Indigenous Leadership and Ecological Responsibility
Date: Feb 09, 2026
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:15 pm
Sponsor: Milstein Center for Interreligious Dialogue
Location: Online
Category: Online Learning Seasons of Responsibility: Interreligious Conversations on Environmental Justice and Repair
Indigenous Leadership and Ecological Responsibility
Part of Our Winter/Spring 2026 Learning Series, Seasons of Responsibility: Interreligious Conversations on Environmental Justice and Repair
Monday, February 9, 2026
Online
1:00–2:15 p.m. ET
Join Roberto Múkaro Borrero, Human Rights Defender, Cultural Consultant, and Kasike (chief) of the Guainía Taíno Tribe, and Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay, JTS, for this discussion in our Winter/Spring 2026 Learning Series.
If you have previously registered for another session in this series, your registration admits you to all sessions in the series, and you may attend as many as you’d like.
About the Speakers
Roberto Múkaro Borrero (he/him) has a distinguished and diverse background in policy & program development, the arts, and human rights advocacy, including a specialization on the rights of Indigenous Peoples. He retains over 25 years of experience actively engaging the United Nations system in thematic areas such as Sustainable Development and Climate Change, among others. He has served on the staff of the International Indian Treaty Council and the American Museum of Natural History, as well as an independent contracting consultant for UNESCO, UNDP, UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, PBS, and other notable institutions. A published writer, an accomplished artist, and musician, Borrero is a citizen of the Guainía Taíno Tribe of Borikén and the Virgin Islands. In 2012, he was traditionally sanctioned a kasike (chief) of the Guainía Taíno Tribe.
Rabbi Stephanie Ruskay is associate dean of The Rabbinical School and executive director of The JTS Hendel Center for Ethics and Justice. She has made her career in the Jewish social justice sector, having served in leadership positions at American Jewish World Service, Auburn Theological Seminary, AVODAH: The Jewish Service Corps, and JOIN for Justice. Rabbi Ruskay is an alumna of JTS’s Joint Program, The Davidson School and The Rabbinical School. She directs field education and entrepreneurial endeavors and is focused on raising the scope and profile of social justice work and community organizing skills in the role of the contemporary rabbi. Rabbi Ruskay is a member of the social justice commission of the Rabbinical Assembly and of its Joint Placement Commission.
About the Series
Across Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and Hindu traditions, spring is a season of reflection, renewal, and ethical commitment. Grounded in holidays from Tu Bishvat and Lent to Ramadan, Holi, and Passover, this interreligious series explores responsibility, repair, and leadership in the face of urgent ecological challenges. Together, participants consider how religious wisdom can inspire ethical action and collective hope.
