Earth Day Northwest 2020 is a coalition of businesses, non-profits, faith communities, indigenous tribal leaders, and community groups from the Pacific Northwest who have come together to create meaningful change towards the goal of a more livable, equitable, and sustainable city, region, and planet. These effort are focused around the 50th anniversary of Earth Day (April 22, 2020). On the EDNW2020 website, you can learn about local and regional initiatives, take the pledge to take action and empower change, and find a large collection of actions we can take today as individuals. Dean Steve Thomason is a member of the Leadership Council of EDNW2020, and Saint Mark's Cathedral is a partner organization.
Earth Ministry has been a national leader in engaging the faith community in environmental stewardship and advocacy for over 25 years. Saint Mark's members were involved in the founding of the organization in 1992, and the cathedral is a "Greening Congregation" partner.
National Religious Coalition on Creation Care is an interfaith organization with active engagement concerning our world's most pressing environmental issues: Climate, Energy, Forests, Oceans, and Wilderness. The NRCCC's Religious Declaration of Unprecedented Human Emergency is a powerful statement signed by dozens of religious leaders, including Bishop of Olympia Greg Rickel.
The GreenFaith Partnership is a worldwide organization that inspires, educates, organizes, and mobilizes people of diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds globally for environmental action.
Friends of the Saint Mark's Greenbelt. The Greenbelt slope to the south and west of the cathedral is an asset to the entire community that has been entrusted to the cathedral. Friends of Saint Mark’s Greenbelt is a unit of the Green Seattle Partnership which helps maintain and restore the land by removing invasive plants, maintaining the trails and replanting with native vegetation. For infomation about bi-monthly work parties contact:
Joe Roza
Leave a Reply