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Faith Climate Action Week is ten days in April during Earth Month when faith communities all over the country focus on how we can all take action to protect our climate. The 2021 theme is Sacred Ground: Cultivating Connections Between our Faith, our Food, and the Climate. Get resources on education, sermons, film screenings, events, …
CIPL’s 20 Anniversary Celebration highlighted the people and congregations that have made a difference in the faith/ecology arena for two decades. And, though celebrated via Zoom, a great time was had by all, motivating us for the crucial work ahead in the next decade. In a reception ahead of the main event, 2020 honorees, speakers, …
CIPL’s Week of Advocacy in August (August 10-13) was unlike any in previous years. Instead of meeting in-person in Sacramento to prepare, be briefed and attend legislative meetings, everything was online. The responses from staff and advocates to this were positive: “no carbon emissions expended flying to Sacramento”, “more advocates from different parts of the …
Historically, the faith community has been one religious and social constant in times of upheaval and uncertainty. COVID-19 has restricted our daily routine in terms of activities, employment, and education of students; many of us are concerned about the health of loved ones and ourselves; and finances and social isolation are too-real burdens. In addition, …
CIPL has started off 2020 with a climate bang! The 2020s is our best – and final – decade to avert the worst of climate change effects, and the faith community is responding in kind. CIPL staff presented to several congregations in Los Angeles, Oakland, San Francisco, San Mateo, Watts, and Menlo Park on …
