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By Joan Brown,osf Blessings this night, the last hours of COP 21 with everyone waiting for the final draft document that will be worked on all night, I am assuming. My blog tonight is in two parts. Part 1 is … Continue reading →

By Joan Brown,osf Hope for an agreement that can move the world forward in a strong way is growing with the latest document draft today, that is being hammered away at, even as I write. The basics are in place … Continue reading →

What is the Real Work of Paris? Today is bracketed by two events in the courtyard of COP21, where some civil society members can hold public witnesses. As the sun was still raising this morning Indigenous People held signs and … Continue reading →

Road to Paris—Monday, Dec 7, 2015, Blog 7 Joan Brown, osf I am inside the Blue Zone this week, an official NGO observer with Franciscans International. Because I lost my voice yesterday, I took it slower today, but made it … Continue reading →

Road to Paris—Sunday, Dec 6—Blog 6 Joan Brown,osf  This post will be mostly pictures of Sunday at the People’s Climate event that was moved to a neighborhood in Paris. The colorful citizen event held many tents with local food, transition … Continue reading →

In Paris, Wednesday, Dec 3, 2015—Blog Post 2 Sr. Joan Brown,osf Executive Director, NMIPL   After arriving at Charles de Gaulle Aiport at 9:30 am, Sr. Odile of the Franciscan Missionary of Mary community graciously met me and we went … Continue reading →

The faith community and people of conscience in Albuquerque and Santa Fe took a number of actions during the conference on climate in Paris (COP21) on Nov. 30-Dec. 11. An interfaith vigil in Albuquerque brought members of the Jewish, Christian, … Continue reading →

Pomegranate. (Mike Cooke, used under FreeImages.com/license) Planting good seeds in the fertility of the mind: Rise up to the Paris climate pledge by Joan Brown Nov. 23, 2015 in The pomegranates on our tree cracked open while I was at … Continue reading →

by Tara García Mathewson Nov. 9, 2015 in In 1988, not long after Dominican Sr. Patricia Siemen graduated from law school, she worked for a nonprofit that was preparing to build affordable housing for farmworkers in south Florida. She opened … Continue reading →

I was in Washington D.C. last week with a coalition of organizations including NM Interfaith Power & Light, NMCC, and the Sierra Club. We were lobbying our elected officials on the EPA’s proposed limits on methane emissions. About 40 people … Continue reading →