July 2025 Eco-Spiritual Calendar

Here's a list of some upcoming online and Rogue Valley in-person eco-spiritual activities that may interest you. Check back, as this post will be updated during July as we get additional information, and a new calendar listing will come out in late July 2025. Don't be intimidated by the scope of this list; choose to participate in just what calls to you.

June 25, 2025 - July 30, 2025, Wednesday evenings from 5-7 p.m. PDT - The Cobb Institute offers Exploring Crises and Possibilities for Ecological Justice and Wellbeing

This 6-week, Zoom course "explores visions of ecological civilization, drawing upon process-relational understandings of the cosmos, ecological movements, and central ideas and practices in diverse human communities and fields of thought. The purpose is to gather and build upon practical wisdom, seeking to dive deeply into crises and possibilities. Practical wisdom has power to transform the downward spiral of ecological destruction and to foster movements for protecting, healing, and regenerating our broken planet. Register here.

June 28, 2025, from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. PDT - Sustaining Climate Activists is having their monthly gathering at Blue Heron Park 4385 Pacific Hwy, Phoenix, Oregon, or at the Talent Public Library for social time, resilience tool education, and sharing.

June 30, 2025 - July 3, 2025 - The Global Systems Institute at the University of Exeter, the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology will co-host the Global Tipping Points Conference. "The program will cover the latest developments in both negative and positive tipping points, at scales from local to global, and from theory to practice. It will consider the risks from climate tipping points and opportunities for positive tipping points for different regions, communities, sectors, and supply chains." Global Tipping Points is led by Professor Tim Lenton from the University of Exeter’s Global Systems Institute with the support of more than 200 researchers from over 90 organizations in 26 countries. Registration has closed, but you might want to read a writeup in the Guardian on June 24, 2025: 'This is a fight for life’: climate expert on tipping points, doomerism, and using wealth as a shield. The New York Times on August 11, 2024 also has a visually compelling interactive article How Close Are the Planet’s Climate Tipping Points?

July 4, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. PDT - SOCAN will have a booth at Lithia Park in Ashland, OR for the July 4th Parade. The 2025 Theme is  "Celebrating the Magic of Community" and the start is at Triangle Park.

July 8, 2025, at 9 a.m. PDT - IFTF offers a foresight talk: Foresight for Movement Leaders in a Time Such as This. IFTF Foresight Talks are moderated one-hour sessions filled with tips, insights, and first-hand experience. They spark rich dialogue among futures thinkers from leading organizations as they discuss how to navigate today’s global turbulence — and transform challenges into tomorrow’s opportunities. These monthly talks are free, open to all, and ideal for graduates of the IFTF Foresight Essentials training. Each session includes a period for questions from the audience and is archived on the site one week after its airing.  Register here.

July 12, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. PDT - The Work That Reconnects Network is offering a webinar with Matthew Fox: Four Paths of Creation Spirituality. "Reawakening our authentic awe and gratitude for the miracle of life is essential to our ability to meet the challenges and opportunities of this complex moment. Through his lifelong journey as a spiritual seeker, teacher, and scholar of Christian Mysticism, Matthew Fox, invites us to activate this mystical relationship with life so we can engage in the sacred responsibility of living our lives in service of compassion and collective wellbeing." Register here.

July 20, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. PDT - Rogue Valley Farm Tour with 30 farms participating. Medford Food Co-op will have brochures, or check at the info booth at the Medford Growers Market on Thursday. Wear sturdy shoes, a hat, bring your water bottle, leave the pets at home, and have a good time! For more information, contact Flavia Franco

July 26, 2025, from 10:00 - 11:30 a.m. PDT - Sustaining Climate Activists is having their monthly gathering at Blue Heron Park, 4385 Pacific Hwy, Phoenix, Oregon, or at the Talent Public Library for social time, resilience tool education, and sharing.

July 29, 2025, at 6 p.m. PDT - SOCAN is having its monthly General Meeting:

How Climate Science Divides Us: Social Dimensions of Climate Change Mitigation

in the Large Meeting Room, Medford Public Library, 205 South Central, Medford, OR. "Dr. Rob Winthrop argues that climate change is not an environmental problem. It is a social problem with profound environmental consequences. While acknowledging the soundness of climate science, he questions how the science has been used to shape policies around highly technical objectives (such as “net zero” emissions) that lack social salience and fail to build consensus. He suggests that we should encourage social mobilization for a climate-positive future around shared goals, not beliefs (including a belief in human-caused climate change). Thus, he thinks that rather than focusing primarily on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, we should pursue climate action as a co-benefit of other socially desired goals, such as energy efficiency and self-reliance." 

September 2025 to June 2026 - The Center for Wild Spirituality is now making plans for their Seminary of the Wild Earth program (their foundational, year-long, eco-spirituality certificate) and their Vocational Eco-Spirituality certificate (specializing in Eco-Spiritual Direction or as a Wild Guide) . Click here to join the waitlist for their 2025 cohort.

September 22, 2025 – September 12, 2026  -  The Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) offers an online course Essentials of Engaged Contemplation, featuring: Brian McLaren, James Finley, Richard Rohr, Dr. Barbara Holmes, Carmen Acevedo Butcher, Randy Woodley, and more. Cost: $2,100, $1,575, or $1,050. More information and registration are available here.

October 24-26, 2025 - The Center for Action and Contemplation (CAC) is holding its annual fall conference, ReVision: What Do We Do With Christianity?, in person in New Mexico and online. More information and registration are available here.

September 24, 2025, 6 a.m.–2 p.m. PDT  - The New York Times flagship live event, Climate Forward, will feature a full day of interviews with world leaders, executives, activists, and lawmakers about our rapidly warming planet. You can apply to attend in person or register to be notified about the livestream here.

September 20-30, 2025  - Faith in Place's Annual Environment & Spirituality Summit will feature Keynote Speaker Robin Wall Kimmerer. Session 1 will be with Rev. Dr. Randy Woodley (a virtual session exploring the interwoven paths of Indigenous wisdom, faith, and Earth justice); Session 2 with Dr. Carolyn Finney (storyteller, author cultural geographer) who is passionate about interrogating our past and dreaming of a future that is liberatory, just, and green, and Session 3 is with Lyanda Lynn Haupt. (award-winning author, naturalist, and ecophilosopher). Register here.

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