Semana de Acción Religiosa por el Clima (Faith Climate Action Week)

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The Spanish language free download of the Faith Climate Action Week kit is now available!

Spanish-speaking communities are especially concerned about climate change according to a study by Yale Climate Communications, and are more willing to engage in climate activism than their white counterparts because of their greater exposure and vulnerability to extreme weather events due to climate change.

El tema de 2023, Vivir la Regla de Oro: La transición justa a una economía de energía limpia examina nuestra responsabilidad de hacer la transición a fuentes de energía que salvaguarden nuestro hogar común, y cómo nuestras religiones nos llaman a responder con soluciones justas para todos. Los datos son del 14 al 23 de abril de 2023.

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Please help build the movement of people of faith acting on climate by sharing the Spanish Faith Climate Action Week materials (forward this email with a Spanish message at the end) with your Spanish-speaking colleagues and friends who might use it in their Spanish-speaking congregations or organizations.

The 2023 featured film series, Current Revolution, will have Spanish subtitles, and the free screening kit will also be available in Spanish.  You can access information about the film and the Faith Climate Action Week organizer’s kit in Spanish on the Faith Climate Action Week website.

Spanish materials here.

 

Letter to the Editor: Faith leaders join methane fight

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In a Letter to the Editor of the Albuquerque Journal (Saturday, February 18), Shana Edberg of Baltimore Maryland, joins faith leaders in New Mexico and elsewhere urging the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce methane emissions.

IN RESPONSE to “EPA should ensure methane protections,” (Journal Jan. 29) it was an inspiration to read a faith leader’s perspective on limiting methane pollution.

Hispanic Access Foundation’s Por La Creación Faith-Based Alliance is a group of Latino faith leaders in New Mexico and across the country with the mission of protecting God’s creation — our lands, air, water, wildlife and a healthy environment for all.

We believe that God gave us the Earth to act as stewards.

Reducing the contamination our communities and environment face from oil and gas operations is one aspect of stewarding God’s creation. All families deserve to breathe clean air, but that is not currently the case, especially in our Latino communities. For example, as a result of living in more polluted neighborhoods, Latino children are twice as likely to be hospitalized and twice as likely to die of asthma as White children; 1.6 million Latinos live within a half mile of an oil well.

It is up to us as faith leaders and leaders of our communities to ensure we are creating a healthy environment for our families and our planet to thrive. For that reason, Por La Creación is joining the call for the Environmental Protection Agency to limit methane pollution. It is our obligation as stewards of creation to voice the needs of our communities, and we hope you will as well.

SHANNA EDBERG Baltimore, Maryland

Join Us for Climate Justice Day at the Roundhouse

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Thursday, February 23, 9:00 am – 2:00 pm

Interfaith Power & Light- New Mexico and El Paso, 350 New Mexico, Sierra Club -Rio Grande Chapter, Multicultural Alliance for a Safe Environment, Audubon Southwest, Public Power New Mexico and several other organizations are hosting Climate Justice Day at the Roundhouse in Santa Fe on Thursday, February 23, from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. 

Join your fellow climate advocates to learn about this year’s priority legislation and issues, hone your skills at lobbying your representatives, checking out the great organizations who work for climate justice in New Mexico, make friends and hear from our elected climate champs!

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The crush of the global climate crisis was never more clear than this summer when warming driven fires ravaged our state.  Unparalleled floods followed.  And recovery has only just begun as spring nears once again. New Mexico’s current 60-day legislative session is central to our New Mexico response to the climate crisis, and you are a key part of that. Your kids and grandkids, your special places, your rivers and wildlife are all at the heart of the stories we have to tell that also drive our advocacy. Turn your fears and concerns into action and change.