Throughout Advent, the Anglican Indigenous Network and Anglican Communion Environmental Network are offering a series of four weekly webinars, bringing perspectives from Indigenous communities across the Communion on the planetary environmental emergency. Contributions will come from Aotearoa and Polynesia (week 1), Amazonia (week 2), Africa (week 3) and the Arctic (week 4).
Described as “a lament in the present and a vision for living well”, the sessions will look at both the current reality facing communities and draw on Indigenous wisdom for shaping a prophetic vision of a better future.
Each week, a 45-minute video from one of the regions will be presented, followed by discussion.
Dates: Mondays 30th November and 7th, 14th & 21st December.
Each webinar will take place four times on each date to enable people in different time zones of the Communion to take part. Registration links below.
30 November – Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia
Archbishop Emeritus Winston Halapua, Dr Emily Colgan, Fe’íloakitau Kaho Tevi and students from Saint John’s Theological College
2 am GMT (3 pm NZDT) – English
1 pm GMT (4 pm EAT) – English – Portuguese
9 pm GMT (4 pm EST) – English
11 pm GMT (8 pm BRT) – English – Portuguese – Spanish
7 December – Amazonas
Bishop Marinez Bassotto and voices from the Manaus area
2 am GMT (3 pm NZDT) – English
1 pm GMT (4 pm EAT) – English – Portuguese
9 pm GMT (4 pm EST) – English
11 pm GMT (8 pm BRT) – English – Portuguese – Spanish
14 December –Africa
Bishop Ellinah Wamukoya of Swaziland and Dr Kapya Kaoma of Zambia
2 am GMT (3 pm NZDT) – English
1 pm GMT (4 pm EAT) – English – Portuguese
9 pm GMT (4 pm EST) – English
11 pm GMT (8 pm BRT) – English – Portuguese – Spanish
21 December – Arctic
Archbishop Mark Macdonald, Dean Jonas Allooloo, Risten Turi Aleksandersen (head of the Sami Church Council in Norway) and Inuit people from Iqaluit, Nunavut (Canada)
2 am GMT (3 pm NZDT) – English
1 pm GMT (4 pm EAT) – English – Portuguese
9 pm GMT (4 pm EST) – English
11 pm GMT (8 pm BRT) – English– Portuguese – Spanish
Why the Anglican Alliance cares about the environmental crisis
The Anglican Alliance exists to connect, equip and inspire the worldwide Anglican family to work for a world free of poverty and injustice and to safeguard creation. The integrity of creation is under severe strain as a result of climate change, environmental degradation and biodiversity loss.
Across the Communion, Indigenous Anglicans are often at the sharp end of these ecological crises, but they also retain traditional wisdom on living well, with deep respect for the Earth, that the whole Communion needs to hear and learn from. The Anglican Alliance is therefore delighted to be able to commend this series of webinars. They are especially timely as the COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the interconnectedness of the life of the Earth and shown us anew how we are all “our brother’s keeper”.
