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Posted January 12, 2023
Monday, 01/16/2023: MLK Holiday Special Webinar: The Legacy of Black Farming & Environmental Human Rights
In Celebration of the Life and Legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Join Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake for a special celebration of the past legacy of Black farming in America, the future road towards equitable agricultural opportunities, and our unified push for Environmental Justice for ALL. Hear from guest speakers who are working…
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Posted December 13, 2022
Saturday, 12/17/2022: The Light Ahead: Winter Solstice Walk-THIS Saturday, December 17th 1 PM in Laurel, MD (10901 Scarlet Tanager Loop, Laurel, MD 20708)
Come join Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake for a special Winter Solstice Walk and reflection on December 17th @ 1:00pm at the Patuxent Wildlife Research Refuge (address below)! Come enjoy a reflective nature walk, wildlife-excursion, and celebration of interfaith-solstice traditions! We have so much to celebrate, and we hope you will join us. Bundle up, and bring a…
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Posted December 6, 2022
Saturday, 12/10/2022: Evening Owl Prowl – Saturday, Dec. 10th 5:30-8 PM-Stillmeadow Community PeacePark-Baltimore (Baltimore, MD)
This is a wonderful opportunity learn about owls and other birds, take a night walk in the woods and then have smores and hot beverages. Dress for the weather! Cohosted by Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake’s One Water Partnership Program, Baltimore GreenSpace and Stillmeadow Community PeacePark. Graphic is attached. Hope to see you…
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Posted April 5, 2022
Sunday, 04/10/2022: What Climate Change Means for Our Community-Virtual
Guest Speaker: Peter Goodwin, PhD, professor and President of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science TOPICS INCLUDE: • How climate change affects each of us individually and as a community. • Where we are in mitigating and adapting to climate change – globally, nationally and in Maryland. • Status of the 2022 Maryland…
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Posted April 5, 2022
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Posted April 5, 2022
Saturday, 04/09/2022: GROW Center Pop Up (Baltimore, MD)
Baltimore GROW Center Pop-Up Free mulch, trees, and other material and information to help Baltimoreans with your home and community greening projects. Baltimore GROW (Green Resources & Outreach for Watersheds) are neighborhood greening resource hubs, linking city residents, communities, and faith-based groups to plants, materials, and technical expertise for greening projects. Over the past three…
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Posted January 11, 2022
MLK Holiday Virtual Event-Chesapeake Conversations – Disruption: Baltimore’s “Highway to Nowhere” -Monday, Jan. 17th 7 PM
Old West Baltimore was one of several of America’s most vibrant Black communities that was irreparably disrupted and damaged by 20th century federal highway projects. This short film begins to explore the history and legacy of Baltimore’s infamous “Highway To Nowhere” and the damage it’s construction wrought upon a once great American community. This…
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Posted December 20, 2021
Monday, January 17, 2022: Disruption: Baltimore’s “Highway to Nowhere” -Commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday-Virtual Film & Discussion Panel
DISRUPTION: BALTIMORE’S “HIGHWAY TO NOWHERE” Old West Baltimore was one of several of America’s most vibrant Black communities that was irreparably disrupted and damaged by 20th century federal highway projects. This short film begins to explore the history and legacy of Baltimore’s infamous “Highway to Nowhere” and the damage it’s construction wrought upon a once…
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Posted December 14, 2021
Sunday, December 19, 2021: Winter Solstice Gatherings
Looking for some wintertime fun? Come join Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake and our One Water Partnership team for our upcoming Winter Solstice Celebration this Sunday, December 19th. Pick the location nearest to you. Join us for a walk in the woods, or around a warm fire and mingle with other green teams making a…
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Posted October 15, 2021
Saving the Earth, One Lawn at a Time Webinar with Paul Tukey
THIS SUNDAY-Oct. 17th 7 PM-Join us for a special conversation with sustainability leader, Paul Tukey, Director of Environmental Stewardship at Glenstone Museum. Paul will share how he helps to sustainably manage one of the most beautiful landscapes in America, the 300-acre Glenstone Museum grounds in Potomac, Maryland. Co-sponsored by Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake along…
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Posted October 7, 2021
How to Organically Grow Your Lawn-Sunday, October 17th 7 PM
Don’t miss this incredible virtual opportunity to learn from nationally renowned sustainability leader, Paul Tukey. Learn how to manage your lawn (or your congregation’s lawn) organically to help save the earth, one lawn at a time! Register HERE. Facebook Event Page HERE. Please share widely within your networks. Bonnie Sorak Senior Outreach Coordinator Interfaith Partners…
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Posted September 23, 2021
Saving the Earth, One Lawn at a Time Webinar with Paul Tukey
Join Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake and the Multi-Faith Alliance of Climate Stewards-Frederick County for a special conversation with sustainability leader, Paul Tukey, Director of Environmental Stewardship at Glenstone Museum. Featured in media from Good Morning America to National Geographic, Tukey will share how he sustainably manages one of the most beautiful landscapes in America,…
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Posted June 14, 2021
Outreach Coordinator- Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake (Lancaster County, PA and Harford County, MD)
IPC is currently looking for an Outreach Coordinator to serve in the Lancaster County, PA and Harford County, MD region. The Outreach Coordinator will advance IPC’s mission by engaging congregations in our programs and supporting them on their journey to being good stewards of the Earth. This involves outreach through in-person engagement, social media, email…
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Posted March 12, 2021
Thurs. March 18: “From the Ashes” Film Screening & Panel Discussion
From the Ashes is a compelling feature documentary that explores one of the country’s most contentious topics — coal and the mining industry. It captures Americans in communities across the country as they wrestle with the legacy of the coal industry, and what its future should be. Panel Discussion-Thursday, March 18th at 7:30 PM. Film link will…
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Posted March 12, 2021
Thursday, April 22: Virtual Earth Day Event-“Earth Water Woman” Film Screening & Panel Discussion
Earth Day Event – “Earth Water Woman” – Join Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake to watch a film about a watershed restoration in Trinidad & Tobago by a Rastafarian woman-highly inspirational and uplifting- film and Movie Discussion Kit available April 9th to April 22nd – panel discussion on Thursday, April 22nd 7 PM. Registration HERE Facebook Event Page HERE. Panelists include: Pastor Melinda Harnish…
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Posted January 12, 2021
January 18, 2021: Unbreathable: The Fight for Healthy Air – MLK Environmental Justice Film Screening & Panel Discussion
“We are all caught in an inescapable network of mutuality, tied into a single garment of destiny. Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. Please join the Howard County MLK Holiday Commission and IPC and our many faith partners for a film and panel discussion series focused on environmental justice. …
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Posted November 30, 2020
December 9, 2020: Making Green Infrastructure Equitable-w/ Dr. Amanda K. Phillips de Lucas (Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies)
The Baltimore Environmental Equity Partnership is organizing an online talk and discussion I thought you might be interested in! You can sign up on Eventbrite to get the Zoom link or find all the details below. Let me know if you have any questions! Maintaining Green Infrastructure Equitable in Baltimore’s Neighborhoods Online Talk and Discussion about “Making…
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Posted April 14, 2020
April 16, 2020: The Power to Motivate: Learn How to Conduct a Behavior Modification Campaign for Your Congregation or Community
How do you decide what actions would have the most positive impact in your community? Do you want to help motivate people to stop using single-use plastic water bottles, to recycle – – or do you have some other idea? Don’t just pray for change. At this virtual gathering, we will share methods on how…
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Posted March 20, 2019
Green Up Day-Gaithersburg
April is Earth Month, so come celebrate with Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake and take action to restore justice to the waters by cleaning up a local waterway – the Muddy Branch Creek. For more details and to sign up for the cleanup Click HERE. Share on Facebook HERE GaithersburgActivities Questions? Contact Kolya Braun-Greiner at…
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Posted March 20, 2019
Inspirational Bus Tour
Join Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake on a bus tour of congregations in Gaithersburg where projects are installed on their grounds to care for local waters. For more details and to sign up for the bus tour Click HERE. Share on Facebook HERE GaithersburgActivities Questions? Contact Kolya Braun-Greiner at kolya@interfaithchesapeake.org or Tel: 301-909-8943
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Posted March 20, 2019
Interfaith Nature Walk-Gaithersburg
Join Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake for a spiritual walk in the park to learn about what’s happening to our local watershed and the web of life that depends on it. For more details and to sign up for the walk Click HERE. Share on Facebook HERE GaithersburgActivities Questions? Contact Kolya Braun-Greiner at kolya@interfaithchesapeake.org or…
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Posted February 8, 2019
Movie Time at “The Mount”- Free Film Screening of “An Inconvenient Sequel:Truth to Power” & Panel Discussion
Join Mt. Lebanon Baptist Church & Beth Am Congregation for a FREE Film Screening of “An Inconvenient Sequel:Truth to Power” followed by a Panel Discussion Panel Discussion to include: Bruna Attila, Baltimore City Sustainability Program, Rona Kobell, Maryland SeaGrant UMD, and Taylor Smith-Hams, Citizen’s Climate Lobby Moderated by Jessie Hillman, Blue Water Baltimore to share information…
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Posted September 19, 2018
Interfaith Youth Service & Tree Planting
Please join Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake, Blue Water Baltimore, Interfaith Power & Light and Maryland SeaGrant at our upcoming Interfaith Youth Service & Tree Planting. The event is part of our One Water Partnership program and celebrates Climate in the Pulpits. Inspire the faithful green leaders of the future. Limited bus transportation available for…
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Posted May 14, 2018
Gaithersburg Congregations: Action Planning Workshop-June 3
Come and explore ways to put your congregation’s vision into action! THESE TWO WORKSHOPS WILL BE A CHANCE TO: • Receive guidance in developing a plan for action in your congregation. • Learn more about the City of Gaithersburg Rainscapes Program • Receive grant writing support June 3, 2018 • 2-5PM ACTION PLANNING WORKSHOP St. Rose…
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Posted May 14, 2018
Faithful Stewards Action Social in Dorchester County
Are you in Dorchester County or know someone who is? Well Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake and Shorerivers have teamed up with several other organizations for a fun evening to connect people of faith to community organizations working to better our community through social justice, environmental, and human health organizations. In the style of “speed-dating”, congregation…
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Posted January 5, 2018
Funding Available for Congregations – Up to $5,000 – FREE Webinar Sunday January 21st 2 PM
Do you know a congregation looking for funds to carry out an environmental or health themed program or in-the-ground project? Then Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeake (IPC) can help. IPC is providing support for congregations to apply for Chesapeake Bay Trust Community Engagement Mini-Grants (up to $5,000). FREE informational webinar to be held on Sunday, January 21st at 2 PM. Click HERE to…
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Posted November 17, 2017
Funds Available for Congregations-Up to $5,000-CBT Community Engagement Mini-Grant Webinar on Nov. 27th at 7 PM
Do you know a congregation looking for funds to carry out an environmental or health themed program or in-the-ground project?Interfaith Partners for the Chesapeakeis providing support for congregations to apply for Chesapeake Bay Trust Community Engagement Mini-Grants (up to $5,000). First FREE informational webinar to be held on Monday, November 27that 7 PM.Click HEREto go…
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Posted June 22, 2017
FREE Trees and Workshops Available for Congregations
Do you know of a church, synagogue, mosque, etc. with a big lawn that could use some shade? Would you like to beautify the grounds and leave a legacy for future generations at a faith community? Want to engage youth and adults in a community building activity that expresses your care for Creation? Interfaith Partners…