Faith in the Environment – Interfaith Perspectives

This joint meeting hosted by the Green Party Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Interfaith Forum took place online on Saturday 14th November. The Chair was Professor John Barry QUB and the keynote speaker was Alastair McIntosh – activist, writer and academic who spoke about the Climate Crisis, a faith-based understanding of the environment and our relationship with it. His most recent publication is ‘Riders on the Storm – The Climate Crisis and the Survival of Being’ (Birlinn 2020). www.alastairmcintosh.com. Alastair’s presentation was followed by responses from Gasser Abdelal – Belfast Islamic Centre, Vicky Heslop – Jampa Ling Buddhist Community, Raj Puri – Indian Community Centre, Boyd Sleator – NI Humanist Association and ECI’s Chair – Rev Andrew Orr.  You can watch this online meeting on YouTube here.