The following is an excerpt from Justice-Centered Humanism, a new book by Roy Speckhardt that will be published by Pitchstone Press later this year. It is currently available for order on Amazon. Introduction Tuesday evening,... Read More

WHILE THE LIFE of an activist can be meaningful, it also has many challenges. We often witness, directly or indirectly, the realities of human rights violations, the complexities of bureaucracy, and the absolute indifference (or... Read More

CARL SAGAN FIRST ENTERED KURT VONNEGUT'S ORBIT IN 1966. The satirist was working at the time as a creative writing professor at the University of Iowa Writer’s Workshop and the heavy teaching load was taking... Read More

Presented January 14, 2021 At the University of Arizona, our Indigenous Food, Energy, Water, Security, and Sovereignty program works on solutions to challenges faced by Indigenous communities in a way that involves the community in... Read More

Presented January 21, 2021 I wrote my book, Diversifying Power: Why We Need Antiracist, Feminist Leadership on Climate and Energy, because I realized that a lot of the same people and ideas about climate have... Read More

Presented January 28, 2021 Gloria E. Barrera I began testifying on environmental issues on behalf of the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE), and now frequently speak to local and federal policymakers advocating for... Read More

Presented February 4, 2021 Joelle Novey Interfaith Power and Light (IPL) is working with hundreds of congregations of all backgrounds and traditions across the DC, Maryland, and northern Virginia region to find a moral response... Read More