To move forward while still rooted in my Garo identity
I am Audrey Nokrek Angela and my roots begin with the Garo tribe of Bangladesh. I am very proud of my community. Being Garo is an important part of who I am. Our traditions, language,
Youth listen to and reflect on their stories and their community stories: Gathering Two of the Indigenous Youth Learning Journey to COP31
Pedro Walpole SJ An echo of how Indigenous youth in many areas struggle to keep their indigenous land and continue to fear the loss of land and way of life was shared during the second
The margins can no longer adapt as the world sets to overshoot 1.5°C
Pedro Walpole SJ We are entering the era of 1.5°C and above. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) recently released Limiting Overshoot Spotlight Report, a study affirming that under current policies, the world is unable to
Crop change, land use change, climate change: Conversations with Indigenous youth
Pedro Walpole SJ In today’s world, it is a challenge to sit with the youth and have them actively write their story from the context of who they are as a person, as a family,
Beginning with the person behind the story: Gathering One of the Indigenous Youth Learning Journey to COP31
James Pochury “Who am I?” is the fundamental question tackled at the onset of Gathering One of the Indigenous Youth Learning Journey, the online learning activity series that the River Above Asia Oceania Ecclesial Network
Listening to self, reflecting on feelings
Pedro Walpole SJ To talk of feelings is to embark on a process of discussion that begins with learning to listen to self and others, identifying roots and roles among the people around, and exploring
Purpose is needed in healing and change in the Territory
John Adams For more than 30 years I’ve lived and worked in Central Australia. I worked in youth justice, Aboriginal organisations, remote communities, and environmental projects. I watched governments come and go. I saw new
Living in two worlds, a conversation with Kenny Braun
Every summer Kenny Braun stops working. Summer is the time to return to country, to fulfil ceremony, to spend time with family and Elders, and to renew the relationships that have sustained his people for
Including community knowledge and experience in climate stocktaking
James Pochury Following through on their 2026 commitment to localize the outcomes of COP30, the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences (FABC) gathered partner organizations in a workshop in Colombo, Sri Lanka in June 2026 to
What is integral ecology for a community of faith?
Pedro Walpole SJ Many indigenous communities suffer a range of interconnected issues, from the loss of resources, especially land, to situations of serious ecological degradation and destruction due to climate change, corporate takeover of agriculture,