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Timeline
1996 |
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1996 |
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life launches national Tu B'Shvat Campaign to Protect Forests |
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1996 |
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Environmental Justice Program distributes third parish resource kit, "Let the Earth Bless the Lord" |
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1996 |
"Visions of Eden: A Jewish Perspective on the Environment" airs nationally — co-produced by ABC television, Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life, and The Jewish Theological Seminary |
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1996 |
Evangelical Environmental Network assembles consultation on training Evangelical seminarians in creation-care |
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1996 |
"'And God Saw That It Was Good': Catholic Theology and the Environment" published |
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1996 |
First Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life regional affilates form: Northwest Jewish Environmental Project in Seattle, WA, and the Jewish Environmental League in Ventura, CA |
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1996 |
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops scholars' consultation on "Ecology, the Common Good, and Catholic Theology," Collegeville, MN |
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1996 |
United Methodist Church, statement on "U.S. Agriculture and Rural Communities in Crisis" |
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1996 |
"Caring for Creation" video on the Endangered Species Act co-produced by National Council of Churches U.S.A. Eco-Justice Working Group |
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February 1996 |
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Environmental Justice Program awards 24 new small grants to parishes |
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June 1996 |
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops third annual leadership retreat |
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October 1996 |
Christian Environmental Council meets in Chattanooga, TN |
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October 1996 |
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Environmental Justice Program Consultation on Environmental Justice |
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1997 |
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1997 |
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Environmental Justice Program scholars'
conference, "Creation As God's Song: Catholic
Imagination and the Environment" |
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1997 |
First annual Mark and Sharon Bloome Jewish Environmental Leadership Institute takes place in conjunction with JCPA Plenum and Hillel's Spitzer Forum in Washington, D.C. |
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1997 |
National Council of Churches U.S.A. develops Environmental Justice Covenant Congregation Program and Environmental Justice Resource Distribution Center |
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1997 |
Coalition on the Environment and Jewish Life mobilizes Jewish support for a strong U.S. position to address global warming at the Kyoto negotiations |
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1997 |
Web of Creation website launched |
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1997 |
"It's God's World: Christians, the Environment, and Climate Change" study resource prepared by National Council of Churches U.S.A. Eco-Justice Working Group |
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February 1997 |
Religious leaders meet with members of Congress and Administration |
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May 1997 |
"God's Earth: Our Home" ecumenical event for environmental justice leaders, Estes Park, CO, sponsored by Eco-Justice Working Group of the National Council of Churches U.S.A. |
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July 1997 |
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Environmental Justice Program awards regional
grants |
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Fall 1997 |
National Council of Catholic Women passes resolution on Children's Environmental Health |
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October 1997 |
Christian Environmental Council meeting in Portland, OR |
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November 1997 |
U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Environmental Justice Program sponsors breakfast at Annual Bishops' Meeting |
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November 1997 |
"Pedagogy for Eco-Justice" conference co-sponsored by National Council of Churches U.S.A.'s Eco-Justice Working Group and Theological Education to Meet the Environmental Challenge |
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December 1997 |
Christian Camping International presents Noah Awards to camps demonstrating innovation in caring for creation |
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