Our religious traditions, spiritualities, science and ancestral wisdom converge in this poly-crises moment affirming that we are one in a very sacred universe. We are inspired by deeper understanding to work in prophetic ways as we learn to be engaged mystics. We will explore these intersections and what they look like on the ground through work on climate justice, extractivism and advocacy with local communities in New Mexico.

Joan Brown, OSF is a Franciscan Sister from the Rochester, Minnesota community who is rooted in farm origins in Kansas. She has worked for decades in the Southwest United States and New Mexico with communities affected by economic disparities and injustices, ecological and climate concerns while being rooted in local spirituality, culture, beauty and sorrow.  A co-founder of New Mexico and El Paso Interfaith Power and Light and the founding director and now Director Emeritus, she continues to work on oil and gas and other extractive concerns in New Mexico at the intersection of climate concerns. Immersion in the natural world, growing, preserving and cooking food, writing, walking and camping along with life in a diverse community nurture her ministry and sacred journey.

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