BOOKS FOR ALL

"Sacred Instructions" by Sherri Mitchell, Weh'na Ha'mu" Kwasset (She Who Brings the Light) was published in 2018.

“Hospicing Modernity: Facing Humanity’s Wrongs and the Implications for Social Activism” by  Vanessa Machado de Oliveira was published in September 2021 

Drawdown, Regeneration, Blessed Unrest and other Multiple books (30) by Paul Hawken, 

Silent Spring is an environmental science book by Rachel Carson. Published on September 27, 1962, the book documented the environmental harm caused by the indiscriminate use of DDT, a pesticide used by soldiers during World War II. This was the book that began the environmental movement in the USA.

 Living Downstream, by Sandra Steingraber is a both an book and a documentary, produced by The People's Picture Company. This book picks up where silent spring ended.

 

MOVIES FOR ALL 

BAD FAITH and BAD FAITH 2026

KISS THE GROUND, COMMON GROUND, and GROUNDSWELL  Directed by Rebecca Harrell Tickell

THE BIGGEST LITTLE FARM

A LIFE ON OUR PLANET: MY WITNESS STATEMENT, By David Attenborough

TO WHICH WE BELONG

FANTASTIC FUNGI

2040: JOIN THE REGENERATION

 

CLASSES FOR ALL

 PRESENTED BY:              A New Pachamama Alliance Program Is Launching

Faith In Action: An Interfaith Leadership Journey for Justice and the Living Earth

What becomes possible when people of different faiths and spiritual traditions come together 

to care for our communities and our Earth?

 

Faith In Action is a 12-session Pachamama Alliance program designed to help you connect your spiritual grounding and values with meaningful action for climate and social justice.

The training is built around three interconnected pillars:

CREATE SOLUTIONS
Develop or strengthen a real-world action project that matters to you and your community.                                        

ADDRESS SOCIAL INEQUITIES
Recognize and respond to the systemic dimensions of climate and other justice challenges.                                                

HEAL OUR SENSE OF SEPARATION
Cultivate a deeper connection with one another, our communities and the Earth. 

A Supportive Journey: The course is built around a small, supportive cohort ( 5–7 participants) with two coaches, and provides an opportunity to develop a new action project or strengthen one you are already pursuing. 

*  Practical skills for turning values into action

*  Leadership confidence and capacity to act and inspire others 

*  A stronger connection to your values and your community’s needs

*  Sustainable leadership practices to support self-awareness, emotional resilience, and long-term engagement

 

We’ll also explore our relationship with the Earth as a source of inspiration, renewal, and guidance. The Earth Listening Practice will continue to help ground us and open our hearts, minds and spirits to the world around us.     

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Who Is Faith In Action For? Climate and social justice advocates • Faith and community leaders
Emerging organizers and volunteers • Anyone ready to make a difference

The Commitment :12 sessions • Approximately 3½–4 hours per session. We anticipate beginning this autumn.

The Journey Continues: After the program, you’ll stay connected through EcoNet, part of the growing Pachamama Alliance alumni community. You’ll find colleagues, peer learning, coaching, support, collaboration, and more opportunities to turn ideas into action—together.

Program Impact 300+ graduates • 150 community projects • 1,000+ climate actions 3,980 people mobilized •
49,000+ people impacted • 8+ countries

 

COME LEARN • LEAD • ACT WITH US. Marty and Hil would love to tell you more about this program and explore whether it might be a good fit for you—or someone you know. We would also be very grateful for your suggestions of people, faith communities, or organizations who might be interested in participating. We hope you’ll join us in exploring what becomes possible when faith, community, and action come together.         

 

Marty Levin                                                                            Hilary Stecklein Kobrin, MD
609-850-4686 • Pachamarty@gmail.com                            651-491-9313 • HPStecklein@gmail.com

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Poems and Readings:   

Lutheran Minister Martin Niemoeller poem: (use this version from Holocaust memorial in Boston, MA.)

They came first for the Communists, and I didn't speak up

because I wasn't a Communist.

Then they came for the Jews, and I didn't speak up

because I wasn't a Jew.

Then they came for the trade unionists, and I didn't speak up

because I wasn't a trade unionist.

Then they came for the Catholics, and I didn't speak up

because I was a Protestant.

Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up.

 

Community means Strength by Starhawk

We are all longing to go home to someplace
we have never been—a place half-remembered and half-envisioned
we can only catch glimpses of from time to time.
Community.

Somewhere, there are people to whom we can speak with passion
without having the words catch in our throats.
Somewhere a circle of hands
will open to receive us, eyes will light up as we enter,
voices will celebrate with us whenever we come into our own power.
Community means strength
that joins our strength to do the work that needs to be done.
Arms to hold us when we falter.
A circle of healing.
A circle of friends.
Someplace where we can be free.

 

Reading:

from Sacred Instructions by Sherri Mitchell

Kciye means “Harmony with the Natural World” -- This teaches us that it is not enough to know that we are part of one living system. We must also take active steps to live in harmony with the rest of creation. This means that we cannot adopt attitudes or beliefs that place us above the natural world. We cannot see ourselves as having dominion over the land, the water, or the animals. We cannot even see ourselves as being stewards of the Earth. We are only keepers of a way of life that is in harmony with the Earth. Every day, we must act in ways that acknowledge that we are part of one living system, a unified whole.