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    Report from TOU’s UN Main Rep, Grove Harris – May, 2015
    By Temple of Understanding
    In Ecological Justice, What's New
    Posted May 25, 2015

    Report from TOU’s UN Main Rep, Grove Harris – May, 2015

    The Mining Working Group (MWG) at the UN is a coalition of NGOs, mainly religious, that are collaborating effectively to raise environmental issues at the UN. From overturning the extractive [...]

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    621 Organizations sign on to support Human Right to Water & Sanitation
    By Temple of Understanding
    In Human Right to Water, What's New
    Posted May 18, 2015

    621 Organizations sign on to support Human Right to Water & Sanitation

    On May 7th, 621 organizations collectively representing billions of people globally issued a joint letter to United Nations Member States urging them to include the fundamental right to water and [...]

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    Nepal Buddhist nuns rebuilding after quake
    By Temple of Understanding
    In Ecological Justice, What's New
    Posted May 2, 2015

    Nepal Buddhist nuns rebuilding after quake

    Women are key drivers of change! Read in the Washington Post how Kathmandu’s ‘kung fu nuns’ sprang into action after the deadly earthquake in Nepal.

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