Monday, January 15, 2018

Educational Presentation: Divest from Fossil Fuels? YES!


DIVEST FROM FOSSIL FUELS?

YES!!

Educational Presentation

by

Rev. Peter Cook, Executive Director
NYS Council of Churches

Monday, January 22, 2018    7:00 PM
St. Joseph’s University Church - Community Hall
3269 Main St, Buffalo  14214 [Map]

SAVE THE PLANET AND THE PEOPLE
Sponsored by the Interfaith Climate Justice Community of WNY
 
The NYS Council of Churches participates in the Divest NY campaign and Rev. Cook will help ICJC focus on ways that we might become involved.  The Council of Churches also advocates for the NYS Climate and Community Protection Act, legislation that would allow NYS to reach 100% renewables by 2050 or before.   

Please plan to attend this important meeting.
 Free & open to the public.

GOOD NEWS
•    Governor Cuomo recently announced that he supports divesting New York’s public pension funds from fossil fuel companies. 
•    New York City and the State together plan to #DivestNY’s $390 billion pensions from fossil fuels: “an undeniable victory for the global divestment movement”

 
Bill McKibben, 350.org co-founder, issued the following statement:
"The dam has broken: after years of great activism,  New York has taken a massive step towards divesting from fossil fuels. Coming from the capital of world finance, this will resonate loud and clear all over the planet. It’s a crucial sign of how fast the financial pendulum is swinging away from fossil fuels.”

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