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INTERFAITH COALITION FOR EARTH JUSTICE

ICEJ advocates for climate and environmental justice both in policy and in the public square. We are a volunteer organization serving to educate, equip, and mobilize faith communities to advocate for environmental justice. As leaders and clergy from many faith traditions, we share the mandate to care for and protect all of creation, to love our neighbors, and care for the most vulnerable.

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ICEJ is continuing to meet monthly to discuss and plan sustainable and equitable initiatives in the San Diego region!

The January Coalition Meeting has been canceled due to our annual board meeting. 

Our next Coalition Meeting is Tuesday February 14th at 3 – 4:30 PM. Contact us via email for the Zoom link if you’re interested in joining! All are welcome!

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Time is running out for any significant impact on Time is running out for any significant impact on global climate disruption. Our faith demands that we ask: if not now, when? If not us, who? As part of GreenFaith’s 2022 Faiths 4 Climate Justice Campaign, Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice is Taking Our Faith to the Streets: Just Transition from Fossil Fuels to Climate Justice - a press conference and vigil at Wells Fargo to protest their funding of the fossil fuel industry. We will gather Monday, October 24th @12 Noon for a Vigil at Wells Fargo Plaza.(401 B ST STE 101, San Diego, 92101). For more information register here: https://sandiego350.org/event/civi_event_1426/?instance_id=366
We are excited to welcome two of Thich Nhat Hanh’s senior dharma teachers, Dr. Larry Ward and Dr. Peggy Rowe Ward of the Lotus Institute for a talk entitled, Be Not Afraid. Join Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice on Tues. Oct. 11 at 5 – 6 pm PST via Zoom for our next Advancing Earth Justice Series Speaker. Register for FREE on our website - www.icejsd.org Larry is an ordained Christian minister and his doctorate studies were in Buddhism and neuroscience. Peggy focuses on spiritual direction and trauma resiliency. Be Not Afraid is the title of the book that Larry is writing as a follow up to America's Racial Karma. Peggy and Larry also co-authored Love's Garden. The talk will begin with some somatic movement and include a short meditation, short talk and Q & A session. This is a FREE event as part of the Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice’s Advancing Earth Justice series. For more information contact info@icejsd.org #zenbuddhism #thichnhathanh #racialjustice #dharmatalk #buddhism #lotusinstitute #earthjustice #somaticmovement #interfaith #climatechange #freetalk
On WED., SEPTEMBER 21 @ 5:00 - 6:45 PM we will hol On WED., SEPTEMBER 21 @ 5:00 - 6:45 PM we will hold LISTENING TO CREATION: The Earth Speaks – The Time is Now, an interfaith service moving from Lamentation to Stewardship to Joy. To celebrate the Season of Creation. All are welcome when we gather at 5:00 pm at LA JOLLA SHORES PARK, 8300 Camino del Oro for a BYO meal (please BYO beach chairs too). The service will begin at 6:00 pm and conclude by 6:45. All of our faith traditions call us to attentiveness and deep listening. Out of this attention, we act!! For more information contact the Rev. Brian Petersen at pastor@holycrosscarlsbad.org. This event is sponsored by a group of local faith communities and the Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice. #seasonofcreation #seasonofcreation2022 #climatechange #interfaith #lajollashores
At Earth Fair 2022, ICEJ campaigned for people to At Earth Fair 2022, ICEJ campaigned for people to join us in signing postcards urging President Biden to repeal his decision to open federal lands to fossil fuel development and honor his campaign pledge to halt all federal drilling auctions and we are grateful for the many people who signed their names to the postcards we mailed to the White House. Writing to your politicians is one of the things you can do to advocate for ending the use of fossil fuels. If you any have questions about how to have your voice heard, send us a message! 🌎❤️ #climatechange
What’s faith got to do with it? ICEJ connected w What’s faith got to do with it? ICEJ connected with hundreds of people at Earth Fair 2022 to talk about that and take action.
This weekend we’re celebrating #EarthDay. Did yo This weekend we’re celebrating #EarthDay. Did you know that San Diego's Earth Fair in Balboa Park is the largest free environmental festival in the world? ICEJ is excited to be hosting our first booth at Earth Fair. Come join us for a fun day, learn more about ICEJ and take an action to support earth justice. #earthday2022 #earthmonth
Many of us feel let down by the climate policy res Many of us feel let down by the climate policy results coming out of the UN’s COP 26 (Conference of Parties) meetings but some progress was made. In order to understand what further progress we might expect in the coming years and what we will need to do to make that happen, a look at developments from Paris (2015) to Glasgow (2021) is in order. Rev. Peggy Clarke was at both conferences as a Unitarian Universalist delegate and she will share her observations and insights with us in the Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice’s second Advancing Earth Justice talk on Wed. Feb. 16 from 5-6 PM via Zoom. Rev. Clarke is the Senior Minister at the Community Church of New York in NYC and a longtime advocate for climate, food, and border justice. For more information email Phil Petrie at petriep2@gmail.com. Please register for this FREE event at https://sandiego350.org/blog/event/civi_event_1318/?instance_id=4922&cid=26858&cs=4b3754a18589343040c64c8660047b18_1632852048_2160 (Please note--the link on the flyer is not clickable)
Join us on October 18 from 1-2:15PM at the County Join us on October 18 from 1-2:15PM at the County Administration Building (west side at the fountain) 1600 Pacific Highway to present our key demands! We ask that these demands be prioritized in the County’s Regional Decarbonization Framework. If you are attending the Rally (see info below) I have a couple of housekeeping items which I want to get out to you because we are not doing any pre-registration on this event: - Please wear a mask--we need to be safe and create a safe space for everyone - There should be parking (there was plenty when I scoped it out this past Monday) but of course it is even better to carpool, take public transport or bike. - Bring signs about climate, climate justice, no fossil fuels, etc. if you have them. We will have some there but perhaps not enough for everyone. - If you are coming with a particular faith community and have a banner, bring it. - And bring the usual--hats, sunscreen, cameras/phones etc to take pictures. DM us if you have any questions! Co-sponsors: @sandiego350 @californiappc @sdcreationcare @interfaith_ej @greennewdealsd
As persons and communities of faith, it is critica As persons and communities of faith, it is critical that we take action against the environmental injustices that are happening both on a local and global scale. We invite you to join us this upcoming weekend to show our unity in this cause. Fri. Oct. 15-Sun. Oct. 17--faith communities will call for climate justice using the riches of their own traditions and resources (send us a DM or check out our website for the link!) provided by GreenFaith and ICEJ Mon. Oct. 18 1:00 - 2:15 PM--faith communities and their supporters will come together for the Faiths 4 Climate Justice Rally at the County Administration Building(on the west side at the fountain), 1600 Pacific Highway, to present 5 key demands on climate and equity. We ask that these demands be prioritized in the County’s Regional Decarbonization Framework. Our Rally will also feature music, street theatre, reflections and prayers from a diversity of faith traditions. Co-sponsors: SanDiego350, California Poor People’s Campaign, Creation Care Ministry of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, San Diego Green New Deal Alliance. #Faiths4Climate
As persons and communities of faith, we call on th As persons and communities of faith, we call on the County Board of Supervisors to craft the best Regional Decarbonization Framework possible. It must directly address those changes that we need to mitigate climate change, find ways to mandate these changes, and do both while advancing the welfare of environmentally impacted communities. All of this must be done speedily because, as the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report demonstrates, climate impacts are reaching catastrophic levels. Our faiths teach us that hope has the final word but without action, hope is empty. Join us on October 18 from 1-2:15PM at the County Administration Building (west side at the fountain) 1600 Pacific Highway to present our key demands! We ask that these demands be prioritized in the County’s Regional Decarbonization Framework. Co-sponsors: @sandiego350 @californiappc @sdcreationcare @interfaith_ej @greennewdealsd
Environmental justice must be embedded in our mobi Environmental justice must be embedded in our mobility in San Diego. Therefore, we must demand that the 10 Transit Lifelines be included in the 2021 Regional Transportation Plan. Submit your comment at: regionalplancomment.sandag.org
San Diego is on the brink of a new transportation San Diego is on the brink of a new transportation age. The national concern with transportation equity, the environmental impacts of our transportation choices, and SANDAG’s proposed Five Big Moves have come together to enable San Diegans to envision a new, accessible, affordable and sustainable transportation system. People of faith must be concerned about transportation–it is both a social justice and eco-justice issue. This event will take place on Tuesday, June 15 Zoom workshop from 5:30 to 7:00 PM will focus on transportation equity and encourage faith communities to get involved advocating for transportation justice and building a sustainable and equitable future. Register here:https://sandiego350.org/drupal/civicrm/event/register?reset=1&id=1208
Join us next week for Earth Day as we honor our co Join us next week for Earth Day as we honor our connection to our beautiful earth home with story, song, and ritual. 🌸🌿 Registration is free, and you can do so here: https://bit.ly/3uSQgKT
We are excited to announce our first event in our We are excited to announce our first event in our new Advancing Earth Justice Speaker Series! Join us on March 9th at 7 PM to hear from Dr. Aaron Gross speak about the link between our industrial animal agriculture and the creation of pandemics.
Happy New Year! 🎉 We hope you all had a peacefu Happy New Year! 🎉 We hope you all had a peaceful holiday season, and we are excited to continue our work to advocate for environmental justice in 2021. We invite you to join us in our first meeting of 2021, happening January 14th at 3:30 PST. We will be discussing our proposed speaker series, plans for Earth Day, and have an update on the Transportation Initiative. DM us for the Zoom link!
Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice invites you Interfaith Coalition for Earth Justice invites you to our upcoming online workshop in November co-hosted by@sandiego350 , Cultivating Resilience. The work of social activism is overwhelming. Join other activists in this interfaith workshop that will cultivate a sense of active hope and renewal to sustain this work. To register: https://bit.ly/38jAalx
ICEJ invites you to save the date for our upcoming ICEJ invites you to save the date for our upcoming online workshop in November, Cultivating Resilience. These times of uncertainty, chaos, and transformation require that we attend to our body, mind, and spirit. We need tools to keep us connected, resilient, and restored. In this workshop, the Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson and Rev. Kurt Kuhwald will guide us through practices that provide a foundation for resilience and hope. The workshop draws from the evolving edge of the Work that Reconnects developed by root teacher, Joanna Macy, and the spiral of the Work that Reconnects. We will have more information on how to register for this event in the upcoming weeks! If you have any questions, feel free to DM us or contact us via email here: https://icejsd.org/contact/
We invite you all to attend SDRIC’s event to dis We invite you all to attend SDRIC’s event to discuss the topic of Equity in Climate Justice: A Religious Response. We’re excited to hear that a representative from SANDAG will be present to provide information on some of their work! SANDAG has been pivotal in their work to create a Regional Transportation Plan that fights to combat some of the inequity in the region while urging for sustainable infrastructure. ICEJ continues to work on our transportation initiative for more equitable and sustainable transportation in San Diego, and this effort is imperative to progress in climate justice.
Check out this great event hosted by @interfaithpo Check out this great event hosted by @interfaithpowerlight, @catholic.climate.covenant, and @yecaction! This webinar will discuss effective ways to talk to your faithful friends and colleagues about the importance of caring for creation and voting our values.
Feel free to DM us if you’re interested in joini Feel free to DM us if you’re interested in joining our monthly meetings, and we can provide a zoom link! See you all later today!
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