Latest Past Events

Food Waste Weekend

Here in the US, more than 30% of all food is wasted. In a world with so many hungry people, that’s a terrible shame. Sadly, it gets worse. Wasted food rots and creates greenhouse gas emissions. A lot of them. If you compare the emissions from food waste globally to Read more…

“Islands of Sanctuary” Film Screening

Desert Palm United Church of Christ 1230 E. Guadalupe Road, Tempe

Aboriginal Australians and Native Hawaiians reclaim land and resist the erosion of culture and the environment. Part IV of a four-part series. Indigenous communities around the world and in the U.S. resist threats to their sacred places—the original protected lands—in a growing movement to defend human rights and restore the Read more…

“Fire and Ice” Film Screening

Desert Palm United Church of Christ 1230 E. Guadalupe Road, Tempe

From the Gamo Highlands of Ethiopia to the ANdes of Peru, indigenous communities protect their sacre lands from development, competing religions and climate change. Part III of a four-part series. Indigenous communities around the world and in the U.S. resist threats to their sacred places—the original protected lands—in a growing Read more…