Climate Teach-In

Teach-ins are meant to inform, engage, and inspire action on important issues. No issue today is more important to our world than climate change, which impacts everything we care about. Join us to engage with experts on the topics of public health, environmental justice, solar energy in Alabama, and movement…

ContributorJanuary 26, 2022

Guest Posts SDG1 SDG11 SDG16 SDG5

International Justice Mission & the Fight Against Violence

There are an estimated 40 million people that are trapped in different forms of slavery around the world. That is more people in slavery than ever before in history. Human trafficking itself is a $150 billion industry – and it’s growing rapidly. International Justice Mission is a global organization fighting…

adminNovember 16, 2020

Guest Posts SDG SDG10 SDG11 SDG5

The Pursuit of Equity: Understanding How to Reduce Inequality

To lack equality, to experience or have injustice or partiality; these are the descriptions that populate when you google the definition of inequality. The year is 2020, and society has not progressed in the same facet or to the same magnitude as technology or athleticism. This should draw a red…

adminNovember 16, 2020

Director's Corner SDG11 SDG16 SDG17 SDG9

Director’s Corner: Healing the Heart of Democracy

“The human heart is the first home of democracy. It is where we embrace our questions. Can we be equitable? Can we be generous? Can we listen with our whole beings, not just our minds, and offer our attention rather than our opinions? And do we have enough resolve in…

Mike KenslerOctober 6, 2020

Books & Ball Caps Videos

Books & Ball Caps: Healing the Heart of Democracy & The Tennessee Smokies

Mike recommends reading Healing the Heart of Democracy by Parker J. Palmer and shares the story behind his Tennessee Smokies ball cap.

Mike KenslerSeptember 29, 2020

Guest Posts

We Must, & Will, Do Better

This year has been a challenge for a plethora of reasons. 2020 has brought a global pandemic, a national racial reckoning, and a national financial crisis among so many other things. However, I am a believer that everything happens for a reason, and this year has brought many issues to…

adminSeptember 29, 2020

Guest Posts SDG14 SDG15 SDG16 SDG5

Conflict in the World’s Most Important Wilderness Area: The Cameroon Anglophone Crisis & the Need for Community Participation in Conservation of the Congo

By Dr. Kelly Dunning, Assistant Professor of Conservation Governance, College of Forestry and Wildlife. The Congo Basin Rainforest is the world’s second-largest rainforest at 500 million acres, it is larger than the U.S. state of Alaska. It has over 10,000 species of plants, and many charismatic species like my personal…

adminSeptember 29, 2020

Climate Teach-In

International Justice Mission & the Fight Against Violence

The Pursuit of Equity: Understanding How to Reduce Inequality

Director’s Corner: Healing the Heart of Democracy

Books & Ball Caps: Healing the Heart of Democracy & The Tennessee Smokies

We Must, & Will, Do Better

Conflict in the World’s Most Important Wilderness Area: The Cameroon Anglophone Crisis & the Need for Community Participation in Conservation of the Congo

Search

Categories

Categories

Archives

Archives

Events

Email Updates

Email Updates