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The Interreligious Eco-Justice Network (IREJN) will provide you with a panel of religious and environmental experts to explain the benefits of using renewable - or "green" - power in our faith communities, our homes, our schools and our communities. The panel will be designed to suit your community. It could consist of four to five of the following members:

A Interreligious Eco-Justice Network Representative - moderators of the panel.
A Renewables expert will explain "renewables" and demonstrate the benefits of converting to green energy.
An Air Quality expert will bring you up to date on air quality and health issues related to power generation and Connecticut's incinerators.
A Conservation expert on energy conservation in a non-profit environment.
A Religious Leader - Clergy or lay laity who will speak about their faith communities experience with signing up for green, renewable electricity.
A Legislative expert will let us know what bills are coming up in Connecticut and how you can get involved.

As the hosting community we ask for your assistance in providing:

A space large enough to set 50 people comfortably and have room for 2 display tables.
Help in identifying religious communities and their leadership in your surrounding area.
Help in promoting the event in your faith community bulletins and local area papers.
Provide light refreshments, tea, coffee and juice for the actual event.

To bring a You Have The Power Panel to your community, contact us at info@irejn.org or (860) 231-8554.

Sample Presentation: Wallingford You Have The Power Panel

A Sample Panel

A Moderator:
Terri Eickel has worked tirelessly as an environmentalist and activist, particularly around public policy that impacts clean air in Connecticut. She makes a strong and powerful connection between her faith and caring for God's creation. Terri is one of the founders of the Interreligious Eco-Justice Network.

A Renewable Energy Expert:
Bryan Garcia, Director, Programs, CT Clean Energy Fund. Bryan works with grassroots non-profit organizations, foundations, and public agencies to initiate and manage social and environmental investments and projects that create awareness of renewable energy and its benefits to society. Prior to joining Connecticut Innovations in August 2000, Bryan worked at General Electric in its Corporate Environmental Programs Division auditing and evaluating domestic and international business units and training programs.

A Conservation Expert:
Rabbi Andrea Cohen-Kiener, Director of the Interreligious Eco-Justice Network (IREJN), started her life in environmental activism "in garbage". As a homemaker and mother of small children, she researched ways to live compatibly with our planet's resources. She shared and taught some of her ideas (available on the Practical Ideas Page - under Many Small Steps) and has had a chance to study with other conservation technicians since joining IREJN.

A Religious Leader:
The Rev. Tom Carr, pastor of the First Church, West Hartford, has been involved in issues of the environment and religious faith for the last 15 years. He regularly preachers and leads workshops on creation care in religious communities. He is actively promoting energy conservation and the purchase of renewable energy sources among faith communities.