In 2016 The Global Peace Initiative of Women (GPIW) launched a series of global dialogues between emerging leaders working in the environmental field and spiritual mentors on the theme of the Inner Dimensions of Climate Change. With the support and partnership of Dharma Drum Mountain Buddhist Association (DDMBA) and with the collaboration of Earth Charter International, this series of global gatherings is designed to enable young leaders to see the climate/ecological crisis through a spiritual lens, to explore the broader implications of the serious changes we are causing for the earth community. Our hope is that through these gatherings these young people will come more deeply into the recognition of the sacredness of the world around us, and awaken from within a love for the natural world. This, we hope, will inspire and guide their work going forward. We share with you films from the first two gatherings. One includes highlights of a gathering of 25 young ecologists from different regions in Africa who came to Marrakech during COP22, and the second gathering brought together 25 young leaders from the Americas and the Caribbean. We were humbled by their depth and awareness, and the commitment with which these young people are working for the planet and for their communities.
We hope you will watch and enjoy the videos and be encouraged as we were by their bright energy and love for all of life.
