Folks against Genetically Modified Seeds and Food

NOTES TAKEN BY PHIL MITCHELL OF LEEANNE BERES’ SESSION

ATTENDEES

Gerry Schneider, Jennifer De Busk, Kevin O’Keeffe, Peter Drury, Kevin Head, Lynn Magnuson, Bettelinn Brown, Ellen Fischer, Phil Mitchell, Cathy Chow, Vicki Grayland, Silvana Hale, Anodea Judith

OPENING CIRCLE

What barriers have you felt to faith-based advocacy?

“Activism” doesn’t work as well as “spiritual activism”

Difficulty reaching beyond xxxxx but faith and evangelism

For something to succeed it needs a spiritual foundation

People of faith have so much power, but we don’t realize it

2^ND ROUND

What is faith-based advocacy?

Speaking from my values, for justice, for those who can’t speak (people and nature)

Speaking from multiple faiths perspectives is more powerful

Churches are in it for the long run (not short-term thinking)

Moving the conversation beyond self-interest to a higher purpose

Speak as individuals, for our personal commitment

Lead people to experience alive and feel connection to nature

Separation of church and state does not mean you can’t speak as a person of faith

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Individual

Community

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Decisions are not made on the basis of facts alone  -  speak on values