“If your success is defined as being well adjusted to injustice and well adapted to indifference, then we don’t want successful leaders. We want great leaders – who love the people enough, and respect the people enough to be unbought, unbound, unafraid, and unintimidated to tell the truth.” – Dr Cornell West
Dear Friends,
It has been a while since I’ve written one of these posts. A busy while. In the company of many good people, I’ve spent the past months labouring in the business of birth.
First of all, in August my partner Seth and I had a little baby whom we named Aaron. I am obviously biased, but I think that he is totally lovely.
Secondly, since last Spring I’ve been collaborating with a whole group of faithful folks across the country who share concerns about the climate crisis, and together we have created…
(I know, it’s hardly as cute as a baby.)
Fossil Free Faith is a multi-faith consortium made up of passionate volunteers from around Canada supporting and engaging one another and our faith institutions about climate justice, fossil fuel divestment / reinvestment, and the role of bold faith in strengthening our shared future.
I’m excited about it. As the climate crisis worsens, I continue to meet people of faith who want to know how they can leverage the spiritual and material resources of their faith to be part of creating solutions rooted in love and justice. And my answer is that there are a million ways, all of which have value, and none of which are perfect. And as faith communities at this moment in time, I think that fossil fuel divestment is our best, imperfect, next step.
Baby Aaron has been a constant lesson in slowing down, and taking things step-by-step. He has also been a new source of fire, of holy commitment to creating a better world. As always, it is a joy to be labouring in that work with you all.
Fondly, Christine
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Upcoming Events & Resources:
Multifaith Presence on Burnaby Mountain
Thursday, November 27th, 9:45am
Corner of Burnaby Mountain Parkway & Centennial Way
For those in Metro Vancouver, there has been a call for a multi-faith presence and show of support for climate justice on Burnaby Mountain. This Thursday morning, people of faith (and others) will be meeting at the corner of Burnaby Mountain Parkway & Centennial way at 9:45am to walk up the mountain together.
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