As obvious as it sounds, climate change affects everybody.
But climate change is already having a disproportionate impact on people in developing countries, and it's hitting women hardest.

It's not the easiest idea to understand, so to help explain, view the DVD "Sisters On The Planet", highlighting women in both rich and poor countries, who are determined to do whatever they can to put a stop to climate change.

Watch them and become aware of the impact our changing climate is having on people's lives. And be inspired to join the fight against climate change too.

A perfect resource for your UMW programming needs!

Increased incidences of obesity, type II diabetes, learning and developmental disabilities, fertility challenges, and other health concerns all happen to have links to chemicals in the places we work, worship, and play. As people of faith we have a commitment to ensuring that the health of God's people and Creation are protected.
Presented by The National Council of Churches and National Religious Partnership on the Environment this resource, through a combination of interviews and narrative, will whet the appetite of any individual or group exploring a faith-based response to the health and safely of our environments: home, schools, playgrounds, etc. Accompanied by a study guide; perfect for an adult study class!

JustFaith, a thirty-week adult educational and formational process, offers an opportunity for people of faith to embark upon a spiritual journey into compassion. Most of us long to be a generous and compassionate people. However, occasions to explore this tradition in a deliberate and engaging way have largely not been available. JustFaith provides a lively and challenging format to read, view, discuss, pray, experience and be formed by the justice tradition that changes lives, inspires faithful witness, and transforms the world through love and service. JustFaith is an extensive, conversion-based process that provides a context in which participants can grow in their commitment to care for the vulnerable and to become advocates for justice, and serves to strengthen the growing commitment of churches to be agents of social transformation, mercy and compassion. The JustFaith program has been offered in over nine hundred churches from a variety of denominations in thirty-seven states throughout the country.

This kit contains all the resources (23 books and videos) needed for teaching the JustFaith class. Participants will need to purchase individual copies of each book, available through Sowers Books. Videos are for in class viewing. Optimum class size is limited to 10-12 students.

For more information about the JustFaith program, visit www.justfaith.org, or email at: info@justfaith.org.

A fair and honest debate about religious responses to environmental issues should always distinguish theological principles from prudential judgments. The Cornwall Declaration and the accompanying essays in this book were written to do just that. They were not written to provide theological rationale for current environmentalist fashion. Rather, they seek to articulate the broad Judeo-Christian theological principles concerning the environment, and to distinguish those principles from contrary ideas popular in the environmental movement.

4 chapters

This video is an hour-long public television documentary about saving our towns and countryside. The program has been broadcast by more than 100 PBS stations nationwide. Save Our Land originally aired on all seven Pennsylvania public television stations in the summer of 2000 with the title "Saving Pennsylvania." Like the book, the video is a story of hope - logical reasons why America's towns can be rebuilt and its countryside preserved from strip malls and subdivisions. The program follows the quest of small town newsman Tom Hylton to discover why America's towns have declined and what we can do to revive them. His journey includes recollections of the idyllic towns of his youth, a visit to devastated inner city neighborhoods, and a look at once-verdant farmland that has been lost to development.
He returns to Pennsylvania to learn how new "brownfields" policies can encourage the redevelopment of our cities. Hylton concludes by listing logical, practical ways America can rebuild its towns, preserve its countryside, and provide more secure, neighborly communities for people of all ages and incomes. For more information or to download teacher's guide, go to www.saveourlandsaveourtowns.org.
Teacher's guide for 7th-12th graders included.

This video is an introductory video on the link between energy use and global warming. The video explains why carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels are believed to be the principal cause of global warming. It illustrates the greenhouse effect, summarizes some of the potential consequences of global warming, and examines various forms of energy production and consumption. It concludes with an overview of how improved energy efficiency and the development of renewable energy sources can prevent global warming.

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This program with Bill Moyers explores the delicate balance between corporate productivity and environmental responsibility, looking at the growing number of corporate "green" ads and asking: what is image? what is reality? Featured in the program are industry representatives and grassroots environmentalists who examine corporate America’s willingness to protect the public’s health and safety. The program travels to a rural Louisiana area known as "Cancer Alley" where we meet citizens struggling to get the chemical industry to operate in a responsible manner.

This series strives to bring a vision of shalom - God's word for the way life should fit together. God's vision of Shalom includes all our relationships: with our next-door neighbors, our global neighbors, ourselves, the earth and God. This series addresses different aspects of this vision. The goal of this series is to call youth to commit to a life of shalom that is growing, developing and being filled with a sense of personal joy.

Produced by the National Audubon Society and hosted by James Earl Jones, this video talks about the big clean-up in the 1980??s. This clean-up only removed the visible pollutants from these waters.

Presents an overview of basic environmental issues including rapid population growth, food security, biodiversity, energy, changing climate, urban growth and industrial development. It then shows how the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is working with governments to promote sustainable development in Ethiopia, India, Morocco and Bolivia. Produced and directed by Sian Evans. 1989. 20 min. Video/C MM822