(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
Reflections on Intention, Balance, and Grace
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
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
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
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.
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
“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
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
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
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