Kirsi Jansa
Kirsi Jansa is a Pittsburgh-based documentary filmmaker and climate educator. Kirsi has been exploring sustainability, energy, environmental health, climate change, and climate solutions in her short documentary series Gas Rush Stories and Sustainability Pioneers. She is co-founder and fellow practitioner of Creatives for Climate collaborative. A native Finn, Kirsi worked for the Finnish…
Sam Teicher
Developing a lifelong love for the ocean may not be the first thing that comes to mind when hearing someone was born and raised in Washington, DC, but it’s there that Sam got scuba certified when he was 13-years-old. After graduating from Yale College in 2012, he served as the Chief Operating Officer for ELI Africa, a Mauritius-based non-profit. There, he helped launch a coral-farming project in…
Joaquin Carral
Joaquin Carral is a physician, member of the Order of Interbeing, and a resident member of MorningSun Mindfulness Center. He started his plant-based journey inspired to help endangered species and the environment and soon after found the health benefits of this way of living. He has volunteered with PCRM and with Dr. John McDougall and considers both Dr. Barnard and Dr. McDougall his mentors. He…
Marge Wurgel
Marge Wurgel is a Buddhist practitioner in the Plum Village Tradition of Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh and was one of the founders of the Plant-Powered Earth Holders in that tradition. She sees her most important roles in life as learning to live consciously, healthfully, spiritually, and lovingly toward herself, others, and the planet. She puts a lot of energy into eating well and shows her sacred…
John Bell
John Bell is a Buddhist Dharma Teacher who lives near Boston, MA, USA. He is a founding staff and former vice president of YouthBuild USA, an international non-profit that provides learning, earning, and leadership opportunities to young people from low-income backgrounds. He is an author, lifelong social justice activist, international training facilitator, and family member. His blog is…
Dinali Devasagayam
Dinali Devasagayam uses writing to explore her place in this world with a focus of the intersectionality of race, environment, and gender, and how this can point us toward more beautiful worlds. She finds peace and joy in wandering under tall trees and exploring biodiverse landscapes. Dinali lives in Australia and is involved in various community building groups. For more, visit her blog.
Aurora Leon
Aurora Leon was born in Mexico. Right now lives in Connecticut where she practices as a plant-based primary care physician. Every weekend she goes to MorningSun Mindfulness center which is a lay practice center in the Plum Village tradition. She loves to hike and run. She is an OI member, helps facilitate sanghas, was a co-founder of Wake Up NY, participates in the plant-powered branch of the…
Genesis Farm | Tribute to Thomas Berry
By Sister Miriam MacGillis
Miriam Therese MacGillis is a member of the Dominican Sisters of Caldwell, New Jersey. She lives and works at Genesis Farm, which she co-founded in 1980 with the sponsorship of her Dominican congregation. Beginning in the 1980’s Miriam coordinated programs exploring the work of author and 'geologian', Thomas Berry, as he has interpreted the New Cosmology.
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Defend and Restore | A Sacred Trust
"I have a choice: to protect our Earth or to let it be destroyed. For me it is unconscionable to walk away." - Polly Higgins
Dear Reader,
Our way is increasingly clear. For a long time, many of us struggled in confusion. We were not aware of the impacts our choices have on the Earth. Our social conditioning was deep and we did not understand how the most vulnerable human beings, living…