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Sacred Season for Climate Justice
Greenfaith identifies the period between March 17 and May 6, 2022 as a Sacred Season for Climate Justice. It is a season when several...
Rick Bonetti
Mar 18, 20221 min read


Naw-Ruz
Ashland Bahai Community Life warmly invites the public from all faith communities to celebrate the Bahá’í Naw-Ruz /New Year on March 20,...
Rick Bonetti
Mar 17, 20222 min read


Russian Oil and the Energy Crisis
One of my favorite sources of news and commentary is the New York Times podcast The Daily, which launched in January 2017 and now gets...
Rick Bonetti
Mar 17, 20223 min read


Saint Patricks Day – Wear Blue, Orange or White?
“In Ireland, some still follow the tradition where Catholics wear green and Protestants wear orange. These colors are associated with the...
Rick Bonetti
Mar 17, 20221 min read


Green Circles Are Meeting Monthly
Ecumenical Ministry of Oregon EMO) offers monthly Interfaith Power & Light Green Circles. These online gatherings "brings together people...
Rick Bonetti
Mar 13, 20221 min read


Oregon's Climate Action Plan
The Oregon Climate Action Plan (OCAP) was signed by Governor Kate Brown two years ago by executive order EO 20-04. Brad Reed, Campaign...
Rick Bonetti
Mar 10, 20221 min read


Book Review: Honest to Goodness
Honest To Goodness Honest to Goodness (2019) by Martin Prozesky explores what it means to be a Christian when governed by ethical...
Rick Bonetti
Mar 1, 20224 min read


The U.S. Military and Environmental Justice
The United States military is one of the world’s biggest polluters. As an institution, it leads the world in oil consumption and emits...
Rick Bonetti
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Why America must protect 30x30
Senator Tom Udall and Dr. Enric Sala explain why Americans must protect 30x30 in this YouTube video. A May 2019 United Nations report...
Rick Bonetti
Mar 1, 20222 min read


Free Food Scraps Drop Off Now at Ashland's Tuesday Market
Have you been looking for a way to reduce your food waste? Now you can drop them off at the Ashland Farmers Market on Tuesdays at the...
Rick Bonetti
Mar 1, 20221 min read


Take Action for Environmental Justice
Oregon Just Transition Alliance and its member organizations are encouraging Oregon State Legislators to pass three key policies in 2022...
Rick Bonetti
Feb 27, 20222 min read


Permaculture Design Course
Siskiyou Permaculture is offering a Permaculture Design Course (PDC) beginning February 26, 2022 meeting every other weekend until May...
Rick Bonetti
Feb 27, 20221 min read


Medford Climate Change Adaptation and Resiliency Plan
On February 10, 2022 Matt Brinkley, AICP CFM Planning Director for the City of Medford, OR presented an informational update to the...
Rick Bonetti
Feb 19, 20221 min read


Welcome
Welcome to Rogue Valley Voice - an online forum to support each other in "being the change to bring forth a more environmentally...
Rick Bonetti
Feb 12, 20221 min read


Oregon Interfaith Climate Action and Advocacy
Faith groups in the Rogue Valley have been involved in advocacy through Ecumenical Ministries of Oregon and several other organized...
Rick Bonetti
Jan 25, 20222 min read


The Dream of the Cosmos
In her 2020 book The Dream of the Cosmos, author Anne Baring "synthesizes the work of Teilhard de Chardin, Margarita Gimbutas, and Carl...
Rick Bonetti
Dec 1, 20211 min read


Building a Regenerative and Just Future
Transitions US is “an ecosystem of communities building a regenerative and just future!” Their R4 Practicum starts March 21, 2022. It...
Rick Bonetti
Feb 10, 20211 min read


The Social Dilemma
“In a time when technology has become our lifeline, it is important than ever that we examine the role it plays in our lives and realign...
Rick Bonetti
Sep 18, 20202 min read


Cybersecurity Vulnerability
image from DHS Visible, physical warfare, such as the horrendous bombings in war in Ukraine, should also draw attention to the...
Rick Bonetti
Jan 15, 20192 min read


Vote Common Good
Evangelical Christian groups are spending millions to drive a socially conservative turnout for the 2018 midterms, but Pastor Doug Pagitt...
Rick Bonetti
Oct 1, 20181 min read
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