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What do DUMBO, Wal-Mart, and Park Road Baptist Church have in common?

They have all tapped into the potential of RENEWAL, the new documentary on the religious-environmental movement, to effectively organize and motivate groups and individuals around the increasingly important issue of environmental stewardship. You can see our previous articles on THE RENEWAL PROJECT here and here.

DUMBO, a neighborhood improvement district in Brooklyn, NY, is screening RENEWAL to promote five environmental initiates in the community: public recycling, alternative modes of transportation, consumption reduction, greater energy efficiency and environmental education. Wal-Mart is using segments of RENEWAL in training sessions with store managers to help them develop Personal Sustainability Programs that they will then share with their colleagues. I know, I can’t believe I’m actually posting something positive about Wal-Mart. And Park Road Baptist church developed a four-week-long, intergenerational Sunday school class using two segments of RENEWAL each week.

These are just a few of the exciting stories emerging from the RENEWAL Circle, a group of early users and adapters of the film. You can read more about them and many others at www.renewalproject.net/members. If you haven’t already, you can purchase the film there as well. Hopefully, the stories from the RENEWAL Circle will inspire you to conduct similar events or to create new ones of your own. Either way, please log in at www.renewalproject.ning.com to share your own stories and to connect with RENEWAL audiences around the world.

Via Ryan Parker
RENEWAL Project Coordinator