weekend
Br Protection Chan Phap Ho, Buddhist Monk and Dharma Teacher ordained by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, resident of Deer Park Monastery, born in Stockholm, Sweden NOTE: this article was first posted in 2016 on…
Extinction Rebellion and the New Visibility of Religious Protest
The Plum Village Community of Engaged Buddhism is not alone in its efforts to cultivate a spiritual response to the climate challenge. We walk this path with leaders from all the world’s religion. An interfaith…
Extinction, Enhancement, and Enlightenment
An Earth Holder Talk by Plum Village Dharma Teacher Larry Ward Dear Friends,Deep appreciation to Larry Ward and to everyone who offered their presence at this past Sunday’s (5-12-19) Earth Holder Community Online Sangha. For anyone…
Youth Activists Are Building An Intersectional Climate Justice Movement
Check out this inspiring article by Maya Carlson and learn what youth and people of color are doing to save the future. A few weeks ago a group of young people, including myself, stood in…
The 35 Easiest Ways to Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
Here’s how to love your Mother. Check out this article by the Earth Institute at Columbia University to learn the simplest and easiest changes you can make to reduce the amount of greenhouse gasses you…
Your Sangha can Join the Drawdown EcoChallenge!
Below is a reprint of a post from EcoChallenge.org and the Omega Institute. When it comes to stopping climate change, have you ever asked, “What can I do?” We have an answer – the Drawdown EcoChallenge. From…
Wear a green ribbon to show you are an Earth Holder