An Interfaith Forum on Climate Justice

SanDiego350 is a key partner in the San Diego Coalition to Preserve our Common Home that’s hosting this important forum that will bring together and empower clergy, parishioners, youth, activist community and social justice organizations, and union members to be leaders in the climate justice movement, and establish a moral framework for climate action.

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Program

• Opening procession with interfaith clergy (email us if you’d like to participate in the procession), music by youth choir
• Opening invocation
• A panel of distinguished local faith, environmental, labor and community leaders to explore faith perspectives on climate change, connections between climate and social and economic justice, the Pope’s encyclical and the upcoming climate talks in Paris
• Universal body prayer
• Concrete, effective actions we can take here in San Diego
• Inspiring closing

Confirmed Speakers

• Welcome by the Very Reverend Penny Bridges, St. Paul’s Cathedral
• Rabbi Shai Cherry, Interfaith Center for Worker Justice
• Rabbi Laurie Coskey, Interfaith Center for Worker Justice, MC
• Opening invocation by Rev. Jeanette Ham, Foothills Methodist Church
• Rev. J. Lee Hill, Jr., Christian Fellowship Congregational Church and Co-President, ICWJ
• Rev. Dr. Beth Johnson, Palomar Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, and Co-President, ICWJ
• Eddie Junsay, SanDiego350
• Closing by Bishop George McKinney, St. Stephen’s Cathedral Church of God in Christ
• Jim Miller, Political Action/Community Outreach VP AFT Local 1931 and Chair of the SD-Imperial Counties Labor Council Environmental Caucus
• Kent Peters, San Diego Catholic Diocese
• Karma Lekshe Tsomo, Professor of Theology & Religious Studies, Specialist in Buddhist Studies, University of San Diego

Transportation: Public transportation to Saint Paul’s Cathedral: From the south of Saint Paul’s take the Trolley’s Blue Line to the 5th Ave. Trolley Station, then MTS bus #3 north to Laurel and 5th street. From the north of Saint Paul’s take the Green Line Trolley to the Fashion Valley Transit center and take MTS bus #120 south to Laurel and 5th Street. Parking: Street parking.

More information: Sign the San Diego Coalition to Preserve our Common Home statement, RSVP for the interfaith forum, download flyers, the statement and other resources, and learn about climate justice at the coalition website.

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