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”
• 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.”
"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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