Upcoming Events – Spring 2025
2/6/25
5:00–6:15pm
Online
Maluku Peoples, Environmental Justice, and Local Language with Anggelvania Kesaulija
Anggie will explore the environmental injustices occurring in Eastern Indonesia and the devastating impact they have on the lives of Indigenous communities. As a linguist, she will share her insights on how documenting Indigenous languages can play a role in raising awareness of environmental issues and promoting sustainable solutions.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/92724644922?pwd=TKyzJmWBC4QKWTdxGp4aEiQF4ydLoF.1
Meeting ID: 927 2464 4922
Passcode: 859708
2/20/25
5:00-7:30pm
STH 325
Maggie Mends: Mending Clothes as a Spiritual and Environmental Practice
As we seek to build a more sustainable world, taking care of our ripped and torn clothing can be an important and empowering step in shifting our relationship to what we already have. Together, we will learn and practice from the very beginning- from threading the needle to learning a few basic stitches, and then will put it all together in a practice mend.
Please bring an item in need of repair like wool socks or a sweater with a hole.
Only 20 spots available for the workshop. Please sign up here!
3/6/25
5:00-6:15pm
STH 325
Imaginary Homelands: The Impacts of Colonization on Indigenous Placemaking in Rhode Island
with Nada Samih-Rotondo
Join Palestinian writer & educator Nada Samih-Rotondo as she shares information on the impacts of colonization on Indigenous placemaking in Rhode Island. Participants will reflect on the patterns of colonization on history, environmental justice, and spirituality from Turtle Island to Palestine. By focusing on local sites of historical and environmental interest such as Mashapaug Pond in Providence and King Philip’s Seat in Bristol, participants will begin to unravel the impacts of colonization impacting our world today with an eye towards healing the deep harm inflicted on our land and communities.
3/20/25
5:00-6:15pm
Online
Green Muslims: Living the Environmental Spirit of Islam
with Executive Director, Sevim Kalyoncu
She will share share some key Islamic teachings in regards to the environment and describe the work Green Muslims does to encourage the understanding and practice of these teachings within the American Muslim community.
Sevim Kalyoncu is an environmental educator who serves as the executive director of Green Muslims, a Washington, DC-based nonprofit organization working to help connect the American Muslim community with nature and climate action. She speaks at local mosques, leads educational nature hikes, and puts together Meaningful Watershed Education Experiences (MWEEs) through Green Muslims’ Our Deen (Faith) is Green! youth education program and From the Ground Up! adult environmental education classes. Through this work, she strives to encourage a spiritual connection with nature as well as environmental and climate awareness that is rooted in an Islamic understanding of environmental stewardship.
Join Zoom Meeting
https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/
Meeting ID: 967 5626 4899
Passcode: 984368
4/3/25
5:00-7:00pm
Offsite
Nubian Square Environmental Walking Tour (Sign up link coming soon!)
4/25/25
9:00am-4:00pm
Offsite
Planting Field Trip in Rhode Island at Trinki Brueckner’s Residence
Learn about her work converting her property to a “Homegrown National Park,” engage in some light gardening, and enjoy nature together. Lunch will be provided.