Westport Eco-Congregation is honoured to have Martin Palmer, Founding President & Chief Executive of the non-profit network FaithInvest deliver a talk entitled ‘FAITH IN THE FUTURE’, on Zoom on Monday, March 6th starting at 7.30pm.
Martin was a member of the panel at our recent screening of “THE LETTER” and his views and wisdom on matters environmental and the role faiths can play here, left many of us wanting more.
Martin’s talk will be an optimistic and forward-looking exploration of faith-aligned solutions to climate change and other major issues of our time which, he says is embodied by the quote from the recent Global Joy Summit “Perhaps the best is yet to come!” If we try and live with that notion, then the issues about the future are not just about addressing the crises but about having a vision of what could be rather than just what has to be prevented.
This approach – and more – will be addressed to convey how, in a world where we increasingly celebrate and recognise the role of diversity, the diversity of economic models, which the faiths have, could be one of the most important rediscoveries possible.
Martin’s talk will last approximately 45 mins, with 30 – 40 mins for Q&A afterwards.
Martin Palmer was the Secretary General of the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) until June 2019. ARC was founded with HRH Prince Philip in 1995 to help faiths develop environmental and conservation projects based on their own beliefs and practices. Although ARC closed in 2019, having achieved its major goals, its legacy includes FaithInvest and WWF’s International Beliefs and Values Programme. Martin is an international specialist on all major faiths and religious traditions and cultures.
He is the author and editor of more than 20 books on religious and environmental topics. He has translated many ancient Chinese texts, is a regular contributor to the BBC, and is a lay preacher in the Church of England. He has been working with the faiths on their investment programmes since 2001.
VENUE: On Zoom
DATE and TIME: Monday, March 6th, 2023, at 7.30pm
BOOKING: Please email [email protected] with your name and email address. We will forward the Zoom link to you nearer to the date of the event.
This is an event not to be missed! Put the date in your diary.
Westport Eco-Congregation also held an event on 21 February at 7.30pm in Westport Town Hall Theatre when Kevin Hargedon and Dr Ciara Murphy travelled to Westport to carry out a workshop based on their recent publication – Parish as an Oasis. It was an informative and exciting event.