Gather with the EMU Coalition for Climate Justice for engagement with student leaders focused on earth justice and related issues.

´ł´Çľ±˛ÔĚý to explore “Repairers of the Breach: Earth Justice, Everyday Heroes, and the Poor People’s Campaign” linking the ancient prophetic words of Isaiah with the Rev. William Barber’s “Poor People’s Campaign: a National Call for Moral Revival,” set to sweep the country in 2018. Fifty years after MLK was assassinated, Barber and countless others across America are carrying on King’s unfinished call for integrated justice, addressing the intersectional evils of racism, poverty, the war economy, and environmental degradation. This is the time to join in the movement!

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Todd Wynward is a wilderness educator and author of Rewilding the Way: Break Free to Follow an Untamed God. Todd lives with his family in Taos, NM. When he is not re-imagining Christianity, Wynward is re-imagining public education and the American way of life, starting with his own. Locally he practices homesteading in the high desert, while nationally he works to galvanize movements in watershed discipleship, bioregional food covenants, and more-with-less living. He has been engaged in experiential education and social change movements for twenty years, and has spent more than a thousand nights outdoors. He is the founder of a wilderness-based public middle school, leads backpacking and river trips for adult seekers, and is an animating force behind TiLT, an intentional co-housing community. Patheos.com calls his novel “The Secrets of Leaven“ a delicious mystery… exploring deep questions.” His writings and doings can be found at leavenrising.com.

Gather to shine the light of service to humanity through the lens of climate justice such was seen last year at Standing Rock. Join the forming EMU student Coalition for Climate Justice, for Native American prayers, singing, reflections and a call to action.

Reverend Tafue Lusama is from the small island nation of Tuvalu. Rev. Lusama is not only the leader of the Tuvalu Christian Church and a highly respected minister, but he is also an outspoken advocate for creation care and a Christian response to climate change. His small island nation is quickly disappearing as sea levels rise, and Rev. Lusama brings a powerful testimony regarding the plight of his people and how the church can respond to this crisis.

Rev. Lusama makes a stop at EMU as part of the Restoring Eden 5-week speaking tour of Christian colleges around the east coast and midwest.

As a follow-up to President Swartzendruber’s , students reflect on how climate change is impacting students and communities connected to EMU and what our role is in keeping the earth as a practice of faithfulness. Erin Rheinheimer and Melinda Norris present a list of “14 of Your Favorite Things that Climate Change is Ruining.” student Fabrice Guerrier and student Eric Trinka also offer further reflections. Chapel also concludes with a sending for the Middle East Cross-cultural Seminar group.

launches a new semester as he addresses the campus community with a message inspired by ; ; ; and . Chapel closes with a time of sending for the Guatemala & Mexico Cross Cultural group.

Join a movement of the Spirit with worship leaders and musicians leading a powerful, poetic, and visceral, service as part of the . Tevyn East and Jay, of the The Psalters, have been leading similar services in their “Creation Groans Series” through the Alternative Seminary.

So what is this carnival thing? Sarah Thompson, Caleb Lange and Jessica Campbell, participants with Carnival de Resistance, offer some reflections and connections.