Join Us for Online Screening of ‘Other Side of the Hill’

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Film and discussion on how wind, solar, and other creative initiatives can revitalize and renew rural communities. Hosted by New Mexico Interfaith Power & Light, 350 New Mexico, Citizens Caring for the Future and Renew New Mexico

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About the film

Emmy nominated “Other Side of the Hill” explores the impacts of a changing climate in rural Eastern Oregon – as seen through the eyes of local leaders on the ground. From innovative timber operations in Wallowa County to large-scale solar in Lakeview, we amplify the voices of rural communities often left unheard. In a time of unprecedented cultural divide between rural and urban Oregon, we find common ground in an urgency to address a changing landscape.

FEATURED PANELISTS

  • Rep. Angelica Rubio
  • Myra Pancrazio (Executive Director, Estancia Valley Economic Development Association)
  • Bob Bresnhan (Co-Founder, Renewable Taos)
  • Danielle Garcia (ReNew Mexico)

Joanna Macy: Climate Crisis As Spiritual Path

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This 20 minute interview with Joanna Macy, a friend of New Mexico Interfaith Power & Light, will help answer an essential question: How we are going to live our lives fully, with inner peace and courage (and even joy) as we confront a world that is destroying itself? The video is an excerpt from the 2014 film “The Wisdom to Survive: Climate Change, Capitalism & Community,”produced by filmmakers Anne Macksound and John Ankele (Old Dog Documentaries).

JOANNA MACY: Climate Crisis As Spiritual Path from Old Dog Documentaries on Vimeo.

Planting Trees for Our Future and Gardens to Nourish our Community

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Seeds and seedlings are going in the ground this summer and fall. In this video, we feature the Forest of Bliss campaign and its origins at Alvarado Park in November 2019 (with support from the Albuquerque Sikh Gurudwara under the leadership of Manjeet Kaur Tangri).

The campaign has resulted in the planting of several dozen trees around New Mexico over the past several years, including the Rio Grande Community Farm/Garden. Another 30 trees will be planted at that site in September 2021.

The Rio Grande Community Garden/Farm also provides gardening opportunities for non-profits like Tres Hermanas Farm, which serves refugees.

Our video also celebrates community gardens at St. John’s United Methodist Church and St. John XXIII Catholic Community, which provide nourishment for needy families and individuals in Albuquerque.