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Integral ecology means solidarity with people and planet
We take a systemic approach, advocating for policies that contribute to relationships of solidarity with people and planet.
Change the system, not the climate.
We are living within a broken system that has created a planetary crisis. Those most affected by climate change are those least responsible and the international policy frameworks we have in place aren’t working.
Who is ORCIE-BCRÉI?
By coming together Catholic religious orders have a much stronger public voice on key issues of climate change and social justice.
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ORCIE Presentation: Reflections from COP30 in Belém, Brazil
Date: December 9, 2025 at 2:30 pm (EST)Location: Presentation Manor Theatre, Toronto (61 Fairfax Crescent, Scarborough, ON) At this in-person event, ORCIE’s Executive Director, Genevieve Gallant, will share her firsthand…
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Signing On for Justice at COP30
ORCIE has proudly joined three major Catholic and civil society sign-on statements at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, and we invite our member congregations to add their voices to this collective…
🌍Budget 2025 Does Not Reflect ORCIE’s Focus on Integral Ecology
By Joe Gunn, Board Co-Chair & Treasurer, ORCIE After the spring 2025 election, Canadians had to wait until November 4 to see the “generational budget” promised by their new federal…
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“The people we met with were all keen to understand how integral ecology, the practice of working for policy changes that contribute to relationships of solidarity with people and the cosmos, can help move their work forward.”
