Climate change will lead to dessertification and other calamities that will mostly affect the world's poor. It is time for religious leaders to speak out for comprehensive climate and energy legislation.
Calling pastors, rabbis, imams, deacons, bishops, social action chairs, and other faith leaders to add your names to a sign-on letter about climate change.
As the Senate debates whether or not to act to stop climate change, now is the time for faith leaders to add our voices to clean energy, anti-poverty, and environmental groups to call for a strong and comprehensive climate and energy bill.
One year ago the peace movement was jubilant at the election of a new administration. One year after a new administration came to office, where does the peace movement see itself?
A panel of community leaders and peace activists from ICPJ task forces will discuss the policies and actions of the administration of the past year and the effect on the peace movement. Panelists will focus on ICPJ’s issue areas including climate change, Latin America, hunger, Israel/Palestine, war and disarmament, and racial & economic justice.
Date: Wednesday, January 20th Time: 6:30-8:30pm. Join us for dessert and coffee/tea at 6:30pm, followed by panel speakers and discussion. Location: Church of the Good Shepherd (2145 Independence Blvd., Ann Arbor).
For more information, call (734) 663-1870 or email info@icpj.net. Free and open to the public. Join us!
38 people from 15 congregations and organizations came together to learn how they can engage their faith communities in lowering their carbon emissions.
You too can get the resources you need to launch a Cool Congregations program:
Start a Cool Congregations program in your faith community
Attend the Cool Congregations training on September 20 to learn how you can help your congregation reduce carbon emissions and protect the earth.
Learn how to conduct a Cool Congregations stewardship program in your congregation by sending a volunteer, or team of volunteers to a training workshop on Sunday, September 20, at 2:00 p.m. at the Ann Arbor Friends Meeting, 1420 Hill St., Ann Arbor.
The Cool Congregations program helps members of your faith community:
Measure their carbon footprint;
Identify ways to lower their carbon emissions (and save money);
During the first 100 days of the Obama administration, we have a unique window of opportunity to shape actions taken by the Administration and Congress to curb global warming and focus on a GREEN economic recovery.
Do you want an easy way to take coordinated action with local folks on these issues over the next 100 days?
Join ICPJ in making sure that President Obama and other officials hear that we want to see real change and a real commitment to action to stop global warming!
One year ago the peace movement was jubilant at the election of a new administration. One year after a new administration came to office, where does the peace movement see itself? 
