Skip to content
EcoFaith Recovery

EcoFaith Recovery

For the Recovery of Human Life and the Healing of God’s Creation

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • Instagram
  • RSS
  • YouTube

Menu

  • Home
  • About
    • Who We Are
    • EcoFaith Leadership Core Team
    • Initiatives
    • Past Initiatives
      • Beyond Fossil Fuels
      • Carbon Fast
      • Care for Creation
      • EcoFaith Youth Camp
      • Eco-Reformation
        • Coaching
          • Meet Our Coaches
      • GreenSpirit Recovery
      • Just Vote
      • Organizing the Biocommons
      • Permaculture Extension Initiative
      • PDX Clean Energy Fund
        • PCEF Updates
      • Simply in Season
      • Table Talks
    • Anti-Oppression Statement
    • Meet Our Coaches
    • History
    • Collaborating With
    • Made Possible Thanks To
  • Practices
    • Practices for Awakening Leadership
    • The Problem
    • The Practices Calendar
    • Daily Practice Blog
    • Formats For Practices
    • Feedback Form
    • Groups
  • Resources
    • ✧ Tell Your Climate Justice Story Training
    • ✧ Community Carbon
      • ➤ Carbon Garden
      • ➤ Composting 101
      • ➤ Children’s Sermons
      • ➤ “Hope for Creation” Concert Design
    • The Practices Resources
    • Share Your Resources
    • COVID-19
  • Interns
    • Overview of Intern Practicums & Mentoring
    • Applying for an Internship
    • Internship Hub
    • Meet our Interns
  • Blog
  • ✦ Get Involved
    • ✧ Events
      • ➤ RSVP for Events
      • ➤ Thursday Awakening Leadership
    • ✧ Eloheh Partnership
      • Becoming Rooted
      • Lenten Devotional
    • ✧ Volunteer
      • ➤ Fundraising
  • Donate

Blog

You are here: Home » Blog

Reflections on Intention, Balance, and Grace

Reflections on Intention, Balance, and Grace

        (From L to R) A photo I took of a blossoming tree near my apartment, me at the Rose Garden, and me taking a gardening break with a friend at the Eloheh farm.   As my

Meg Bender-Stephanski June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Current Intern No Comments Read more

Why I’ll be at the Portland Youth Climate Strike on Friday, May 20th

Why I’ll be at the Portland Youth Climate Strike on Friday, May 20th

Note* -This Call to Action letter from Scott  Shurtleff was sent out before the  Portland Youth Climate Strike last month. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to post it immediately. It’s such a strong letter I wanted to share it after the

office June 7, 2022June 7, 2022 Events and Groups No Comments Read more

Where does the earth hold you?

During my time as an intern with EcoFaith Recovery, I’ve been invited to go to various meetings, from the Thursday morning mutual mentorship gatherings, to Randy’s Facebook Lives, and the Green Circles gatherings. Every third Tuesday evening, EcoFaith has been

Meg Bender-Stephanski March 25, 2022March 29, 2022 Uncategorized 1 Comment Read more

Reflections on Indigeneity: From the 100 Days Journey

Reflections on Indigeneity: From the 100 Days Journey

The Pacific Ocean just before it reaches the bay of San Francisco at Mile Rock Beach and the Columbia River at Sauvie Island outside of Portland. These bodies of water have been integral in my life and spirituality. One of

Meg Bender-Stephanski February 26, 2022March 24, 2022 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Meet Meg Bender-Stephanski Ecofaith’s New Intern

Meet Meg Bender-Stephanski Ecofaith’s New Intern

For my first blog post, I thought it would be a good idea to introduce myself. My name is Meg Bender-Stephanski, and I am an intern with EcoFaith Recovery who is working alongside the Eloheh Indigenous Center for Earth Justice.

office January 25, 2022March 24, 2022 Current Intern No Comments Read more

Reflection on Internship with EcoFaith from Research Intern Kira Sato

Reflection on Internship with EcoFaith from Research Intern Kira Sato

As I’m approaching the end of this internship, I’ve been thinking about what EcoFaith means to me and everything I’ve learned from this experience. At the beginning of summer, when I started this internship, I didn’t really know what to

office November 1, 2021March 24, 2022 Current Intern No Comments Read more

“We” and “Other” (by EcoFaith Research Intern Kira Saito)

“We” and “Other” (by EcoFaith Research Intern Kira Saito)

This month, I’ve been exploring how identity, specifically large-group identity, plays a part in how trauma is passed down through generations. Large group identity refers to a group of people who share the same tribal, ethnic, national, religious sentiments, but

office October 8, 2021March 24, 2022 Current Intern No Comments Read more

The Power of Pairing our Climate Anxiety with Hope (by EcoFaith Intern Kira Saito)

The Power of Pairing our Climate Anxiety with Hope (by EcoFaith Intern Kira Saito)

Over this past month I’ve been able to expand my research largely due to the resources that I’ve gained through a few awesome one-to-one meetings. The one-to-one’s have really allowed me to look at everything I’ve been doing from a

office September 2, 2021March 24, 2022 Uncategorized No Comments Read more

Reflection from Research Intern Kira Sato

Reflection from Research Intern Kira Sato

Over these past few months, I have been getting to know the EcoFaith leaders and trying to figure out what project I would like to pursue. I knew that I wanted my research to be beneficial to EcoFaith both now

office August 2, 2021March 24, 2022 Current Intern No Comments Read more

An Introduction to the National Black Climate Summit and the National Black Climate Agenda (by EcoFaith Intern Kira Saito)

An Introduction to the National Black Climate Summit and the National Black Climate Agenda (by EcoFaith Intern Kira Saito)

RBGND: The National Black Climate Summit and the National Black Climate Agenda (A summary of the National Black Climate Summit, you can watch here) The Red Black and Green New Deal (RBGND) is an initiative of the Movement for Black

office June 24, 2021March 24, 2022 Uncategorized No Comments Read more
  • « Previous
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • YouTube
Newsletter
Contact Us
Copyright © 2022 EcoFaith Recovery. All rights reserved. Theme Spacious by ThemeGrill. Powered by: WordPress.