California Interfaith Power & Light
Building an interfaith movement for climate justice.
As we reflect on the spirit of gratitude this week, it’s important to remember that for many Indigenous communities, this time of year can be a painful reminder of historical and ongoing injustices. It is important that on this Native American Heritage Day that we remember the land we celebrate, the resources we take for …
(Author’s photograph of the Flame Towers at sunset in Baku, Azerbaijan) We have been running up a tab. For generations, we have been incurring costs associated with the use of our natural resources in air, water and land. But, who pays the bill? COP29 is catalyzing many events designed to “divvy” up the account, coax …
There are inescapable, hard facts. On November 5, 2024, Donald Trump was elected President of the United States. Six days later, on November 11th, COP29 began in Baku, Azerbaijan. But the U.S. Delegation in Baku is from President Biden’s administration, which will end in January. So, two key members of the U.S. Delegation faced tough …
California’s legislative session has ended and we are excited to share that two of our four priority bills were signed into law by Gov. Gavin Newsom. With your advocacy, meetings, phone calls, letters, emails, and faith-community organizing, we’ve secured key wins for a cleaner and more equitable California. With your help, this year we: 1. Passed …
Our Southern California Director, Bekah Estrada, and our Northern California Director, Gregory Stevens, justwrapped up their trip to Washington D.C for the national Interfaith Power & Light network’s annual conference. Theyboth met with various California representatives and focused on national legislation (more on that below); they also began planting seeds for the lobbying we will …
