Speakers and Bios
The co-founder and director of Bhumi Global, an international NGO that educates and mobilizes faith communities for environmental action.
Who is Gopal D. Patel?
Sunday, September 22 at 6:00 pm Eastern time
What is the start date/time for the AES Keynote Address?
In which year will Faith in Place celebrate ten years of hosting the Summit?
What is next year, 2025? This is the 9th year.
Some Corporate Sponsors, community organizations, and Green Teams have this in common.
The ability to table at a Watch Party.
One of the 2024 AES Summit speakers stated, "The work of environmental repair requires us to see the Earth as a sacred space intertwined with our fight for human rights."
Who is Dr. Melanie Harris?
This guest speaker, who has a background in community organizing, has led initiatives that intersect religious traditions with ecological sustainability, particularly through projects that focus on the ethical implications of food justice.
Who is Rabbi Ora Nitkin-Kaner?
5 plus a bonus
How many sessions does this year’s AES Summit have?
The year and month that Faith in Place switched the Summit to virtual.
What is September 2020?
Monarch, Great Lakes, Cardinal, Wild Indigo, Oak
What are the top five corporate sponsorship levels?
The ability of Indigenous people to practice self-determination over their land, cultures, and political and economic systems is centered on this topic of discussion at the 2023 and 2024 Summits.
What is decolonization?
This guest speaker is a Professor of Religion at Texas Christian University and an expert in eco-womanism, which examines the intersection of ecology, feminism, and African American religions.
Who is Dr. Melanie Harris?
'Grounded & Engaged,' ... how our spiritual practices can anchor us as we strive to care for Mother Earth and create a healthier and more just world.”
What is the theme of this year’s AES Summit?
Name two Summit Session Titles OR Themes for 2024 or any past year.
What is….
Rooted Together
A Just Recovery
Interwoven, Inclusive, and Intersectional: A Multi-Faith Response to Our Eco-Crisis
Exploring Environmental Frameworks
Transforming Eco-Anxiety
Federal funding opportunities for Houses of Worship
Healing from an Eco-Womanist Perspective
DJs, Milkweeds, Jams, and More!
Healing Centered Justice
Climate Resilience from a Justice Perspective
Healing with Food
Healing with Youth
Racial Healing
Healing with Land and Water
The amount given will support the purchase of refreshments at the Watch Party.
What is $350?
In this faith tradition, the earth is known by many names, including Prithvi, Bhumi, and Mitti.
What is Hinduism?
A Dine’ (Navajo) Nation member, they are a prominent advocate for Indigenous rights and climate justice. They blend their heritage with their spiritual practice to lead transformative activism.
Who is Hilary Giovale?
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What are things you can find in the AES Outreach Toolkit? (or watch party toolkit, or just AES toolkit)
Longest number of days that Faith in Place ever held the summit.
What is five days?
A Black Buddhist Southern Queen
What is the identity of Lama Rod Owens, the keynote speaker for the Watch Party?
A fan of subtitles, Lama Rod Owens has published three books. Name the full titles of one of his publications.
What is Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger?
What is The New Saints: From Broken Hearts to Spiritual Warriors?
What is Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love, and Liberation?
This guest speaker is known for their teachings on challenging practitioners to confront social justice issues by integrating mindfulness with direct action against systemic oppression. They emphasize the importance of personal reflection and community healing in dismantling structures of injustice.
Who is Lama Rod Owens?
11:30 am and 5:30 pm (Central), Monday and Tuesday, Sept 23 - 24
What are the times, central time, of the AES Sessions 2 – 5.
Be There!
Name two past keynote speakers from any GTS year.
Who is…
Katherine Hayhoe
Leah Thomas
Veronica Kyle
The welcome, introductions, refreshments and visiting sponsors’ tables can happen at this time.
What is 4 pm – 5 pm central (5 pm – 6 pm Eastern) on Sunday, 9/22, before the start of the keynote?
Dr. Melanie Harris famously coins this term after finding Ecofeminism to be insufficient to describe the experience of African American women.
What is Ecowomanism?