Author Archives: Joan

South Valley Organizers Invite You to Celebrate San Ysidro Day

Every May for hundreds of years, New Mexican communities have come together to celebrate San Ysidro Day.  We will celebrate it this year with blessing and thanking the waters that make it possible for us to once again start the … Continue reading

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The Disrupted and Dynamic Moment We are Living in

Young Adult Conversation via zoom–link will be given after registering We find ourselves living in a moment of immense upheaval and uncertainty. The pandemic, economic collapse,  and climate change crisis affect young adults in enormous and challenging ways. Six young … Continue reading

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New Mexico Wild to Host Webinar on Protecting Chaco Canyon

Wednesday, May 13 at 3:00 p.m. MT. The Farmington field office of the Bureau of Land Management has released a draft Resource Management Plan Amendment (RMPA), and it doesn’t look good for the Greater Chaco region. New Mexico Wild is … Continue reading

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Sister Joan Brown Addresses Franciscan Action Network

On Friday, April 24, the Franciscan Action Network (FAN) staff hosted a Zoom meeting where Joan Brown OSF, Executive Director of New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light was the guest speaker. “Sr. Joan’s talk was inspiring and challenging as she … Continue reading

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Methane Clips: May 4, 2020

Via Jackie Day General News  EPA is shirking its duty during current crisis. According to an op-ed by Jordan Smith in the Albuquerque Journal, “We’re in a public health and economic crisis. We all know the impacts of this crisis … Continue reading

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Embodied Earth Prayer: Surrounded by Light and Love

Blessings this week and we pray you are surrounded by light and love in your life and family no matter the struggles, challenges or small joys. We remember and pray with our Muslim brothers and sisters in the holy days … Continue reading

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The Holtec Partnership, Probed

The following is a reprint of an article published by Nick Maxwell, a writer, analyst, and public watchdog in  WeTheFourth.org.  Maxwell advocates for government transparency. What the Hobbs News-Sun and Associated Press aren’t reporting: April 27, 2020 (LEA COUNTY, NM) — … Continue reading

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Request an Absentee Ballot

One step you can take to fulfill your commitment to be a Faith Climate Voter is to participate in the upcoming primary election. In these days of social distancing and restrictions on public gatherings, the best way to participate is … Continue reading

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Two Ways to Exercise Responsible Citizenship

As we formulate strategies and await action on ways to pledge to become a faith climate voter in the primaries and general election of 2020, we have recommend two immediate actions in which you can exercise responsible citizenship Complete the … Continue reading

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An Earth Day Reflection from Necip Orhan

Necip Orhan, executive director of the Turkish Raindrop Foundation and the Dialogue Institute of the Southwest, was among the faith leaders in New Mexico who offered reflections for the video that New Mexico Interfaith Power and Light created for Earth … Continue reading

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