By Chuck Baclagon
Penuel is one of the few theological institutions that have become deeply involved in the struggle for climate justice in the Philippines.
The school has been part of the recent surge of youth and student-led mobilizations known as the Global Climate Strikes that were inspired by the Swedish youth activist Greta Tunberg.
The participation of Penuel in both the September 20 at the University of the Philippines College of Science Amphitheatre and the November 29 strikes in Liwasang Bonifacio was a product of its longstanding partnership with different players in the Philippine climate justice movement, including 350.org Pilipinas, which has facilitated an ongoing conversation with the faculty and the student body through a series of educational discussions and film screenings, that has not only challenged the community to radically shift away from the traditional understanding of climate change and environmentalism from the lens of creation care and stewardship –to one that bears witness to the ministry of proclaiming and struggling for the fullness of life by speaking truth to power which lies at the very heart of the Gospel
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