From Together Colorado: Please join us for Faith Climate Lobby Day at the Colorado State Capitol in Denver this year on Friday, February 16th. Last year we were more than 70 strong. We would love to exceed that this year. Together Colorado will have training on zoom on the evening of February 15th at 5pm with those who have signed up.
Also, some Colorado School districts are off school this day, so we are encouraged to consider inviting youth and young people from your congregation to join in the event.
All are invited to join GreenFaith and other 350 Colorado allies for the “State of the Climate” Rally Thursday, Jan. 11th, 12-1pm on the East Lawn of the State Capitol after Gov. Polis’ State of the State address kicking off the 2024 Colorado Legislative Session. Our own Pete Terpenning, Pastor Emeritus of Boulder’s Community United Church of Christ will offer a faith-based reflection and call to action at the rally.
Can’t make it on such short notice? Click here to send a message to your legislators today asking them to sign this open lettersupporting a phase out of permitting for oil and gas wells by 2030 and a just transition to a clean renewable energy future and to speak out against more fracking permits in our local communities NOW.
Immediately after the rally, Thursday at 1 pm, the group will hand deliver a petitionto Governor Polis’ office asking him to reject the inadequate new rules that the AQCC passed for reducing emissions from manufacturing. If you haven’t signed it yet, you can sign the petition here.
With 2023 confirmed as the hottest year on record, let’s call on our state leaders for meaningful action. We need a rapid, just transition off fossil fuels to a clean energy future and to end permitting for new oil and gas wells. Click here to learn more.
There’s a LOT going on in the world. Climate disasters, war and violence, political discord, not to mention the everyday challenges of work, family, health, etc. It’s easier in a community where we can find connection and support for the emotional and spiritual wherewithal to hold it all.
Please join GreenFaith US for one or both of these upcoming programs focused on grief.
NOVEMBER 20 and DECEMBER 18, 2023
5-6:30 PM PT/ 6-7:30 MT / 7-8:30 CT / 8-9:30 ET
Each program will be participatory and therefore uniquely shaped by who is in the room. Together, we will witness our individual and collective grief and discover new ways of living and being in relationship to our beautiful planet. We’ll root in our unique faiths and cultivate collective resilience and hope — and remain ever committed to taking action.
Organizing for an inclusive movement and the future we want takes dedication, and ensuring everyone is supported and freely able to participate as themselves is criticial for a strong climate movement – join 350 Colorado in learning!
In these two sessions you will learn about some basic principles of inclusive organizing and common pitfalls to avoid, how 350 Colorado works in this space, and how you can help insure the climate movement is as inclusive as possible.
The original curriculum of these workshops is thanks to Angela Davis of iProject LLC, a Senior Advisor on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. 350CO staff, board members, and activists further developed the material and created additional content that is from the landscape of our organizing here in Colorado and not only our efforts as an organization for an inclusive movement, but our hope that as many people as possible will join us in this vision.
And they more than just a learning opportunity. These workshops represent our collective commitment to reshape society towards an inclusive climate solution framework that addresses the root causes of injustice in our communities.
Imagine them as the seedbeds where we’ll learn how to keep making inclusivity central to our efforts, helping us transition to a clean energy economy. We’ll explore what it means to move away from an extractive way of being towards a more sustainable and just future. We want to move toward a movement that can equip all individuals with the resources needed to participate fully in climate organizing, through support, mutual aid, and accountability.
We acknowledge that we’re on a journey, that there’s much to learn and unlearn. But together, we can create spaces where growth and learning are an integral part of our climate justice mission.
From Moses to Greta: Leadership Lessons for Facing Up to Climate Change
Join Congregation Har HarShem for our 2023 Symposium on Spirituality and the Environment Sunday November 2nd at 1pm. It is free and open to all. We will have a keynote from an activist in the Jewish community, and then a panel discussion about activism, advocacy, and next steps to live out our values.
The annual Symposium focuses on bringing people together to explore perspectives on environmentalism from faith and spiritual traditions. We bring forward teachers, academics, faith-based activists in dialogue and shared learning. Our hope: greater understanding leading to greater engagement in acts of environmental protection and justice.
