The AllCreation Podcast

Hola! (Español Abajo) In this Spanish-language podcast Salvadorian/USA farmworker, Letty Pineda, is interviewed by Rev. Neddy Astudillo for our collection, "A Climate Transition Supported by Faith." Learn more.####### ESPAÑOL #######Por el Rvda. Dra. Neddt Astudillo, editor invitado y presentado del podcast -En EE.UU., los trabajadores agrícolas sufren una inseguridad alimentaria 400% mayor que el resto de la población.(1) En todo el país, el 83% de los que recogen verduras y frutas se consideran hispanos.(2) Florida es el segundo mayor productor de frutas y verduras. En tiempos de cambio climático, los trabajadores al aire libre de este Estado, incluidos los trabajadores agrícolas, se encuentran entre los más vulnerables a las olas de calor, y los menos protegidos.Actualmente en Florida no existen protecciones estatales o federales contra el estrés térmico para los trabajadores al aire libre. En cambio, en el Congreso se está intentando aprobar el proyecto de ley 433,(3) que impediría a las comunidades locales aprobar leyes para proteger a los trabajadores al aire libre de la exposición excesiva al calor y de las lesiones relacionadas con el calor, señalando que, de lo contrario, podría acabar con el negocio de la construcción; mientras tanto, los trabajadores agrícolas ven afectada su salud, su riqueza y sus medios de vida.(3) En 2023, un joven trabajador agrícola murió en el trabajo, de un golpe de calor fácilmente evitable, si las leyes estuvieran ahí para apoyar a los trabajadores, y no sólo a los beneficios empresariales. Dado que el acceso al agua, la sombra y los descansos es vital para la salud de los trabajadores agrícolas, la Asociación de Trabajadores Agrícolas de Florida, en colaboración con la Escuela de Enfermería de la Universidad Emori,(5) se ha propuesto la misión de educar a los trabajadores, supervisores y empleadores sobre cómo prevenir, reconocer y responder al estrés por calor en el trabajo, y evitar muertes. En este episodio, Letty Pineda, salvadoreña que trabajó en Florida como trabajadora agrícola durante 20 años, comparte su experiencia sobre los efectos de los pesticidas en la salud de los campesinos, y el aumento de las olas de calor de los últimos cinco años. Para ella, ambas cosas se hicieron insoportables. Hoy trabaja con familias de trabajadores agrícolas para la Asociación de Trabajadores Agrícolas, como organizadora del programa de Agroecología. En su nuevo puesto, Letty facilita oportunidades para que las familias de trabajadores agrícolas cultiven alimentos orgánicos en una parcela comunal, o Huerta comunitaria. Lo que crece en los campos pertenece a la empresa o al propietario de la tierra. En la Huerta, la gente es libre de recoger y disfrutar de lo que se planta y se cosecha. Como los propios trabajadores del campo eligen lo que se cultiva y participan en el mantenimiento de la huerta comunal, todo lo que crece tiene un valor cultural. Letty cree que la Creación está ahí para que la disfrutemos, y ha visto cómo la Tierra responde, dando y sanando, cuando la cuidamos bien.##############Gracias por su atención. Este podcast es parte de nuestra colección, Una transición climática apoyada por la fe: de las voces de mujeres islámicas e indígenas, editada por el Reva. Dra. Neddy Astudillo. Consulte esa colección para obtener más información. Visite nuestra lista de correo electrónico, podcasts y canal de YouTube para obtener más contenido. Regístrese para recibir nuestros correos electrónicos trimestrales aquí. 

Hola! (Español abajo) In this Spanish-language podcast, Argentinian cinematographer and forest-activist, Natay Etai Collet, is interviewed by Rev. Neddy Astudillo for our collection, "A Climate Transition Supported by Faith." Learn more here. Don’t miss Natay's exceptional cinematography in the videos here. ####### ESPAÑOL #######SINOPSISEn este podcast, el reverendo Neddy Astudillo entrevista a la directora de fotografía y activista forestal argentina Natay Etai Collet para nuestra colección "Una transición climática apoyada por la fe". Aprende más aquí. No te pierdas la excepcional cinematografía de Natay en los videos  aquí.Del anfitrión, Reva. Dra. Neddy Astudillo -Natay Etai Collet nació en la ciudad de Juan José Castelli provincia del Chaco, Argentina. Desde niña siempre tuvo relación con la naturaleza  y los animales de granja que a ella le tocaba cuidar junto a sus amigas y amigos que también eran de diversas culturas.  En su barrio había y hay una gran parte de gente que son descendientes de Alemanes del Volga, familias Criollas Campesinas y Familias Qom y un Sr. Wichí el cual vive debajo de un Quebracho Colorado. A los 9 años ya tenía una cámara de rollo y se pasaba sacando fotos al entorno donde vivían. A los 10 años se dijo, “esto es lo mío”, cuando vió en acción a un grupo de personas de un programa de Tv (“La aventura del hombre”), que venían a filmar el monte. Desde hace 14 años, y ahora como parte de Tortugas Producciones, realiza registros audiovisuales de la flora y fauna, paisajes y entrevistas a personas que viven en el departamento general Güemes y Brown llamado popularmente “el impenetrable”. Estos registros muchas veces lo hace en forma individual y muchas otras acompañada por personas conocedoras de la zona, vecinos y colegas guardaparques, con el objetivo de poder dejar un banco de imagen y sonido de lo que es la región. Natay ha trabajado en más de 100 proyecciones en comunidades Qom, Wichi, Criollos y para su pueblo. Entre ellas un Festival de cine Indígena impulsado por el Depto. de Cine de la Provincia y el CEFREC de Bolivia, donde ayudó con la producción y apoyo en los talleres, cine comunitario, cine donde la gente cuenta lo que quiere contar, la cámara como una herramienta de comunicación de la propia cultura escrita por la propia gente. Filmando conoció el desmonte, que de niña ya veía al pasar los camiones con árboles gigantescos. De grande ya eran camiones más máquinas topadoras con cadenas. Ha filmado el desmonte donde una vez filmó el monte. Ya no estaban los animales, ya no estaban las plantas. Y así, una mezcla de experiencias en Parques provinciales y las áreas naturales, más una crisis política y económica muy dura, la llevó recientemente a guardar la cámara viejita con su banco de imágenes, y a estudiar la carrera de Técnico Superior en Guardaparque en San Pedro Misiones. Desde hace un año Natay es guardaparque del Parque Natural Provincial Loro Hablador. Vive en el monte, trabaja para cuidarlo junto a la gente, y continúa haciendo cine móvil y filmando. Sobre todo, trata de disfrutar y colaborar para cuidar este último pedazo de monte que queda, con el sufrimiento de la gente, de la fauna, de la flora y de los ríos que se secan. Igual sigue filmando, poniendo el cuerpo y la esperanza, para que se preserve.##############Gracias por su atención. Este podcast es parte de nuestra colección, Una transición climática apoyada por la fe: de las voces de mujeres islámicas e indígenas, editada por el Reva. Dra. Neddy Astudillo. Consulte esa colección para obtener más información. Visite nuestra lista de correo electrónico, podcasts y canal de YouTube para obtener más contenido. Regístrese para recibir nuestros correos electrónicos trimestrales aquí. 

Hello! Welcome to "From Tsunamis and climate change, towards a Green Reconstruction for Forests and People -- Lessons from an Islamic spiritual journey" our conversation with Nana Firman from COP28 in Dubai. Nana Firman is an Islamic climate activist and faith leader from Indonesia with an extensive background partnering with many of the world's most important climate initiatives. In this interview Nana shares with eco-theologian, and host, Rev. Dr. Neddy Astudillo, about her spiritual journey. Here is a synopsis from, Rev. Dr. Astudillo: While attending Climate Change negotiations in Dubai (COP28, the United Nations annual climate conference, 2023) Nana shares her very unique spiritual and ecological journey as a Muslim woman. After the destructive Tsunami of 2004, which affected her homeland, Indonesia, and many other island countries, Nana was summoned by World Wildlife Fund to support green reconstruction efforts in Indonesia, a Muslim-majority country. It wasn’t until she was encouraged to discover and engage in the reconstruction efforts, the ecological tenants of her Islamic faith, and work with local religious leaders, that she began to be heard. She was able to mobilize many -- to protect remaining forests and replant affected mangrove coastal areas, even in the midst of loss and human suffering.In this podcast Nana shares about her journey, the lessons learned, and her faith, which together led her all the way to starting new movements and serving as co-director of the Islamic Society of North American’s Green Initiative. She also shares what is happening with the forests in Sumatra today. For a further look into Islamic teachings to save Creation, we recommend Nana’s article: “Enjoying Good and Forbidding Wrong”; where she elaborates how Islam can be an enormous source of cultural, moral and political influence for Creation Care. Thank you, Nana!Nana Firman is founder of Eco-Fab Living and initiator of the Eco-Hijrah Movement. She is a senior ambassador of GreenFaith’s, an interfaith coalition for the environment and a student of Bayan Islamic Graduate School. Originally from Indonesia, Firman now lives in California. Neddy Astudillo is a Presbyterian pastor with a PhD in Greening the Church, coordinator of the Climate Justice and Faith Spanish program at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, and more. Rev. Astudillo teaches internationally and in the USA, is published widely, and is a co-author of the National Council of Churches declaration and book, God’s Earth is Sacred: Essays on Eco-Justice. ###########################################Nana's article: "Enjoying Good and Forbidding Wrong"Artículo de Nana: "Disfrutar del bien y prohibir el mal"###########################################Learn MoreWhere is: IndonesiaWorld Wildlife Fund green reconstruction Islamic Society of North AmericaIslamic Society of North America’s Green Initiative

Called to CARE with SCOTT SABIN, ceo, Plant With Purpose. Solving Poverty with environmental care. Learning from "the Poor." Redefining "Inclusion." Choosing to grow a future we can all look forward to. Leaving things better than you find them. Creating abundance by caring for the living members of the creation... That's what this podcast is about. Hope you enjoy Called to CARE with Scott Sabin. "Right now we are directly serving about 500,000 people and having a measurable impact on just over 1,000,000 people." - SCOTT  CARE: Curious. Appropriate. Responsive. Empathetic.In this interview world-changing Christian leader, Scott Sabin, whose organization is currently helping more than 1,000,000 people in nine countries, shares some insights after 30 years of leading breakthrough sustainable development work. Scott is joined by legendary funk bassist, noted author, and care-centric pastor, Reverend Jimi Calhoun, as well as the co-founder/executive editor of AllCreation.org, Chris Searles. Plant With Purpose is a nonprofit organization utilizing globally-strategic reforestation, regenerative agriculture, purpose groups, community-savings groups, church partners, and open-hearted, Christian-community values to lift roughly one million of the world's most isolated and under-resourced people out of poverty today. When Scott started with the organization as executive director, 30 years ago, they had one program and just 80 participants. #################################Learn MoreScottSabin.com PlantWithPurpose.org#################################COHOSTSRev. Jimi Calhoun is lead pastor at BridgingAustin.org, an influential musician and a noted author (JimiCalhoun.com) who's just published his fifth book. Chris Searles is founder/director at BioIntegrity Partnerships (biointegrity.net), an environmental solutions nonprofit which produces AllCreation.org, and co-founder/executive editor at AllCreation.org. #################################PROGRAM0:00 Welcome5:45 SCOTT13:10 INCLUSION30:30 REDEEMING “WORK”39:25 “POVERTY”46:40 THE FUTURE WE CHOOSE 59:55 WHAT IS A #1 PRIORITY? WELCOME0:00 Chris Searles, co-host/producer0:45 Intro' Rev. Jimi Calhoun, co-host2:15 Intro' Scott Sabin, special guest5:45 Scott on PlantWithPurpose: “We stand on the shoulders of giants... Literally, everything we’re doing now, we learned from our local partners... It's so easy to approach things as if we have all the answers... They're planting the trees, not us, almost 62 million trees now... Managing over $12 million of their own money... making about an 18 to 20% return on their investments...INCLUSION13:10  Jimi, story on Landi the landscaper and being a Christian missionary in Belize (Central America). "The first thing I learned (as a missionary) was to value people as you find them... When you're inserted into a different culture you have two choices,  try and convert them to what you're bringing, or allow yourself to be stretched a little bit... Sensitivity and humility, those are our bywords." 20:30 Scott, on the prejudices against subsistence farmers, “The people we work with are our Partners not our projects... We have as much to learn from them -- or more, than we have to offer and it’s in working together that anything’s accomplished.”22:25 Jimi, story on Castillo the part-maker, "Ingenuity doesn't come from regurgitating what came in, it comes from your observation and what you're able to do with what you see!"24:50 Scott, "Most of us couldn't survive in these environments, so people we might look at as uneducated, or who might be discriminated against by their own governments, are incredibly resourceful and managing to survive in conditions that would kill us. They've got a lot to teach us."26:00 Jimi, "I have a responsibility to love you as you are, to serve you when I can, and to love you whatever it is that you need. That's what I mean, and Bridging means, when we say the word, Christian."27:20 Scott, "I've become convinced that part of our purpose is to serve others..." Scott talks about one of his first visits to the Congo and the freedom fighter turned peace-maker, “I realized I had gifts to offer...”REDEEMING "WORK"30:30 Chris, "We should take pride in our potential..."31:30 Jimi, “In work and worship you find God." ... "You have to define work... I never think of any call I make or any conversation I have as work... It’s all geared towards improving the life of someone else in whatever way they need it..." 33:50 Scott, "I don't want to romanticize things… There’s a lot of places and a lot of people where work is drudgery or slavery, or serves no purpose, or is abusive, so I don’t want to romanticize that. But I do think that, at its best, in the Kingdom of God there’s an alignment between purpose and what we do, and that we were made to be co-creators… But again, I don't want to romanticize: being a subsistence farmer on a barren hillside somewhere in East Africa is HARD."35:25 Jimi stories on the banana lady; Indentured-Irish "slaves" and African slaves 38:30 Scott, "Some of Plant With Purpose's work is to bring good news of Redemption and offer opportunities to redeem work.""POVERTY"39:40 Chris, "How do you define Poverty and relate it to caring for "the least of these"?"40:00 Scott - “Poverty: “A state of hopelessness.” Western definitions tend to be a lot about a lack of material things. Those of the global south, talking about poverty, it tends to be much more: hopelessness, discouragement, embarrassment… My definition, a lack of agency or perceived agency and opportunity, which can be closely connected to hopelessness. If you’re hopeless you don’t exercise what agency you might have.”41:25 Jimi - “What does poverty mean to you when you hear that word? … Poverty has more components to it than economics. . .”  … It took men a long time to realize that they were acting exactly as they should. You know, I thought I could come down and offer some pointers… And that’s NOT what they needed. They needed somebody to come along and say, I understand your attitude. I get why you see the world the way you do... there’s not a lot of good options on your horizon, you don’t see a way out of this.”44:40 Scott: "Your comment about those who are economically wealthy, but spiritually-impoverished is important... We come in many ways impoverished as well.”FUTURE WE CHOOSE46:20 Chris, "Biospherically, the system is designed to renew; we’re just sitting on top of potential all the time." 48:20 Scott, “First we saw a vicious cycle between environmental degradation and the impoverishment of their farms… We had a vicious cycle, what I learned from them is there is a possibility in that of creating a virtuous cycle, and actually a win-win…  We often look at human need and environmental issues as a zero sum game... and I think there’s tremendous potential if we: 1) seek out the win win, 2) approach everything from a spirit of abundance rather than scarcity, 3) partner...

(Greetings, this episode of Called to Care is entirely in Spanish. Watch with English subtitles on YouTube.) ¡Saludos! Estamos orgullosos de presentar este episodio completamente en español. Nuestro segundo episodio de Llamados a cuidar, 2023, presenta al Rev. Dr. Neddy Astudillo, Rosa del Valle Araoz de Machaco (miembro de la Asociación Benditos Los Pobres) y Alirio Cáceres Aguirre (Movimiento Ladauto Si, Red Eclesial Panamericana). Ellos discuten: "Litio, Fe y Justicia Climática. ¿Qué es una Transición Justa desde la perspectiva de las comunidades religiosas en el Sur Global donde se extrae el Litio?"“Nada se puede hacer solo. Todo tiene que hacerse de manera comunitaria”. — Rosa de MachadoLos autos y las computadoras modernas requieren un aumento dramático en la extracción de litio y otros minerales críticos, extraídos de la Tierra, para funcionar. Esta poderosa conversación, creada y dirigida por el Rev. Dr. Neddy Astudillo, reúne a dos ambientalistas católicos, Rosa del Valle Aráoz de Machado y Alirio Cáceres Aguirre, para discutir experiencias de primera mano con el tema, cómo se relaciona con su fe. , y cómo avanzar hacia una identidad más “circular”.#####################################Llamado a CUIDAR: Explorando el cuidado como identidad en el mundo moderno.#####################################PROGRAMA0:00 Bienvenida2:45 ROSA5:30 ALIRIO9:00 NEDDY9:30 Music video, "Todo está interligado" (https://youtu.be/uQvRnfPsn6g)16:00 Pregunta 116:45 Rosa23:30 Alirio31:30 Neddy34:00 Pregunta 134:30 Rosa47:30 Neddy49:00 Pregunta 149:30 Alirio58:00 Rosa1:03:00 NeddySobre Anfitriona e InvitadasRDO. DR. NEDDY ASTUDILLO (Anfitriona). Eco-teólogo venezolano y pastor presbiteriano radicado en EE.UU.; co-fundador, Angelic Organics Learning Center; coordinadora del programa de Español Justicia Climática y Fe en el Seminario Teológico Luterano del Pacífico. El Rev. Dr. Astudillo fue recientemente editor invitado de nuestra colección Eco-Teologîa. Actualmente enseña en todo el continente americano y se publica ampliamente. Es coautora de la histórica declaración del Consejo Nacional de Iglesias, La tierra de Dios es sagrada, y del libro, La tierra de Dios es sagrada.ROSA DEL VALLE ARÁOZ DE MACHADO. En sus propias palabras, “Aráoz es el apellido de mi padre (el de mi madre desapareció en los registros oficiales de identidad de las personas). Y Machado es el apellido de Lacho, mi compañero de vida, con quien sigo transitando este camino de encuentro y transformación. esa es nuestra existencia. Nací en 1950, a los 15 años me enamoré, y en 1970 tuvimos al primero de nuestros siete hijos, cinco niños y dos niñas.  Mi segundo nombre es "del Valle", y efectivamente , nacimos y crecimos en un valle, con el abrazo de los cerros, de esas magníficas y prodigiosas fuentes de agua que nos permiten vivir, soy parte del Territorio habitado desde la antigüedad por el pueblo Diaguitas, y que oficialmente la historia llama Catamarca, en el noroeste de la República Argentina. También formo parte de las Comunidades Eclesiales de Base, de la asociación Be. Pe., "Bienaventurados los Pobres", y, en representación de estos espacios territoriales, soy parte de la Comunidad Eco-espiritual de la Red Iglesias y Minería (Red de Iglesias y Minería)."ALIRIO CÁCERES AGUIRRE. Diácono Permanente de la Arquidiócesis de Bogotá (2002). Casado con Andrea y padre de Daniel Esteban, David Felipe y Laura María. Ingeniero Químico, especialista en Educación, Magíster en Teología. Fundador y Coordinador de la Mesa Ecoteológica Interreligiosa de Bogotá - MESETI. Actualmente trabaja como Campaña de Incidencia Hispanoamericana del Movimiento Laudato Si'. Asesor de la Red Eclesial Panamazónica, REPAM y de la Red Eclesial Ecológica Mesoamericana, REMAM. Miembro de varios equipos de Ecología Integral de la Iglesia Católica en América Latina y el Caribe.Mas: http://allcreation.org/care#####################################Gracias por su atención.Creado, grabado y presentado por Neddy Astudillo.Producido y editado por Chris Searles.Presentado por AllCreation.org y BioIntegrity.net.Visite AllCreation.org/Care para obtener más contenido.To view this conversation with English subtitles: 1) Go to the YouTube video here. 2) Click the wheel on the screen, then choose: Subtitles, then Auto-translate, then English, and close the window. 3) Click play on the video, then click on "CC" for closed caption subtitles.  

Our first Called to CARE session for 2023 begins like a dinner conversation among friends. In this podcast, AfricaExchange.org co-founders and co-directors, Sam and Melody Harrell, share how their Baptist American-African lives led them to become global leaders in “integrated” sustainable development... “I am blown a-Way.” (Rev. Jimi Calhoun, co-host, legendary musician, author and pastor)Sam and Melody are saving lives and ending poverty with education and holistic, community care. Now celebrating their 25th year, AfricaExchange (AE) has built 14 “integrated child development” preschools in Kenya’s most-isolated / least-resourced regions. AE’s projects are providing and fostering nutrition, clean water, education, sanitation and infrastructure, jobs, job training, Creation care and restoration, and more, on an ongoing basis in these places to help these children and their communities defeat poverty. Meet. Notice. Exchange. Serve. AfricaExchange’s model is rooted in the best of Christianity’s and Africa’s worldviews. As the children of Baptist missionaries in Africa, Sam and Melody’s foundational insight is that CARING FOR OTHERS means: listening, noticing, and being empathetic before acting. AfricaExchange helps communities build upward-spiraling personal and collective assets which benefit the whole community and their local biosphere. AE is exemplar in their work. This podcast is worth multiple listenings for those interested in “learning the lessons that will propel us forward.” (Sam Harrell)#############About our guests • Melody Harrell, spiritual director, AfricaExchange.org • Sam Harrell, executive director, AfricaExchange.org • Rev. Jimi Calhoun, pastor, BridgingAustin.org, author/musician, JimiCalhoun.com • Rev. Julaine Calhoun, pastor, BridgingAustin.org • Chris Searles, director, BioIntegrity.net, exec. editor, AllCreation.org About this seriesIn this time of polarizations and extremes we seem to be going to our Media for answers, and yet our Media is not designed or intended to give us answers. Media is a business (not a healer). Looking honestly at today’s shared social challenges, all indicators indicate it is Care through kinship, attention, gentleness, safety, honesty, support, process, nurturing, love, detail, nutrition, structure, generosity, time, etc. — that humans today need most to overcome our current complex, human-made crises. What can More CARE do for modern people? Our guests are asked to share about the effectiveness of greater care for all in the living Creation through greater empathy, mutuality, relationship, conversation, listening, hearing, seeing, connecting, processing, balancing, healing, and nurturing of ourselves, each other, Earth’s biodiversity, and “the environment.” #############REFERENCESR.D. Laing#############PROGRAMI. 0:00 WELCOMEII. 2:00 INTRODUCTIONS III. 6:30 INVOCATION, Melody Harrell • “I love the concept of being called to care. It feels like an invitation and it feels like something I already have tools and capacity-for." • RD Lang reading.12:00 Sam, Real-life story  • “We were building an integrated child development center on the side of a mountain in Northwest Kenya…”18:30 Rev. Calhoun  • “…Now I go out of my way to make sure they know I’m aware of them and they matter and they count.”IV. 23:00 METHODOLOGY24:30 Values • S- “Melody and I are the product of missionary parents” • M- “God had already been there… He or She didn’t have to be brought from America” • S- “The example of Jesus (is) our motivating factor, but that does not mean you come into an empty slate. People already have an experience of God”30:30 Kutana • “KUTANA means to meet and exchange profound mutuality... so that we can love according to the way that love should be”  • “You won’t discover what a need is, unless you have dialogue and interaction… And that takes time and context and interaction and mutuality." • Melody, “The beautiful practice of story-telling takes time and being close and the space for that to happen.”39:30 Services • “We started with street children in Nairobi.”  • “I discovered there were a ton of children who didn’t have their needs met in the rural areas" • Their Integrated model: listen to the community, address food, water, health, school/center construction in participatory way.  • CHANGE FOR CHILDREN (program): Clean water, Nutrition, Immunity, Malaria prevention, Deworming ($1 per child), Teacher training, Help community maintain school48:30 Connections • Sam, “The incarnation is Kutana. It’s not God from afar, it’s God coming close. It’s conversation and hands and flesh. Our model is Jesus”  • Rev. Calhoun, "What’s happening globally does have an affect on you” • S, African philosophy is based on this one thing, UBUNTU, “I am because we are.” “I don’t have an existence on my own, I need others.”  • S, UJAAMA: “Without each other the whole thing collapses.” • Rev. Julian Calhoun, “I think it’s important to remind us that we do need each other."V. 58:00 CARE AS IDENTITY • 58:45 Melody, “A very natural response to our upbringing in that place, our love for the place and for the people, and our calling as people of Faith to love and care for others”  • 1:02:00 Sam, “We came about it naturally, we had good examples in our parents... and liminal spaces and events have led me to be conformed after the way of Christ, for the good of humanity… • “If we can be active in trying to engage the world, but also introspective enough to actually see what it is that we’re doing and listen for direction, then some wonderful things can happen. That’s all I’m looking for” • 1:06:30 Rev. Jimi Calhoun, “I want to address the missionary aspect — Julaine and I have led and received teams that come to paint buildings, pass out tracks, etc. — some kind of doing and very little being. What I’m hearing tonight, and what the importance of what I understand AfricaExchange to be, is the latter. They’re asking people to come and take part and BE with the people. I can unequivocally say that’s the most important thing we can do as Westerners”  • 1:11:15 Melody, “The work we do is made possible by incredible partners...and I can almost see God making these connections where maybe some resources can cross our borders” • 1:12:45 Sam, “We have a lot of volunteers, amazing people who teach us every day.”

Cristian Daniel Camargo sobre Caricaturas y Ecoteología. En este podcast, Rev. Dr. Neddy Astudillo y Cristian Daniel Camargo conversan sobre el poder de los dibujos para inspirar, transformar y movilizar a las personas hacia otro mundo posible, con justicia social y ambiental. ¿Cómo nace un dibujo? ¿Qué papel juegan la fe y el amor en la realización de sus dibujos? Cristian nos cuenta la historia de la Red de dibujantes, su visión, su misión y sus sueños. Su arte se comparte públicamente y es de uso gratuito para cualquier persona. Cristian comparte sus consejos para otros artistas que sientan el deseo de sumergirse en el arte como herramienta transformadora y movilizadora. RecursoNovena por la Tierra: https://bit.ly/NovenaporlatierraFacebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Reddedibujantes Acerca de Nuestro InvitadoCristian Daniel Camargo es dibujante y muralista de Mar del Plata, Argentina; misionero itinerante, uno de los dos coordinadores de la única Red de Dibujantes de América Latina basada en la fe.  Rev. Dr. Neddy Astudillo es editor invitado de nuestra colección Primavera 2023: Eco-Teología. Comparte dos podcasts adicionales en esta colección, ¿Qué es la “Ecoteología?" y What is “Ecotheology?"Nota Especial Cristian es tan amable que creó una galería especial de algunas caricaturas favoritas para nuestra colección de Eco-Teología. La galería presenta arte de él mismo y de otros en Cartoonists Network. Ver la galería de Cristian aquí.¡Gracias por su atención!Más podcasts de AllCreation (principalmente en inglés) aquí: https://allcreation.transistor.fm/ 

¿Qué es la eco-teología? con Neddy Astudillo. En este podcast, el editor invitado Rev. Dr. Neddy Astudillo explora ¿Qué es la eco-teología? ¿Qué significa ver nuestra relación con la Tierra, entre nosotros y con Dios a través de este lente? ¿Cómo dialoga la eco-teología con la Ciencia, la historia de la Iglesia y la Escritura para encontrar soluciones a las crisis ambiental y climática? Neddy señala tres eco-teologías bíblicas que vienen a nuestro rescate y aprovechan el poder de las comunidades de fe. Sobre Nuestro Invitado Neddy Astudillo, eco-teóloga venezolana y pastora presbiteriana (PCUSA), ha enseñado eco-teología en seminarios teológicos de América Latina y Estados Unidos. En 1998 Neddy y su esposo Thomas Spaulding, co-fundaron el Centro de Aprendizaje Angelic Organics, una organización sin fines de lucro basada en una granja orgánica, donde las personas se conectan con la agricultura, los alimentos, y el cuidado de la tierra. Durante catorce años, Neddy sirvió a la Parroquia San José, una congregación conjunta de ELCA y PCUSA de habla hispana en Beloit, WI. Hoy en día, Neddy comparte funciones de coordinación con GreenFaith como organizadora para la región de América Latina; y el Centro para la Justicia Climática y la Fe en el Seminario Luterano del Pacífico, como Coordinadora del programa de Certificado de Español.  En 2020, recibió el premio anual Presbyterians for Earth Care por su compromiso con la Justicia Ambiental. Música"Es nuestro Tiempo", por la maravillosa Red Crearte: https://youtu.be/E-9_fVa0TigDr. Astudillo sobre Eco-Teología De la descripción general de su editor invitado:La crisis ambiental y climática amenaza con silenciar las voces de cientos de especies de animales y plantas a nivel planetario, pero desde hace más de 500 años, la voz de los pueblos y culturas también se ve amenazada por las mismas fuerzas responsables de la crisis ambiental: patriarcalismo, antropocentrismo, dualismo, racismo y colonización.“Para ayudar en el diálogo entre los diversos materiales de este número nos guiamos por la Eco-Teología, una disciplina crítica de reconstrucción de la relación entre Dios, los seres humanos, los ecosistemas y el universo.“Hay quienes dicen que la Tierra puede sobrevivir sin nosotros, pero si... todo lo que Dios hizo fue muy bueno, en tiempos de crisis ambiental nos toca a nosotros averiguar por qué; para salvar nuestra fe..."¡Gracias por su atención!Más podcasts de AllCreation (principalmente en inglés) aquí: https://allcreation.transistor.fm/ 

What is “Eco-Theology?" In this podcast, guest editor Rev. Dr. Astudillo explores the meaning of eco-theology. What does it mean to see our relationship to the Earth, to each other and to God through this lens? How does eco-theology dialogue with Science, Church history, and Scripture to seek solutions to the environmental and climate crises? Rev. Astudillo points to three, biblical, eco-theologies that come to our rescue and harness the power of faith communities. About Our Guest  Rev. Dr. Neddy Astudillo is guest editor of our Spring 2023 edition, Eco-Teología / Eco-Theology, our first-ever bilingual collection. A Presbyterian pastor, a co-founder of the Angelic Organics Learning Center, coordinator of the Climate Justice and Faith Spanish program at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, and more, Rev. Astudillo currently teaches in Guatemala, Peru, Bolivia, Mexico, the USA and Venezuela. Her written works are published widely. Perhaps most notably, she is a co-author of the National Council of Churches declaration, God’s Earth is Sacred, along with Bill McKibben and numerous of America’s leading clergy, and the book, God’s Earth is Sacred: Essays on Eco-Justice. We are truly honored to welcome Rev. Dr. Astudillo and her work to the AllCreation collection. Dr. Astudillo on “Eco-Theology"From her guest editor’s overview: “The environmental and climate crisis threatens to silence the voices of hundreds of species of animals and plants on a planetary level, but for more than 500 years, the voice of peoples and cultures has also been threatened by the same forces responsible for the environmental crisis: patriarchalism, anthropocentrism, dualism, racism and colonization.“To assist in the dialogue between the diverse materials of this issue we are guided by Eco-Theology, a critical discipline of reconstructing the relationship between God, human beings, eco-systems and the universe.“There are those who say that the Earth can survive without us, but if... everything God made was very good, in times of environmental crisis it is up to us to find out why; to save our faith..."   Thanks for listening! Learn more about this collection: http://www.allcreation.org/home/spring-2023More AllCreation podcasts here: https://allcreation.transistor.fm/

This is ’’Pathways of Teshuvah, Part 3 - How Do We Move Forward, Together?’’ This recording is part 3 of a 3-part discussion with breakthrough academic, Dr. Pesach Chananiah, and youth mentor / gardener / veteran, Mr. Marcus Kar, on reconnecting to Nature for sacred communion and emotional wellbeing. In this segment, Dr. Chananiah and Mr. Kar share on how to apply their Nature-reconnection learnings to modern life. About Our Guests Dr. Pesach Chananiah (author) is a Jewish ecopsychologist, educator, and community organizer working in interfaith and environmental spaces. He writes about the psychological impact of disconnection from land, through a Jewish lens, and explores modes of healing through embodied spiritual practice in the natural world. Read his paper, Pathways of Teshuvah, on AllCreation.org. Marcus Kar (special guest) is a decorated veteran and a native of “North” Minneapolis, a predominantly African-descent (African-American) community struggling to overcome racism, economic poverty, and other forms of America’s institutional biases. Marcus is program director at Youth Farm, North Minneapolis, “a multi-faceted youth development organization growing food and young leaders, healthy bodies and minds, positive identity, neighborhood connections, community opportunities, and healthy relationships.”Program0:00 Dropping into the session: a final summary.                We are exploring 4 quotes and 4 keywords,                 re: Place, Possibility, Universal, Indigenous       0:30 Rav. Korngold quote (place)        0:50 Rav. Comin quote (possibility)         1:20 Dr. Channaniah quote (universal)        2:00 Dr. Channaniah quote (indigenous)2:25 Dr. Chananiah         2:55 Sharing “hitbodedut“ (Hebrew term for “alone time for spiritual purpose“) with kids        3:55 Were always moving so fast, right?… but, when I can get out into the wilderness…         5:05 Sharing & exploring the things all humans share: Earth, lands, food, dreams …6:15 Do you have more of a sense indigeneity today? 6:49 Dr. Chananiah         > Going Lech Lecha (Hebrew term for “Go! Leave! Go for you.“)        > Eco-awakening: Bill Plotkin, Nature and the Human Soul        9:00 10 years of exploring Nature & the human psyche        9:30 Nature immersion essential for middle-childhood health and development, and the psyche 10:30 Does Nature-Connection bring a stronger sense of identity, Life skills, kinship, process-awareness?11:30 Mr. Kar         “The impact of Nature on everyone is the same.“        “My kids are learning how to process their feelings in green spaces,“ but camping is not safe for Black people. I’m trying to get rid of that. (paraphrased)         13:30 Giving kids today the tools to process their feelings and Grow Everything (plants, foods, relationships, community, possibilities,,, everything)        14:05 Marcus’s wish for this audience14:30 Marcus & Pesach sign-off with gratitude15:20 Official wrap-up         > Pesach’s paper: http://www.allcreation.org/home/pathways        > Marcus’s interview: http://www.allcreation.org/home/marcus-kar        > Envisioning Transformation: http://www.allcreation.org/home/winter-2022        > AllCreation.org: http://www.allcreation.org        > BioIntegrity https://www.biointegrity.net/