One of the most important things we can do to care for Creation is to VOTE. Multiple factors make voting in the General Election uncertain this year. Be sure to plan your voting strategy carefully whether you vote by absentee ballot, by early voting, or on election day.
This is the first in a series of blogs that will highlight Creation care in our ICCT faith communities. Today we are highlighting the Church of the Nativity in Raleigh, also known as the Zero Waste Church. ICCT would love to hear about creation care activity in your faith community. Please send us an email at ICCTriangle@gmail.com if you would like to share Creation Care resources, history, activities, etc., on our ICCT website.
Believe it or not, eliminating HFC refrigerants is the #1 most powerful solution to climate change, according to Project Drawdown. ICCT urges you to contact your U.S. Senators and Representative to support the AIM Act, which requires the phasing-out of super-potent HFC greenhouse gases, currently used in refrigeration and cooling systems.
Learn more and take action now.
ICCT adopts positions on nonpartisan creation care policy issues. This empowers us to raise our collective voices for climate and environmental policies guided by faith, informed by science, and focused on environmental justice for all. Learn how you can propose a policy issue.
How can we use principles of sustainability to foster environmental justice and the wellbeing of all? On June 30, 2020, Orange Chatham Interfaith Creation Care and Interfaith Creation Care of the Triangle hosted an online discussion on sustainable communities.
Reduced emissions during the Covid-19 quarantine gave us a brief glimpse of what a green and sustainable future might look like. But urgent action is still required. What does the pandemic teach us about climate change?
"Human beings thrive when we cooperate and find fulfillment through harmonious and friendly relationships.” This 2019 statement underscores the Baha'i faith's deep commitment to creation care. A Raleigh member of the Baha'i community offers this perspective.
In response to the wrongful deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others, 300+ members of Raleigh faith communities created a human line of solidarity from Pullen Memorial Baptist Church to the State Capitol.
Even as we grieve for the impact of COVID-19, it offers an enormous time-out to the Earth and ourselves, and clearly shows us the price of our Earth-consuming life style. Dr. Charles Coble reflects on how COVID-19 can lead us to see our world and society with new eyes.
Three months ago, I was among the grocery workers, who work on their feet for long hours and little pay. Today, these same grocery store workers are on the front lines in the Covid-19 crisis. We must now advocate for government policy that brings greater economic justice and, in so doing, a healthier and more equitable society.
