April 23rd, 2025Already Happening: Reflections on Climate Jazz
Already Happening: Reflections on Climate Jazz,
Holy Participation, and the Essential Work of Collaboration
by Marnie Klassen
A freelance writer, an Executive Director, and an “apprentice peasant” walk into a conference room. That’s exactly what happened this past November 15, 2024, in Kitchener, Ontario at 50 Kent Avenue.
The gathering was called “Climate Jazz: Anabaptist Improv and Collaboration.” The gathering focused on those who work for North American Anabaptist organizations and have climate, land, or environment within their professional or volunteer portfolio.
I am a freelance writer and preacher, and while I have many curiosities and subjects that I work on, I am consistently drawn back to the intersections of faith and climate. There were around 30 of us there, and while the group lacked some cultural diversity, I was grateful for the diversity of experience and vocation. From the time I arrived, I knew I had much to learn from and with these people.
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