Laudato Si’ Movement WA 2026 Earth Day Summit

All are invited to attend this year’s Laudato Si’ Washington Chapter Earth Day Summit, with the theme of “Finding Common Ground“. Join us for a day of building bridges through a love for creation with presenters representing diverse areas of specialty across Washington State.

Morning Keynote

“Our Sacred Earth: The Care of Creation as a Spiritual Imperative”, featuring Sr. Mimi Maloney, SNJM, Sr. Mary Ellen Robinson, SNJM, and Elena Pawl

Special Guest Speakers

Daniel Harm, Communications Director for the Center for Responsible Forestry

Lynda Mapes, retired Pulitzer Prize-nominated Environmental Reporter for the Seattle Times and National Outdoor Book Award Winner

Ashton Picard, Vice Chairman of the Nez Pierce Tribal Executive Committee and chair of the Nez Pierce Tribe’s Natural Resource Subcommittee

Dick Warwick, Cowboy Poet and retired farmer from Eastern Washington

Afternoon Breakout Sessions

• Going Beyond Nice: Effective Conversations on Divisive Topics
• Creating your parish Laudato Si’ Action Plan
• A poetry writing workshop
• Protecting the Pacific Temperate Rainforest

To register, please go here: bit.ly/annual-earth-day-summit-finding-common-ground. This event is free to attend, but donations are highly encouraged to offset the cost of organizing the event.

For questions, please contact Terri Nelson, Director of Integral Human Development at the Archdiocese of Seattle, at terri.nelson@seattlearch.org.

Co-Sponsored by the Archdiocese of Seattle, Laudato Si’ Movement, Seattle University, St. James Cathedral, Sisters of the Holy Name of Jesus and Mary and the Intercommunity Peace & Justice Center.