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Interfaith Partners in Action for the Earth
May 19, 2019 @ 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm
It’s time to reconnect. To celebrate. And to plan to make an even bigger impact in the coming year.
Over the past two years, the GreenFaith community in New Jersey has been making a difference!
- Through Electric Vehicle Blessings in Newark and Paterson, we’ve raised awareness about the need to accelerate the use of electric vehicles in the state and to make clean transportation accessible to everyone.
- We’ve opposed the proposed Meadowlands natural gas plant.
- We’ve pressed the state to divest its pension funds from fossil fuel holdings.
- We took more than 50 faith leaders from Newark to Netcong on a tour of the Block Island Wind Farm and then released a multi-faith statement calling for an aggressive state policy to support environmentally responsible, labor-friendly offshore wind development.
We have GreenFaith Circles in Central Bergen, Raritan Valley, Hunterdon / Somerset, Summit, Essex, a new Circle launching in Newark, and Circle exploratory efforts in Monmouth and Moorestown. We are on the move!
On May 19, we’ll gather to celebrate our successes, to learn about the issues, and to plan to make a bigger impact in the coming year.
- We’ll learn about the Green New Deal, and how GreenFaith can support a climate-jobs-justice agenda.
- We’ll hear an update on the future of electric vehicles in the state. With 40% of the state’s greenhouse gas emissions coming from transport, EV’s are hugely important.
- We’ll enjoy some skills training and a vegetarian meal.
- We’ll come together in prayer for our precious planet and our work to protect it.