Climate Migrants Webinar + Recording of Season of Creation Webinar + Advocacy Opportunities

JUNE WEBINAR Climate Migrants: Neglected Victims of Climate Injustice In recent years the United Nations, the European Union, the US government, and the media have indicated that there could be 200 million people displaced from their homes and livelihoods by effects of climate change by the year 2050, but my research finds that 500 million is a more likely estimate. This would be about 5% of Earth’s population. Global responses to climate change have always been inadequate and today international cooperation generally and development assistance in particular are in deep crisis. Nevertheless, it is important to aim for climate justice. This presentation will address five topics: (1) international cooperation on climate change since 1992 and its neglect of climate migrants, (2) estimates of potential climate migration through 2050, (3) the problematic focus of the American climate justice movement on injustices within the US, (4) the stronger global government needed to address the climate crisis, and (5) how Americans could take responsibility for impacts of our carbon pollution. WEBINAR DATE: Tuesday, June 9, 2026 Time: 7:30 pm Eastern (6:30 Central, 5:30 Mountain, 4:30 Pacific) PRESENTER: Dr. Paul Clements, Western Michigan University SPEAKER BIO Paul Clements is a Professor of Political Science at Western Michigan University where he directs Master of International Development Administration and graduate certificate in Climate Change Policy and Management programs. He received a BA in Social Studies from Harvard University and a PhD in Public Affairs from Princeton University and has published widely on development project evaluation and climate justice. In 2014 and 2016 he was the Democratic candidate for Congress in Michigan’s Sixth District and in 2024 he was lead organizer for an on-line symposium on Climate-Driven Migration: Challenges, Responses and Future Pathways with over 100 presenters and 392 participants from 52 countries. CLICK HERE for Info & Registration Season of Creation: God as Creator Webinar Recording & Resources Now Available Tuesday, May 5, 2026 Rev. Courtenay Willcox, PEC Moderator CLICK HERE for Webinar Recording & Resources (scroll to “Theology/Biblical Grounding” section) From Our Partner Organizations: A Faithful Farm Bill must: Protect and strengthen anti-hunger programs. SNAP is a lifeline for families and a cornerstone of local economies. Sustain and expand conservation programs. Investments in soil, water, and climate resilience are essential for the future of farming. Support small, beginning, and under-resourced farmers. A just agricultural system requires fair access to land, credit, and markets. Honor and protect farmworkers. Day laborers, migrant workers, and seasonal workers are vital to our food system yet often face low wages and unsafe conditions. Their dignity must be reflected in fair labor standards and protections. Keep the Farm Bill whole. The historic partnership between nutrition and agriculture is both a moral commitment and an economic strategy that must be preserved. At a time of persistent food insecurity, we cannot accept policies that deepen hunger or weaken the systems that sustain our communities. The Senate will soon take up its version of the Farm Bill. Now is the time to act. Contact your Senators and urge them to: Reject SNAP cuts and strengthen nutrition programs; Protect conservation investments that steward our land and climate; Ensure equitable support for small and underserved farmers; Protect farm workers with fair wages and safe conditions; Keep the Farm Bill whole, linking food security, agriculture, economic vitality, and care for creation. CLICK HERE to Contact Your Senators Join Presbyterian Climate Action Team of Citizens’ Climate Lobby and the Presbyterian Hunger Program on May 18, 2026 at 8pm EDT  for Advocacy: Love in Action. We’ll begin by highlighting a few churches that are currently engaged in climate advocacy and then spend the second half of the program inviting input from attending churches — sharing how they’re engaging in advocacy and then responding to questions. This one-hour program is for all churches interested in strengthening their "advocacy muscles," from those just getting started to congregations with extensive experience. Register today: https://pcusa-org.zoom.us/meeting/register/1S3IqxsKSqGDK14atBOd2Q Multi-Faith Letter Opposing Fossil Fuel Immunity CLICK HERE to Sign How can we help you care for God’s creation?  Drop us an email and let us know at presbyearthcare@gmail.com Help us grow! Please let us know if there is anyone we should add to our list!  Just reply to this email.  Thank you! Please help us to continue to assist individuals and churches in creation care work by donating to PEC through our website by CLICKING HERE.  Thank you!

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MLP's Response to Overture OVT-044

More Light Presbyterians’ Response to Overture OVT-044

More Light Presbyterians urges commissioners to reject this overture and instead continue the work of cultivating a church marked by expansive love, justice, and Spirit-led discernment. We also urge our network communities to take action; here are some ways you can do so: Check out the polyamorous resources list on our website;     *Attend our May 11th More Light Monday discussion at 7pm EDT,      where two polyamorous Christians will offer non-monogamy 101 and share from their own experiences of the good fruit polyamory can bring to the Body of Christ;     *Attend our June 9th More Light Monday discussion at 7pm EDT, where we’ll be discussing various issues for this year’s General Assembly;     *Host your own conversations — both formal and informal, in newsletters and over lunch, in Sunday School classrooms and from the pulpit;     *Engage in the long-term work of explicitly affirming and materially supporting the polyamorous members of your community (yes, they are there, even if they haven’t disclosed this aspect of themselves to you!);    *Encourage your Commissioners to GA to vote against Overture 044 and pray for wisdom and discernment for members of the denomination in positions of power on these issues.    *Invite MLP Staff or Board members to help facilitate a conversation with your congregation or ministry. Email hello@mlp.org for more information.    In grace and peace, The Board of Directors and Staff of More Light Presbyterians

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WCC NEWS: WCC will participate in 79th World Health Assembly

The World Council of Churches (WCC) Commission of the Churches on Health and Healing will send a delegation to participate in the 79th World Health Assembly in Geneva from 17-23 May.  The bonnet of a vehicle of the World Health Organisation during the clinical trials for ebola virus disease vaccine in Guinea. Photo: Sean Hawkey, all rights reserved 13 May 2026 The five person delegation, led by Rev. Dr Stavros Kofinas, moderator of the WCC Commission of the Churches on Health and Healing, will pursue four core objectives: monitoring relevant plenary and committee sessions to track resolutions and decisions affecting the WCC’s health mandate; strengthening partnerships with global health actors, civil society networks, and faith-based organizations; co-hosting side events that amplify the WCC’s advocacy positions; and gathering inputs to inform joint WCC commission and reference group meetings planned for October 2026.  The delegation will engage in 11 priority areas including the right to health, sustainable financing, equitable access to innovation, climate and health, conflict and displacement, reproductive health, aging and elder care, mental health, palliative care, pandemic preparedness, and decolonizing health systems.  The delegation will also participate in and co-host multiple events, including a session on civil society collaboration in health promotion, a webinar on digital health equity, a side event on economic policy and public health, and sessions addressing antimicrobial resistance and palliative care through an interfaith advocacy network.  During the 79th World Health Assembly, the WCC will contribute evidence-based perspectives to rights-grounded health policy. Delegates will document key developments and compile a post-delegation report. The World Health Assembly is the decision-making body of the World Health Organization (WHO). See more

The World Council of Churches promotes Christian unity in faith, witness and service for a just and peaceful world. An ecumenical fellowship of churches founded in 1948, today the WCC brings together 356 Protestant, Orthodox, Anglican and other churches representing more than 580 million Christians in over 120 countries, and works cooperatively with the Roman Catholic Church. The WCC general secretary is Rev. Prof. Dr Jerry Pillay from the Uniting Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa. Media contact: +41 79 507 6363; www.oikoumene.org/press Our visiting address is: World Council of Churches Chemin du Pommier 42 Kyoto Building Le Grand-Saconnex CH-1218 Switzerland

May 19 Webinar: People of Faith Reject Fossil Fuel Immunity

We are excited to invite you to join us on Tuesday, May 19 at 4:30pm PT / 7:30pm ET for a special webinar about GreenFaith’s new report “A Call for Energy from Heaven Not from Hell” and to take next steps together. Yes, I'll sign up for the webinar! As part of our GreenFaith community, you know our movement is rooted in the belief that the Earth and all people are sacred and at risk. Together, we’ve organized across faith traditions to stop fossil fuel expansion, support a just transition to renewable energy, and make polluters pay for climate damages. The struggle against fossil fuel expansion is currently reaching a crisis point in our nation's capital. And the moment to organize is now. As part of the broader Covenant for Our Future coalition, GreenFaith is confronting the “Stop Climate Shakedowns Act,” which would shield fossil fuel companies from accountability while communities continue suffering from fires, floods, pollution, and extreme heat. At this webinar, we will learn more about the new report, hear details about the Stop Climate Shakedowns Act and what we can do about it from movement leaders and experts, and be energized as people of faith to continue organizing for a just climate future. I hope you’ll join us on May 19 to take action together. Sign Up for the May 19 Webinar In solidarity, Rev. Amy Brooks Paradise GreenFaith USA Organizing Coordinator Building a Worldwide, Multi-faith Climate and Environmental Movement.    1216 Broadway Floor 2 PMB 1005 New York, NY 10001 +1-917-997-8783 Copyright © 2022 GreenFaith - All rights reserved.