Earth Day 2022: Life Force
We are not lacking in the dynamic forces needed to create the future.
We live immersed in a sea of energy beyond all comprehension.
But this energy, in an ultimate sense,
is ours not by domination but by invocation.
— Thomas Berry
Join the Center for Earth Ethics on Friday, April 22, from 4:00 to 7:00 pm for Earth Day 2022: Life Force. This Earth Day, we are thinking about untapped creative power: the ways of thinking, doing and being that our commodified, globalized, fossil-fueled society tends to dominate and devour. Life Force is an opportunity for people to regenerate creativity while working toward a climate-safe future.
We live in the time of climate emergency, but it is also a time when we are more equipped than ever to work together. We can foster communities that celebrate our differences, yet never lose sight of our common humanity. We can dispel the illusion of our separateness from nature. We can look to our roots, the Earth, the elements, and all the interconnected life around us that ultimately make our own lives possible. We can reimagine the economy away from relentless extractivism and exploitation. We must become an unstoppable counterforce to the stunted thinking that has hampered efforts to avert ecological breakdown.
Let’s spend an afternoon tending to the best of the human spirit, which is part and parcel of the life force that animates our planet.
Earth Day 2022 is an opportunity for tapping into the creative energy that flows through each of us, a counterpoint to the overload of information and analysis that can leave us depleted and exhausted—and a boost to get us to the other side. Join us as we gather with artists, poets, thought leaders and climate scientists who are reimagining and recasting how we experience the greatest challenge of our time.
Convened by the Center for Earth Ethics at Union Theological Seminary, in collaboration with Paul D. Miller aka DJ Spooky and The Climate Museum, Earth Day 2022 will bridge the gaps to foster ecological thought and action.
Scheduled participants include:
Bill McKibben | Gavin Schmidt | Jacqui Patterson
Jody Sperling | Karenna Gore | Kate Marvel | Rev. Lennox Yearwood
Lyla June | Mike Massimino | Miranda Massie | Mitchell Joachim
Pádraig Ó Tuama | Paul Miller aka DJ Spooky | Rev. Dr. Serene Jones
The New York City Labor Chorus