Rev. Tom Carr, IREJN’s co-Founder and co-Chair, will receive the prestigious Steward of God’s Creation award from the National Religious Coalition on Creation Care on May 12, 2014.
On February 24, 2014, the Board of Directors of IREJN issued an open letter to President Obama, urging him to reject the Keystone XL Pipeline.
On March 10, 2014, 28 Democrats will take to the Senate floor to talk about climate change in an all-night effort to raise awareness about the issue. Nine year-old Lauren Shilansky wrote Senator Murphy a letter for him to read during his portion of the talkathon.
On November 3, 21013, the Green Sanctuary group at the Unitarian Society of Hartford sponsored a Sunday morning service dedicated to climate change. Presented by Jeff Howard, this homily was one of the elements of the service.
The Interreligious Eco-Justice Network and CT Interfaith Power & Light are leading a global fast in solidarity to support Phillipine delegate, Yeb Sano, as he calls for real action on climate change at the Conference of Parties in Warsaw, Poland from November 11 to November 22.
CT AFL-CIO Calls for Collaborative Action to Create Green Jobs and Fight Climate Change