Posts by Community Member
Electoral Justice for Climate: Time to End the Electoral College
As a Unitarian-Universalist (UU), my beliefs about sacred action are grounded in the UU seven principles. These include the inherent worth and dignity of every person (1); justice, equity and…
Read MoreIn Remembrance of Mary Lou Grahek
Mary Lou was a dear friend to many of us for years and co-chair of Congregations Caring for Creation, MNIPL’s original name, since its beginning in 2015. Three years ago,…
Read MoreWriting for a Storm: Six Moments of Grief and Resistance
As we begin this September edition of Firelight, we mourn the loss of life due to Hurricane Florence in the Carolinas and Typhoon Mangkhut in the Philippines. This month’s curator…
Read MoreFacing Grief with Deep Love
Dear Friend, I write to you with a special edition of Firelight, in response to the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission decision to grant the Line 3 pipeline a Certificate of Need.…
Read MoreUnderstanding Self for Climate Action
Dear Friends, This month we share with you reflections from MNIPL Board Member, Narayan Dhakal on the Understanding of Self through the lens of his Hindu faith. It reminds me…
Read MoreOn Taking Back our Power
Welcome to this edition of Firelight, curated by Sara Wilhelm Garbers. Read on for her meditation on taking back our power, listening to ourselves and our bodies, and sensing the…
Read MoreWhat does love have to do with climate change?
Thanks to clever marketing and winter doldrums, February is often associated with Valentine’s Day, an annual celebration of love. What does love have to do with climate change? Everything! Without…
Read MoreBeing the Dream: On Winter’s Wisdom
Welcome to the first edition of Firelight of 2018, curated by Kali Higgins who shares music, poetry, meditation, and reflection as we find our way into the depths and wisdom…
Read MoreHealing Power of the Sun
On a sunny day in Duluth, snow falls on newly installed solar panels at AICHO (American Indian Community Housing Organization). AICHO focuses on holistic housing, including educational and cultural programs,…
Read MoreOn Keeping Warm
Welcome to this edition of Firelight, curated by Sara Wilhelm Garbers. Read on for her meditation on the beloved Mary Oliver poem “Wild Geese”, an invitation to care for ourselves…
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