What’s New at Lifebridge?
Join Us for a "Meet the Artist"
Wine and Cheese Reception
Featuring Hudson Valley Artist, Rudy Vavra
"Trash, News and Paint"
Sunday September 17, 2023 2 - 4 PM
Free event All are Welcome 845-658-3439
Celebrating the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
with a focus on Goal #13, Climate Action
"Covering the News #5 2020"
27" x 36"
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CREATING CLIMATE COURAGE
An evening conversation with Sean Dague
Head of the Hudson Valley Chapter of the Citizen's Climate Lobby
"A view from the Clean Energy Future"
We are at the beginning of an energy transition away from highly polluting energy sources to cleaner and safer ones. Over the next thirty years, the world will transform in some expected — and some unexpected — ways. Sean will discuss what a clean energy future will look like for the average household.
This event is part of Sustainable Hudson Valley's
Tuesday September 19, 6 - 7:30
Lifebridge Sanctuary free event All are welcome
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Gallery at Lifebridge Sanctuary
CALL FOR ARTISTS!
2023 Gallery at Lifebridge Sanctuary
The Gallery at Lifebridge Sanctuary features art exhibits reflecting the themes of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
If you want to be added to our e list for Gallery openings please email us at lifebridge3@gmail.com or phone 845-658-3439.
We are looking for artists whose work reflects the work of the United Nations
Inaugurating the New Solar Array at the Sanctuary
In November 2011 Kevin Cahill, Chair of the New York State Assembly Energy Committee, and guests officially inaugurated the new solar array at Lifebridge Sanctuary. During the summer and fall, Lotus Energy installed forty-eight solar panels on six poles around the pond in front of the building. The system is expected to provide 85% of the electricity needs for the Sanctuary and over the next twenty-five years will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 261 tons of CO2 - that's equivalent to planting 10,436 trees. More
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SHARING THE HARVEST
Many groups and individuals are currently working to solve the problem of hunger in their local areas by planting an extra row in their garden, donating to food banks and soup kitchens and becoming involved in various ways. We encourage you to learn more about what you can do in your local community. Some of our local agencies are:
Food Bank of the Hudson Valley
See also: Plant a Row, Just Food and Feed the Hungry are just a few. Search your local area for ways to help!
This effort is in support of the UN Millennium Development Goals - an effort by governments and people to significantly reduce hunger and poverty by 2015.
Hear Lifebridge representatives live on WAMC
Barbara Valocore and Steve Nation speak on WAMC's Roundtable about Peace Day. Listen live.
International Day of Peace Vigil September 21, 2009
The International Day of Peace is celebrated all over the world in local communities in countless diverse ways. Join a global 24 hour meditation vigil Monday, September 21, 2009 sponsored by Intuition in Service. Register online here.
300,000 people participated in the IDP Vigil in Sri Lanka, 2004
Other IDP Resources:
International Day of Peace Vigil
United Nations International Day of Peace
Join a Global Meditation Vigil
Millennium Development Goals Project
As a contribution to the global mobilization of will around the Millennium Development Goals, in 2007 Lifebridge Foundation initiated a series of public discussions on the Goals for the local Hudson Valley community. In 2009 the group is holding periodic discussion meetings plus several public events. Details
Library Donation
On 7/7/07 the Lifebridge MDG Project Group donated a collection of 25 books on the Millennium Development Goals to the Rosendale Public Library. More
Town Resolution
As a result of the group's preparation for the Library donation, Lifebridge staff made an informational presentation to the Town Board of Rosendale, NY. At this meeting the Town suggested they adopt a resolution supporting the MDG's. More
Town of Rochester has followed with their own resolution on August 7, 2008.
Community Week 2007
Many friends came to help our work, some from as far away as Moscow!
See details here.
Painting: “Bridge of Glory” by Nicholas Roerich, used by permission of the Nicholas Roerich Museum.
Public Events at Lifebridge Sanctuary
We are offering a series of public events of a wide variety; something for everyone! The Hudson Valley is rich with culture and diverse talent and we hope to bring you the best. Stay tuned for future events.
Check this page regularly for updated information.
Work by Rudy Vavra
"Domestic Trash #3" 21" x 26"
"Blue Painting #1" 34" x 42"
oil on canvas
The 2030 Agenda
The SDG's are a 17-point plan to end poverty, combat climate change and fight injustice and inequality. They are the biggest attempt in the history of the human race, as a whole, to make the world a better place. It is a plan that 193 governments have agreed on, a plan backed by leading businesses and organisations and a plan that the world wants and needs. A to-do list for the planet that will only be achieved if everyone plays their part.
"The first great human right to most of the people in the world is the right to eat. We have been blessed with a land that provides us with a surplus of food and yet we have not learned how to share this surplus with the people of the world." Eleanor Roosevelt
MDG project
Community Work Week
We provide room and board at Lifebridge Sanctuary. You contribute your time, skills and energy. Together we build sustainable community.
THANK YOU!