Upcoming Programs
WATERritual
Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at 7:30 pm EDT with Diann L Neu and the WATER Community
“The Saving Grace of Fun”
The summer season offers a grace-filled time for vacations, relaxation, fun, leisure, recreation, and renewal — even in places where work never seems to stop. It is a saving grace.
If you are exhausted from discussing justice issues, join us to take time to recognize and lift up fun as an integral part of salvation, to see it as a human right. We will bless our current interns as they finish their WATER internships.
Feminist Liberation Theologians’ Network
Friday, November 22, 2024 from 4 to 6 pm PT
The 2024 FLTN Gathering in San Diego, CA
Agenda and location yet to be announced.
In Memory of Her – Elaine Wainwright, RSM 1948-2024 (Brisbane, Australia)
Elaine Wainwright, center, with FLTN panelists, 2017.
WATER extends sincere condolences to the family, Mercy Community, friends and colleagues of Elaine Wainwright.
She was a highly respected and deeply loved feminist theologian with focus on biblical studies, especially Christian scriptures. Her ecofeminist work was a signal contribution to the field. As a scholar, teacher, minister, and administrator, she brought the same faithfulness, thoroughness, and kindness to every table.
Working Together: Feminist and Queer Theology in Conversation with Mary E. Hunt, Ph.D.
With gratitude to FutureChurch, we share their resources here:
Mary Hunt, Ph.D., kicks off FutureChurch’s Pride Month series with a presentation on “Working Together: Feminist and Queer Theology in Conversation.”
Dr. Hunt’s presentation names the current lived reality for women and LGBTQ+ people in the Catholic Church, explores the histories and intersection of both feminist and queer theologies, and offers practical suggestions and principles for working together toward justice in the world and church. Dr. Hunt then engages in conversation with several participants.
For more information and a listing of some resources, visit: https://futurechurch.org/justice-in-the-church/working-together-feminist-and-queer-theology-in-conversation-with-mary-e-hunt-ph-d/
Intern at WATER
Be a Part of an Action-based Community
Become a WATER Intern
for Summer 2024 or Fall 2024 or Winter 2025!
WATER welcomes students from seminaries, universities, colleges, volunteer programs, and more to work in the WATER office.
Interns at WATER engage in the full range of activities from office work to program planning. They learn how a small non-profit is run and what it takes to nurture an Alliance. Those wishing to do their own research will have a chance to utilize WATER’s constantly growing Resource Center as well as consult with our experienced staff through in-house seminars.
Interns must commit to a minimum of six weeks and can stay for as long as a year or two. All participants are encouraged to apply for academic credit from their home institutions for their work at WATER. We are delighted to work with programs which sponsor volunteers with expenses shared by WATER as the on-site placement.
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Land Acknowledgement
WATER, located in Silver Spring, Maryland, acknowledges that it sits on the traditional and contemporary homeland of the Piscataway and Nacotchtank (sometimes known as the Anacostan) people, the original stewards of this land.
We are committed to lifting up the names of these lands and the community members from these nations who reside alongside us and who were here long before we were. We affirm WATER’s intention to promote healing, respect, and love for all people through our work, with special indebtedness to Native people whose lands we are privileged to share.