Earth Ministry/WAIPL staff spoke about coal export at two concurrent national ethics conferences this past January. Executive Director LeeAnne Beres presented an extended case study of the religious community’s involvement in the coal export battle at the annual Lutheran Ethicists gathering. Program & Outreach Director Jessie Dye joined with Lummi tribal member Jay Julius at the Society of Christian Ethics annual meeting to tell the story of Lummi opposition to the coal export terminal slated to be built on their sacred lands.
These two events are major professional gatherings for scholars interested in the study of morality within a Christian framework and it was an honor to be invited to present Earth Ministry’s work on the Power Past Coal campaign.