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Sacred People, Sacred Earth
March 11, 2021 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST
An Interfaith Prayer Vigil at Cathedral Park (at Main & Church; Adjacent to St. Paul’s Cathedral, 4 Cathedral Park, Buffalo NY 14202.) Please RSVP – https://forms.gle/1jCZRVv8M3AT7J2y5
Please wear a mask and when you arrive, please maintain social distance. GreenFaith is organizing a global faith-climate day of action. On the state level, they are working in collaboration with NY Renews to raise awareness about the Climate and Community Investment Act (CCIA). CCIA raises $15B per year from corporate polluters and uses it to create good, green jobs, invest in frontline communities, and build a renewable economy for New York State. Our local action is cosponsored by the Interfaith Climate Justice Community, the WNY Peace Center and the Interfaith Peace Network. For more information, contact Gabrie’l Atchison – gatchison@episcopalwny.org
at Cathedral Park in Downtown Buffalo there will be a public gathering as part of the International Sacred People, Sacred Earth Day of Action. it is sponsored regionally by Greenfiath and NY Renews and locally by the WNY Peace Center, the Interfaith Peace Network and the Interfaith Climate Justice Community
Featured speakers so far include:
- Sara Schultz – Temple Beth Zion
- Pastor Nancy Rosas, Pilgrim St. Luke’s UCC
- Geovaira Hernandez, PUSH Buffalo
- Rev. Derrick Fetz, St. Paul’s Episcopal Cathedral
- Sister Eileen O’Connor, Interfaith Climate Justice Community will provide a summary and a sending to close the event
Here’s the statewide notice from NY Renews, the key force behind passage of NY’s nation leading Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA):