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What we’re about
We are in a moment of great transition – both in the world and in religious life. In both cases, we know that the future will look different from what we’ve known. Let’s move together toward healing, wholeness, and possibility.
Today, 98% of land in the U.S. is owned by white people and institutions, and 1500 acres of that land are developed every day. When we peel back the layers on today’s climate crisis, we see a history of violence to both people and the Earth.
Land justice calls us to radically transform this reality — and create something new together. It is the practice of healing the land, protecting it from extraction, and restoring stewardship to Black, Indigenous, and other dispossessed communities. The time is ripe for these possibilities to flourish — and religious communities can be the much-needed catalyst to make them come to life.
What we do
As religious communities discern the future of the lands they’ve loved for generations, we support them to incorporate land justice into that process. We’re your one-stop shop for exploring how land justice might become a part of your property plan. From informational webinars to deep historical education, relationship-building support to technical assistance; we’re here to help communities envision how their lands can support a just, loving, and livable future for all of us.
Our story
Land Justice Futures grew out of the Nuns & Nones movement. Founded in 2016, Nuns & Nones began as a simple invitation: Let’s bring sisters and seekers together to explore themes like community, belonging, justice, and spiritual practice. Those initial relationships gave way to many vibrant experiments, from local gatherings to a six-month residency in a convent, and ultimately, a new imagination for what spiritual community can be for our times.
While Nuns & Nones began as two distinct groups, the heart of our creative potential was in the newness that emerges in “the space in-between” our stories. As a result, we discovered a shared call among sisters and seekers to support committed communities—new and old alike—to enact the long-term work of repair and renewal that is needed in our world.
Land Justice Futures emerged as an answer to a need: We noticed that many communities were struggling alone, holding weighty discernments about the lands they’ve loved for generations. Drawing on Nuns & Nones’ spirit of mutuality and encounter, we set out to help hold these questions with a spirit of possibility and a commitment to justice. We launched in 2021 and have been on this wild, wonderful ride ever since.