What a gift to have folx from so many communities gathered together, including… 

Congregation Nevei Kodesh, Congregation Har HaShem, Boulder Valley UU Fellowship, Boulder Friends, Boulder Shambhala Center, Eon Zen Center, Upaya Zen Center, Community United Church of Christ, Pine Street Church, Flame and Well Druid Grove, Naropa University, First Congregational Church, Boulder Morningstar Zen Center, Climate Justice Hive, Joanna Macy Center, and more….

Many thanks to everyone who joined.

Shout out also to Micha K. Ben-David with the Climate Justice Hive for helping to guide our group discussion. And many thanks to the Joanna Macy Center and Climate Justice Hive for hosting us at Naropa, to the Mediterranean Market for the nourishing food, and to GreenFaith USA for picking up the tab to support our efforts.

We may have failed to take photos but it was a full room of heart-full people sharing, connecting, and planting seeds for faith-rooted climate action. It was wonderful to be together and combine our lights in these dark times.

Next steps: 

Our goal was to affirm and deepen our relationships and explore ways to develop a stronger and wider network for collective action. 

We will compile the many networks, connections and ideas that were shared and send that out to everyone in the coming weeks.

Our next gathering will be Thursday, January 16th, time TBD — we’ll send out a scheduling poll in early Jan.

If you are connected with someone who came to the gathering and is not on this email list, please forward our gratitude to them as well. They can sign up here to receive these emails.

In the meantime, many blessings to all as we turn toward the winter solstice and enter the holiday season. Please keep sharing here as you are called. 

May we continue to co-create a sanctuary of support and loving action.

Lodi, Sam, mary beth, Pete, Sarah and Monica

GreenFaith Boulder County
greenfaithbouldercounty.org

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Co-sponsored by Trident Booksellers and Cafe, All Souls Church, NAACP Boulder County, Greenfaith Boulder County, The Refuge, The Wesley Foundation at CU Boulder, and the Association for Welcoming and Affirming Baptists

Friday October 25
Public Lecture and Book Signing 
7pm-8pm
Free

Saturday October 26
Life After Doom Workshop
8:30am -11:45pm 
Lectures, Q&A, conversations, light breakfast/coffee provided.

Hyphenated Life Podcast 
Live Audience Interview with Brian McLaren
2pm-3pm
Free

Sunday October 27 
Worship Gathering 9am-10am
Wisdom and Courage through The Arts (Brian McLaren preaching)
Free

This is a wonderful opportunity to gather and discuss these times together as people of faith, with courage and compassion. We hope you can join! 

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There will be speakers, networking events, food, and drinks – plus the chance to spend the afternoon with your fellow Colorado climate activists … we are expecting upwards of 100 people. Please try to respond to the invitation as soon as possible, so the organizers can make sure adequate beverages are on hand. Although some compostable plates, tableware, and cups will be provided, you are encouraged to bring your own reusable plates and utensils to go with your shared dish.

RSVP here

We are trying to keep this green by establishing carpooling to and from the event. Please indicate in the comment area on the invite if you are interested in carpooling – indicate if you (a) can drive (b) need a ride and (c) your “region” (e.g. Longmont, Ft Collins, Boulder, Denver, Greeley, etc)

Hope to see you there!

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• Virtual Climate Lobby Day trainings Feb. 5th and Feb. 19th
• A last-minute day-of training will occur the morning of Climate Lobby Day
• Climate Lobby Day 2024 is Friday, March 1, 8am-2pm
• Meet with legislators to advocate for climate-friendly bills
• Meet activists and organizers from lots of great groups across Colorado! (Climate action is more fun with friends 🙂

We’ll hold a final crash course lobby training at the First Baptist Church of Denver 1373 Grant Street, Denver, CO and provide an overview of bills from 8-9:30am, before heading over to the Capitol (9:30-noon or so). There, you will have the opportunity to speak with Colorado lawmakers, urging them to pass legislation to reduce emissions and promote solutions to the climate crisis.

CLIMATE LOBBY DAY 2024 
Friday March 1st
8am-2pm
RSVP here

View Facebook post with more details
Join Facebook event

Thank you! Please RSVP here and invite friends!

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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. 

What: Faith Climate Lobby Day!

When: Friday 2/16  8am-12pm

Where: Colorado State Capitol 200 E Colfax Ave, Denver CO (meetup location TBA)

 RSVP at bit.ly/COFaithLobby. 

We look forward to a powerful day of influencing our legislators and showing up for climate!

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Please RSVP here if you can attend & invite friends here on Facebook. 

• 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.

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JEDI Workshops: Embracing Inclusive Organizing
Session 1: Foundation & Getting Started
Thursday, December 5th, 6-8pm

Session 2: Making Our Organizing Inclusive
Thursday, December 12th, 6-8pm

RSVP here

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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.

In solidarity, 

Chelsea, Ciara, & JEDI Leaders
350 Colorado

In solidarity, 

Chelsea, Ciara, & JEDI Leaders

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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.

Learn more about the speakers and RSVP here to attend in person.

This program will also be livestreamed on the Congregation Har Harsher YouTube channel. 

Information is also here on Facebook: https://fb.me/e/2USIHYQ6Z. 

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Program:  CCL has crafted this virtual conference with top notch speakers — including Van Jones, CNN commentator, social entrepreneur and renowned author — and dynamic sessions to help us learn how to advocate for national climate policy.

When:  Saturday, November 4, 10:45am – 3:00pm MT

Where: Unitarian Universalist Church of Boulder, 5001 Pennsylvania Ave., Boulder 80303  (Sky Room)

Who: You!  And feel free to bring a friend or two.

Free, but space is limited: Please register HERE.

What to bring:  Sack lunch.  We’ll provide dessert!

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When a mega-fracking site gets moved from a White neighborhood to a BIPOC neighborhood, a mother fights to try and stop it. She joins the state-wide effort to change the law but the powerful oil and gas industry fights back with lawsuits, harassment, sabotage, and $50 million. Check out the trailer here

Fracking the System: Colorado’s Oil and Gas Wars
Thursday October 19th 6:30-9pp
Naropa University Performing Arts Center, 2130 Arapahoe Ave

Doors open 6:00 p.m | Film at 6:30 p.m.
Q&A with director and guests 8:00 p.m.

Get Tickets

Ticket sales will support Earth Dog Films’ final production of the film and the Joanna Macy Center. You can also support the film directly here.

Learn more and Join the Movement at Fracking the System

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