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SUMMARY:Celebrating Stewardship: Philly Interfaith Environmental Gathering
DESCRIPTION:A Philadelphia Celebration of Stewardship\n\n\nWhether you live in the Southwest or the Northeast\, we should know what is happening across our city. Our goal is to connect communities of faith from across Philadelphia with other communities of faith and social and environmental justice oriented organizations\, so that we can support and be inspired by one another! \nJoin us to listen to music\, meet and mingle with communities and individuals of faith from across Philadelphia dedicated to stewardship\, climate action\, land justice\, and other forms of environmental advocacy\, activism\, and action! Our space will be informal\, with music\, guided conversation activities\, and an open mic where attendees will be invited to speak to the room about their work\, challenges\, hopes\, read a poem\, plug programs or campaigns\, and more! \nLearn about and connect with a multi-faith group of communities and individuals across Philadelphia dedicated to environmental work as a moral imperative\, learn about their work\, and PA IPL’s current and future programs! \nThis is a no cost event\, with a suggested donation of $5 – $10 dollars at the door! \n \nLocation: Calvary United Methodist Church – The Chapel \nAddress: 801 S 48th St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19143 \nDate/Time: December 7th\, 3-4:30pm \n \nAccessibility information: \nCalvary is at the intersection of 48th and Baltimore. The church has no parking lot\, however there is typically street parking available nearby. If you are taking public transit\, the church is located right on the trolley T2 route and the 64 bus route. \nThe building is accessible with a lift that takes guests from the outside (the red door at the corner of 48th & Baltimore) up to our sanctuary\, church office and chapel\, and down to bathrooms\, classrooms and our Fellowship Hall (including kitchen). Only one adult and one adult in a wheelchair (750 lbs) are permitted at a time. The door requires a code so if you are coming and need to access the lift\, please email tyler@paipl.org or call 215-724-1702 (option 1) before your visit and Calvary will coordinate details.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/celebrating-stewardship-philly-interfaith-environmental-gathering/
LOCATION:Calvary United Methodist Church\, 801 South 48th Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19143\, United States
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SUMMARY:PA IPL - Interfaith Spiritual Care 2025 - Session 3
DESCRIPTION:Wonder as We Wander in Our World – WATER\n\n\nAs the saying goes\, “All who wander are not lost.” \nJoin us on Wednesday evening\, September 17th at 7:00pm for the third installment of our 2025 Interfaith Spiritual Care series\, Wonder as We Wander in Our World. Using music\, poetry\, prayer\, small group discussion\, and imagery\, this hope-filled zoom program will focus on the theme of wonder as we explore our planet’s water (lakes\, rivers\, and oceans). \n \n \nThis Spiritual Care series provides space for our interfaith work and expressions of our traditions. Each event is designed to help us come together\, reconnect\, and seek hope as an interfaith community. Additionally\, we will offer suggestions for attendees to organize faith specific celebrations in their community. All are welcome to attend. \n \n \nRegister now and receive an email providing the Zoom link for the meeting. At 7:00 PM we will gather for the PA IPL Interfaith Spiritual Care session. \n \n \nThere is no fee for this program; your donations help us keep doing the work.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/pa-ipl-interfaith-spiritual-care-2025-session-3/
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SUMMARY:PA IPL Bike & Hike 2025: Celebration Call
DESCRIPTION:Closing Celebration Call of this year’s Climate Advocacy Bike & Hike\n\n\nJoin us for our Bike & Hike Closing Celebration Call on Thursday\, June 5th from 7-8pm! Whether you’ve hiked 100 miles\, biked one mile\, read along with our book club\, donated $10\, or joined us for advocacy opportunities\, it has been an exciting month and we’d like to celebrate with you! Everyone is welcome to join! \nWe will be playing bingo with prizes of our custom designed stickers\, native wildflower seed mix\, and screenprinted t-shirts/tote bags! You won’t want to miss this!
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/pa-ipl-bike-hike-2025-celebration-call/
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SUMMARY:Climate & Health Roundtable and Listening Circle
DESCRIPTION:Faith Community Climate & Health Roundtable Climate and Health Listening Circle\n\n\nHosted by PA IPL and Bread & Roses Community Fund\n\nCongregations and faith-based groups are on the frontlines of providing critical resources and services to communities. By providing these resources\, faith communities are responding to the environmental and climate needs of communities\, often without defining the work in an environmental or climate justice framework. Faith communities provide blankets when it’s cold\, cooling when it’s hot\, access to food pantries and other critical resources communities need as extreme weather events increase and worsen. \nClimate change and adverse health outcomes are significant and growing challenges\, particularly for low-income communities of color\, the elderly\, children\, and pregnant people in the Philadelphia region. Climate-related health issues contribute to a widening healthcare gap\, which is acute for many neighborhoods and residents that faith communities serve. \nJoin us for a community meal and roundtable to unpack how climate change is impacting the health and wellness of people the faith community serves and the role the faith community plays in climate resilience and justice. The knowledge roundtable participants’ share will anonymously inform a climate and health feasibility project\, which is the first step in the potential development of a climate and health fund by Bread & Roses Community Fund. Attendance is capped to 30 participants so register today! \nRoundtable participants will receive a $50 gift certificate and a meal for sharing their wisdom and expertise. This convening is limited to folks in the following six counties: Philadelphia\, Bucks\, Delaware\, Chester\, Montgomery\, and Camden (NJ).  \nLocation: Germantown Unitarian Church6511 Lincoln Dr\, Philadelphia\, PA19119Date: Thursday\, May 29thTime: 6:00-6:30 pm Community Meal 6:30-8:30 Roundtable Discussion \n \nWho is this circle for?\n\nYou are a religious leader supporting your congregation in providing community services like a food pantry\, shelter\, or health clinics\nYou are a volunteer who supports your local congregation in providing community services like a food pantry\, shelter\, or health clinics\nYou are a person who accesses community services through a local congregation’s food pantry\, shelter\, or health clinic\nYou are a person of faith/conscience/values that supports community mutual aid efforts\nYou are a person who holds a unique perspective or experience or passion related to gaps in the region at the intersections of faith\, climate\, and health\n\n \nIf you are not sure if this circle is a good fit for you\, please reach out to Sparrow sparrow@paipl.org to learn more about this circle\, who it is designed for\, and what outcomes we hope to achieve. \n \nAccessibility:\nGetting There: \n\nBy public transportation: Accessible by Regional Rail Line (R8 – Chestnut Hill West – Upsal Train Station) just two blocks North of the Church. Also\, accessible by the bus Route “53” (Wayne Avenue and Lincoln Drive) and bus Route “H” (Lincoln Drive and Hortter Street) buses.\nParking: There is a car lot behind the church on Johnson Street between Wayne Avenue and Greene Street. Use 359 W Johnson St. To get to the large parking lot from Lincoln Drive\, turn left on Wayne and left again on Johnson or turn right on W. Hortter\, right on Greene and right on Johnson or use GPS address 359 W. Johnson St.\n\nBuilding Accessibility: We will be in the Edna Jones Assembly Room\, which is accessible via the first door to the building from the parking lot with no steps. If you are entering from the front of the building or a different entrance\, take the elevator to the “upper floor” to access. You can also get to the Assembly Room through the side entrance\, going up the flight of stairs\, and entering the door at the end of the hallway. \nChildcare and translation services can be provided. Please reach out to sparrow@paipl.org to let us know your needs. The meal served will be kosher and halal with a gluten free option available. Please stay home if you feel unwell. Masks will be available and are encouraged. \n \nYour Hosts:\nBread & Roses Community Fund is uniquely positioned to engage and amplify the work of grassroots faith leaders striving to improve health outcomes for communities most impacted by climate change. Bread & Roses provides grants for community organizing\, defined as community-led collective action\, which is essential to address how a global challenge like climate change can profoundly affect local communities\, especially communities already grappling with environmental racism and racialized wealth gaps. \nPA IPL is a regional nonprofit focused on mobilizing people of faith and conscience to take action on climate change as a moral issue. We are a network of people\, communities\, and congregations taking action across Pennsylvania and Delaware through reflection\, education\, advocacy\, and conservation efforts.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/climate-health-roundtable-and-listening-circle/
LOCATION:Unitarian Society of Germantown\, 6511 Lincoln Drive\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19119\, United States
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SUMMARY:PA IPL Bike & Hike: Gathering in Philly – Clark Park
DESCRIPTION:PA IPL Bike & Hike 2025 Gathering\n\n\nJoin us in Clark Park in West Philly on Wednesday\, May 28th from 5-7pm for an informal PA IPL gathering! This month is the Bike & Hike\, which is all about building community\, and a great time to get outdoors and meet other like-minded people! Join us for fun conversations with PA IPL staff and others in the community\, and bring food to make it a picnic! Come hear about all our current and upcoming programs and share what you are working on right now! Everyone is welcome\, whether you’ve been a long-time volunteer or you’re just now hearing about us. If you care about channeling your faith into solving our urgent climate justice issues\, this gathering is for you! We hope to see you there!
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/pa-ipl-bike-hike-gathering-in-philly-clark-park/
LOCATION:Clark Park\, 4300-4398 Baltimore Avenue\, Philadelphia\, 19104
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SUMMARY:PA IPL - Interfaith Spiritual Care 2025 - Session 2
DESCRIPTION:Wonder as We Wander in Our World – FLORA\n\n\nAs the saying goes\, “All who wander are not lost.” \nJoin us on Wednesday evening\, May 21st at 7:00pm for the second installment of our 2025 Interfaith Spiritual Care series\, Wonder as We Wander in Our World. Using music\, poetry\, prayer\, small group discussion\, and imagery\, this hope-filled zoom program will focus on the theme of wonder as we explore our planet’s amazing flora (trees and plants). \n \nThis Spiritual Care series provides space for our interfaith work and expressions of our traditions. Each event is designed to help us come together\, reconnect\, and seek hope as an interfaith community. Additionally\, we will offer suggestions for attendees to organize faith specific celebrations in their community. All are welcome to attend. \n \nRegister now and receive an email providing the Zoom link for the meeting. At 7:00 PM we will gather for the PA IPL Interfaith Spiritual Care session. \n \nThere is no fee for this program; your donations help us keep doing the work.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/pa-ipl-interfaith-spiritual-care-2025-session-2/
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SUMMARY:PA IPL - Interfaith Spiritual Care 2025 - Session 1
DESCRIPTION:Wonder as We Wander in Our World – CREATURES\n\n\nWelcome to PA IPL’s 2025 Interfaith Spiritual Care zoom series! As the saying goes\, “all who wander are not lost.” Join us on Wednesday evening\, February 26th at 7:00pm for the first installment of our 2025 Interfaith Spiritual Care series\, Wonder as We Wander in Our World.  Using music\, poetry\, prayer\, small group discussion and imagery\, this hope-filled zoom program will focus on the theme of wonder\, as we explore the amazing creatures of the earth. \n \nThis Spiritual Care series provides space for our interfaith work and expressions of our traditions. Each event is designed to help us come together\, reconnect\, and seek hope as an interfaith community. Additionally\, we will offer suggestions for attendees to organize faith specific celebrations in their community. All are welcome to attend. \n \nAt 7:00 PM we will gather for the PA IPL Interfaith Spiritual Care session. \n \nThere is no fee for this program; your donations help us keep doing the work.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/pa-ipl-interfaith-spiritual-care-2025-session-1/
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SUMMARY:Philadelphia Winter Social @ Yards Brewing Company
DESCRIPTION:An Evening of Food\, Fun\, and Friends\n\n\nJoin PA IPL supporters and friends for a Philadelphia Winter Social on Tuesday\, January 28th from 5 – 7pm. We’ll meet at Yards Brewing Company (500 Spring Garden St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19123). There are drink and food options available for purchase on-site. All are welcome! \n \nWith no formal agenda for the evening\, folks are invited to come and socialize\, share about climate work happening in their own worlds\, and hear about current and future murmurations at PA IPL. We’ll get warmed up with a round of climate bingo\, first person to bingo gets a drink of your choice on us! If you’ve been around in our network for a long time\, we hope you’ll come by and say hi! If you’re new or curious\, we hope you’ll stop by to learn more and introduce yourself. \n \nJoining us for this gathering: \n\nK Ruth\, PA IPL’s Executive Director\nVanessa Lowe\, PA IPL Incoming Board Treasurer\nTy Fowler\, PA IPL’s SEPA Organizer & Outreach Coordinator\n\n \nParking is accessible on 5th Street in the lot behind the brewery as well as surrounding street parking. SEPTA’s Market Frankford Line stops a few blocks away at 2nd and Spring Garden Street. Children are welcome. RSVP by Jan 24 is strongly preferred so that we can ensure an accurate reservation count (but you are always welcome to come on by) – we hope to see you there!
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/philadelphia-winter-social-yards-brewing-company/
LOCATION:Yards Brewing Company\, 500 Spring Garden Street\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19123\, United States
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SUMMARY:Watersheds and Their People
DESCRIPTION:Wandering Waters Seminar Series\n\n\nJoin us Tuesday\, January14th at 7:00pm for the final seminar in our series “Wandering Waters”. In our final session in this series\, we will learn from the experience of communities who have embarked on watershed stewardship journeys. We will hear the stories of four congregations\, each will share about a watershed project they undertook\, what inspired them to do it\, and what impacts this has had on their community. We will also hear from Monte Garber at Stroud Water Research Center about some small and big steps that congregations can take to begin stewarding waters in their local community. \nSpeakers for this session include: \n\nMonte Garber\, Watershed Restoration Coordinator\, Stroud Water Research Center\nRepresentative from Akron Mennonite Church in Akron\, PA\nMORE COMING SOON!\n\n\n\nThanks to our sponsors:
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/watersheds-and-their-people/
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SUMMARY:PA IPL - Interfaith Spiritual Care 2024 - Session 4
DESCRIPTION:Wisdom of Joanna Macy\n\n\nWelcome to PA IPL’s 2024 Interfaith Spiritual Care zoom series\, Gathering Wisdom from the Wise Ones. Join us on Monday\, December 16th at 7:00pm for the last program this year. We will be exploring the Wisdom of Joanna Macy\, focusing on Active Hope and the Spiral. As in the past\, we will use music\, prayer\, meditation\, responsive reading\, and small group discussion to explore this topic. \n \nThis Spiritual Care series provides space for our interfaith work and expressions of our traditions. Each event is designed to help us come together\, reconnect\, and seek hope as an interfaith community. Additionally\, we will offer suggestions for attendees to organize faith specific celebrations in their community. All are welcome to attend. \n \nAt 7:00 PM we will gather for the PA IPL Interfaith Spiritual Care session. \n \nThere is no fee for this program; your donations help us keep doing the work.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/pa-ipl-interfaith-spiritual-care-2024-session-4/
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SUMMARY:Watersheds and Their Protection
DESCRIPTION:Wandering Waters Seminar Series\n\n\nJoin us Tuesday\, December 10th at 7:00pm for the third seminar in our series “Wandering Waters”. In this seminar\, we will hear from folks who hold responsibility to protect and regulate Pennsylvania’s waterways. A representative from the PA Department of Environmental Protection as well as the Environmental Protection Agency Region 3 will join us on this call to share about the water work their offices are engaged in. We will additionally hear from experts in water policy and conservation about some of the ways they are working on the ground and in the halls of power to enact positive change for our waterways. \nSpeakers for this session include: \n\nAmani Reid\, Office of Environmental Justice\, PA Department of Environmental Protection\nMichael Mehrazar\, Advocacy Manager\, PennFuture\nLindsey Walker\, Senior Manager Education & Community Conservation\, National Wildlife Federation\n\n\n\nThanks to our sponsors:
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/watersheds-and-their-protection/
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SUMMARY:Lancaster Fall Social @Root in Lancaster City
DESCRIPTION:Lancaster PA IPL Celebration Event\n\n\nJoin PA IPL supporters and friends for a Lancaster Fall Social on Thursday December 5th from 5-7pm. We’ll meet at Root\, Lancaster’s vegan restaurant and bar downtown. Come for a drink or grab a bite to eat! \nWith no formal agenda for the evening\, folks are invited to come and socialize\, share about climate work happening in their own worlds\, and hear about current and future murmurations at PA IPL. We’ll get warmed up with a round of climate bingo\, first person to bingo gets a drink of your choice on us! If you’ve been around in our network for a long time\, we hope you’ll come by and say hi! If you’re new or curious\, we hope you’ll stop by to learn more and introduce yourself. \nJoining us for this gathering: \n\nRev. Stacy Chavis\, PA IPL’s Vice President\nK Ruth\, PA IPL’s Executive Director\nMinh Pham\, F&M Fellow\n\nRoot does not have a parking lot\, but there is street parking available. Alternatively the closest parking garage is Water Street Garage (220 N Water St\, Lancaster\, PA 17603). If you’re coming by public transportation\, the closest bus stop is at Prince and Walnut. Children are welcome and nonalcoholic options are available. RSVP is preferred but not required – we hope to see you there!
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/lancaster-fall-social-root-in-lancaster-city/
LOCATION:Root\, 223 West Walnut Street\, Lancaster\, PA\, 17603\, United States
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SUMMARY:Watersheds and Their Problems
DESCRIPTION:Wandering Waters Seminar Series\n\n\nJoin us Tuesday\, November 19th at 7:00pm for the second seminar in our series “Wandering Waters”. In this session we are hosting an interactive conversation with some of Pennsylvania’s waterkeepers! Waterkeepers are a crucial part of keeping Pennsylvania waters safe and healthy for all of us. The work of waterkeepers varies as much as our watersheds do! Our waterkeepers will share more about their work and the biggest problems facing Pennsylvania’s waterways. Ever wondered what the most common types of water pollutants are? Wonder no longer as we hear from the experts who spend their time intimately acquainted with the beautiful and the ugly of our waterways. \nSpeakers for this session include:– Ted Evgeniadis\, Executive Director\, Lower Susquehanna Riverkeeper– MORE COMING SOON! \n\n\nThanks to our sponsors:
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/watersheds-and-their-problems/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241029T190000
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SUMMARY:Introduction to Watershed Stewardship
DESCRIPTION:Wandering Waters Seminar Series\n\n\nJoin us Tuesday\, October 29th at 7:00pm as we launch a brand NEW series “Wandering Waters”. The first seminar in the series will be an introduction to watershed stewardship. \nWhat is a watershed? What is watershed stewardship? As our climate is changing\, we are seeing impacts to these vital ecosystems. Congregations\, community groups\, and people of faith and conscience have an important role to play in caring for and stewarding our watersheds. Join us for a launch conversation with experts who will share more about how we define watersheds\, the climate impacts we are witnessing in our Pennsylvania watersheds\, who these impacts are affecting most\, and how people of faith and conscience are rising to the call to steward our shared waters. \nSpeakers for this session include: \n\nRobin Lewis\, Director of Climate Equity for DMV Interfaith Power & Light\nDoug Miller\, Retired Geography Professor\, Penn State University\nGreg Williams\, volunteer & visionary for PA Plants Native!\n\n \n\n\nThanks to our sponsors:
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/introduction-to-watershed-stewardship/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241023T190000
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SUMMARY:Community Gatherings – October 2024
DESCRIPTION:Faith and Civic Engagement\n\n\nCommunity Gatherings serve as a place for our members (and our wider network) to connect with each other\, learn about the state of the environment here in Pennsylvania\, receive updates on our work\, and meet in regional cohorts. Join us from 7PM-8:30PM. We will have an hour of programming followed by 30 minutes for regional breakouts moderated by PA IPL team members. \nThis month\, we will discuss how faith calls us to be civically engaged. How can we start to make changes by asking questions about our community? Given our mutual interdependence\, how do our faiths call us to live in the world? What might our world look like if we started conversations from a place of community and radical acceptance? Let’s come together to explore the ways in which our faith traditions call us to engage in the civic process. \n \nAttendance for the regional breakouts is optional – it is designed to provide a time for connection\, sharing\, and updates. A staff member will be present in each room. This is also a great opportunity for our congregational members to share about upcoming events or things in planning\, ask staff for advice or resources\, and more. The regional breakouts for October are: SouthWest PA\, SouthEast PA\, NorthEast PA\, + Central PA (folks from anywhere else are welcomed to join SouthEast PA).
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/community-gatherings-october-2024/
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SUMMARY:Planting Seeds for New Futures: 2024 Annual Interfaith Climate Convening
DESCRIPTION:You are warmly invited to join us for a statewide interfaith climate convening on Sunday\, September 29th 1PM-6PM.\n\n\nThe Annual Convening (formerly Conference) has been a core offering of Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light for many years. It serves as a way to connect passionate individuals across the state\, strengthen interfaith community\, and build momentum to address climate change as a moral issue here in the Keystone State. \nThis year\, we are proud to present a fully virtual and accessible event to better serve our network. Our theme is housed at the intersections of faith\, food\, sustainable agriculture\, and justice. We can provide a Watch Party Guide for folks who would still like to gather in person at their congregation or other local community space (request this option on registration). \nWe have a packed agenda! We will get started with an opening address from Soul Fire Farm\, “Uprooting Racism\, Seeding Sovereignty”. After that\, there will be a short welcome and orientation session led by PA IPL staff and board. We will then split into two tracks\, Tenders and Tellers. Yes\, you will have to choose\, but don’t worry! These sessions will be recorded and available later to all registrants. During breaks in programming\, you will be given opportunities to visit with our sponsors and partners to learn more about their incredible work. \nWe will reconvene for a keynote address from Rev. Dr. Christopher Carter on “Cultivating Hope in a Time of Catastrophe”. This will be followed by live Q&A which will bring our formal program to a close. Optional regional breakout rooms will be opened between 6pm-7pm for those interested in staying for conversation. \nTo register as a sponsor\, please visit: https://forms.gle/JmqZBkpRsXCSxwDLATo register as a partner (co-sponsor) please visit: https://forms.gle/AbpHzX8toMU7KeD99 \nCheck out film screenings we are offering as part of the PA IPL 2024 Film Festival here. \n\n\n______________________________________________________________________________________________________ \n\n\nTickets\n \nTickets are offered on a sliding scale. Please choose the option that fits your ability best. Use the coupon codes reflected below on check out to automatically apply the discounts reflected below. \nIf you are a PA IPL member (or your congregation is)\, be sure to check your email for a discount code. \nFriend – $8 (USE CODE FRIEND24)Builder – $15 (USE CODE BUILDER24)Supporter – $25 (ACTUAL COST\, NO CODE NEEDED) \nIf these prices are still prohibitive to your attendance\, please reach out to director@paipl.org. A limited number of scholarships are available. If you would like to contribute more than $25\, please consider a sponsorship or make a donation: https://paipl.us/give/ \n\n\n______________________________________________________________________________________________________ \n\n\nAGENDA:\n \n1PM -1:45PM – Uprooting Racism\, Seeding Sovereignty – Opening Address from Soul Fire Farm1:45PM – 2:15PM – Welcome and Orientation*2:15PM – 2:30PM – BREAK (15 minutes)2:30PM – 3:15PM – Tenders and Tellers Tracks – Session #1*3:15PM-3:45PM – Break (30 minutes)3:45PM-4:30PM – Tender and Tellers Tracks – Session #2*4:30PM-4:45PM – Break (15 minutes)4:45PM-6PM – Keynote with Rev. Dr Christopher Carter + Q&A*6PM-7PM – Optional regional networking \n*asterisk indicates that this session will be recorded for post-event viewing by all registrants \n\n\n______________________________________________________________________________________________________ \n\n\nOpening Address\n \nOur opening features a riveting address delivered by Soul Fire Farm’s Co-Founder and Farm Manager\, Leah Penniman\, and closes with a performance by world-renowned poet\, Soul Fire Farm’s Program Manager\, Naima Penniman. The storytelling weaves the history and structural realities of racial injustice in the food system\, with movement strategies past and present of frontline communities mobilizing for food and land sovereignty. Learn how you and your organization can help build a food system based on justice\, dignity\, and abundance for all members of our community. \n\n\n\n______________________________________________________________________________________________________ \n\n\nKeynote\nCultivating Hope in a Time of Catastrophe\nRev. Dr. Christopher Carter\n\nClimate scientists have warned us that unless we make some moderate and some significant changes to how we produce energy we will cause irreparable harm to our planet. Many people understand that we are at a tipping point and yet remain paralyzed or inactive within the environmental movement. In this talk\, Rev. Dr. Carter will explore some of the fundamental assumptions about what it means to be “human” and how these ideologies are at the heart of the environmental and climate crisis. He will end his talk by describing a pathway forward\, the cultivation of hope through love and solidarity. \nAbout Rev. Dr. Christopher CarterRev. Dr. Christopher Carter’s teaching\, research\, and activist interests are in Black\, Womanist\, and Environmental ethics\, with a particular focus on race\, food\, and nonhuman animals. He is the co-creator of Racial Resilience\, an anti-racism and anti-bias program that utilizes the combined insights of contemplative practices and critical race theories. His academic publications include “Blood in the Soil: The Racial\, Racist\, and Religious Dimensions of Environmentalism” in The Bloomsbury Handbook on Religion and Nature (Bloomsbury\, 2018)\, The Spirit of Soul Food (University of Illinois Press\, December 2021)\, and “Race\, Animals\, and a New Vision of the Beloved Community” in Animals and Religion (Routledge\, 2024). Currently he is an Associate Professor of Theology\, Race\, and Ecology at Methodist Theological School of Ohio\, a Faith in Food Fellow at Farm Forward\, and lead pastor of The Loft at Westwood UMC\, in Westwood California. \n\n\n\n______________________________________________________________________________________________________ \n\n\nTrack Details\n \nTenders Track\nOur tenders track is focused on growing\, tending\, and stewarding from a faith-based lens. We’ll convene experts in their field for each discussion with time for audience Q&A. \nSession #1 – From the Ground Up: Community Gardens as Faith PracticeCome and learn from different congregations who have planted and stewarded community gardens. We’ll get into the dirt in this session – and answer questions like where to start\, how-to\, and the big why. Speakers TBA shortly. Led by Ty Fowler\, PA IPL’s SEPA Outreach Coordinator and Organizer. \nSession #2 – It’s All Sacred: Growing Futures through ImaginationExtreme weather\, climate displacement\, and fascism are on the rise. How do we build power in local communities to respond to these challenges? Join us for a discussion on building climate resilience through the lens of community\, deepening our imaginations to what is possible! Speakers TBA shortly. Led by Katie Ruth\, PA IPL’s Executive Director. \n \nTellers Track\nOur tellers track is focused on exploring people\, policy\, and politics from a faith-based lens. We’ll convene experts in their field for each discussion with time for audience Q&A. This track is led by Renika Weimer\, PA IPL’s Outreach and Advocacy Manager. \nSession #1 – Climate Smart Agriculture: What You Need to KnowJoin us for a discussion on all things climate smart agriculture and faith! We’ll talk about the Farm Bill\, SNAP\, and other policy issues that we’ve got an eye on this year. Speakers TBA shortly. \nSession #2 – Be the Change You Want to Eat: Food Systems ChangeJoin us for a discussion on our food systems\, including policy and rescue. How do we get our food? How did we get here? What can we do to fix it? Speakers TBA shortly. \n \nDuring breaks\, you are invited to stretch\, move\, and take a break from your screen. You will also have the opportunity during this time to visit with our sponsors and partners to learn more about their work. A list of sponsors and participating partners will be made available as we move closer to the day. \nTo register as a sponsor\, please visit: https://forms.gle/JmqZBkpRsXCSxwDLATo register as a partner (co-sponsor) please visit: https://forms.gle/AbpHzX8toMU7KeD99 \n\n\n\n______________________________________________________________________________________________________ \n\n\nSponsors\n \nWe are so grateful to this year’s sponsors and cosponsors for their financial and amplification partnerships! \n\n\nPHOTOVOLTAIC \nPendle Hill \nPendle Hill is proud to support PA IPL. As an organization that values sustainability\, peace\, and justice\, we are excited to partner with other organizations doing this important work. \n\n\n\nOpen Door Church\, Pittsburgh \n\n\n\nSILVER \nCAIR-Philadelphia \nCAIR-Philadelphia is a grassroots civil rights and advocacy group promoting justice and mutual understanding. Its mission is to enhance understanding of Islam\, protect civil rights\, promote justice\, and empower American Muslims. We see climate justice as key to issues impacting our communities at home and abroad. We seek to highlight a Muslim perspective on climate justice to uphold the creation of God and remove injustices impacting our communities. \n\n\n\nBRONZE \n\nReformation Lutheran Church\nSisters of St. Joseph of Baden\, PA\nReImagine Appalachia\nExact Solar\nAdorers of the Blood of Christ\nSisters of IHM\n\n\n\n\nCO-SPONSORS
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SUMMARY:PA IPL Film Festival 2024
DESCRIPTION:Taking Root\, Stewards of the Land\, Common Ground\n\n\n\nDate: Thursday\, September 26thTime: 6PMTitle: Taking Root: The Vision of Wangari Maathai \n \nDescription:TAKING ROOT tells the dramatic story of Kenyan Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Wangari Maathai whose simple act of planting trees grew into a nationwide movement to safeguard the environment\, protect human rights\, and defend democracy—a movement for which this charismatic woman became an iconic inspiration. \n \nSynopsis:TAKING ROOT: THE VISION OF WANGARI MAATHAI tells the inspiring story of the Green Belt Movement of Kenya and its founder Wangari Maathai\, the first environmentalist and first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize. \nThe U.S.- educated Professor Maathai discovered her life’s work by reconnecting with the rural women with whom she had grown up. Their lives had become intolerable: they were walking longer distances for firewood\, clean water was scarce\, the soil was disappearing from their farms\, and their children were suffering from malnutrition. Maathai thought to herself\, “Well\, why not plant trees?” She soon discovered that tree planting had a ripple effect of empowering change. Countering the devastating cultural effects of colonialism\, Maathai began teaching communities about self-knowledge as a path to change and community action. The women worked successively against deforestation\, poverty\, ignorance\, embedded economic interests\, and violent political oppression. They became a national political force that helped to bring down Kenya’s 24-year dictatorship. \nThrough TV footage and chilling first person accounts\, TAKING ROOT documents the dramatic confrontations of the 1980s and ’90s as the women of the Green Belt Movement confront human rights abuses and environmental degradation. Cinema verité footage of the tree nurseries and the women and children who tend them brings to life the confidence and joy of people working to improve their own lives on their terms. \nTAKING ROOT captures a world-view in which nothing is perceived as impossible and presents an awe-inspiring profile of Maathai’s unstoppable and courageous thirty-year journey to protect the environment\, defend human rights\, and promote democracy. \n \n80 minutes run time \n \nWatch trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JwTLbPjVo3Y \n \n*Please note: due to streaming requirements\, tickets may not be used to host a congregation screening only for individual/family viewing. Please reach out to director@paipl.org if you are interested in bringing this screening to your community! \n\n\n______________________________________________________________________________________________________ \n\n\n\nDate: Friday\, September 27thTime: 6PMTitle: Stewards of the Land – Serán las dueñas de la tierra \n \nDescription:Before disaster hits\, three Puerto Rican farmers give it all to grow food that is healthy for the people and the planet. Nothing can stop them. Almost. \n“Eschewing resilience as a trope\, Serán las dueñas de la tierra approaches its subject matter with dignified candor in the face of impossible circumstances.” \n–Néstor David Pastor\, North American Congress on Latin America (NACLA) \n \nSynopsis:Stephanie\, Ian\, and Alfredo are landless ecological farmers striving to produce healthy food for local consumption in Puerto Rico. In this economically depressed US-territory – highly dependent on food imports and a frequent target for hurricanes – producing food locally is urgent. The documentary shows the protagonists’ grit as they attempt to carve a living without land ownership or capital. \n \n90 minutes run time \n \nWatch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvVgPjEjvGo \n \n*** Film is in Spanish with English subtitles. *** \n \n*Please note: due to streaming requirements\, tickets may not be used to host a congregation screening only for individual/family viewing. Please reach out to director@paipl.org if you are interested in bringing this screening to your community! \n\n\n______________________________________________________________________________________________________ \n\n\n\nDate: Saturday\, September 28thTime: 6PMTitle: Common Ground \n \nDescription:Common Ground is the highly anticipated sequel to the juggernaut success documentary\, Kiss the Ground\, which touched over 1 billion people globally and inspired the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to put $20 billion toward soil health. \n \nSynopsis:By fusing journalistic expose’ with deeply personal stories from those on the front lines of the food movement\, Common Ground unveils a dark web of money\, power\, and politics behind our broken food system. The film reveals how unjust practices forged our current farm system in which farmers of all colors are literally dying to feed us. The film profiles a hopeful and uplifting movement of white\, black\, and indigenous farmers who are using alternative “regenerative” models of agriculture that could balance the climate\, save our health\, and stabilize America’s economy – before it’s too late. \n \n87 minutes run time. \n \nWatch the trailer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-M4Hq0MKFA \n \nView more resources here: https://commongroundfilm.org/resources/ \n \n*Please note: due to streaming requirements\, tickets may not be used to host a congregation screening only for individual/household viewing. Please reach out to director@paipl.org if you are interested in bringing this screening to your community!
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/pa-ipl-film-festival-2024/
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SUMMARY:PA IPL - Interfaith Spiritual Care 2024 - Session 3
DESCRIPTION:Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh\, Stephali Patel\, and Satish Kumar\n\n\nWelcome to PA IPL’s 2024 Interfaith Spiritual Care zoom series\, Gathering Wisdom from the Wise Ones. Join us on Monday\, September 23rd at 7:00pm for the third session\, which will explore the Wisdom of Thich Nhat Hanh\, Stephali Patel\, and Satish Kumar. As in the past\, we will use music\, prayer\, meditation\, responsive reading\, and small group discussion to explore this topic. \n \nThis Spiritual Care series provides space for our interfaith work and expressions of our traditions. Each event is designed to help us come together\, reconnect\, and seek hope as an interfaith community. Additionally\, we will offer suggestions for attendees to organize faith specific celebrations in their community. All are welcome to attend. \n \nAt 7:00 PM we will gather for the PA IPL Interfaith Spiritual Care session. \n \nThere is no fee for this program; your donations help us keep doing the work.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/pa-ipl-interfaith-spiritual-care-2024-session-3/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240821T190000
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SUMMARY:Climate Conversations with PA IPL & JEA - August 21\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Solar for PA Schools Grant Program\n\n\nJoin Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light and the Jewish Earth Alliance on August 21 at 7:00pm for a discussion promoting the Solar for Schools program recently passed in PA. Solar for Schools will help school districts across the Commonwealth install solar panels to lower energy costs while reducing carbon pollution – ensuring more resources will go to our students and teachers. There is plenty of federal and state money available\, but few school districts know how to apply. We need local champions to call their school districts! \nSpeaker: Liz Robinson – Executive Director\, Philadelphia Solar Energy Association \nThe Solar for PA Schools Grant Program (Solar for Schools) is a targeted state investment that would fund solar energy projects at public k-12 schools\, community colleges\, and career technical schools across Pennsylvania. If implemented\, the project has the potential to: \n\nSave schools money and increase the predictability of energy costs\nCreate family-sustaining\, local jobs\nIncrease Pennsylvania’s renewable energy production\n\nEnergy is one of the highest expenses for school districts in Pennsylvania. On-site solar can reduce those energy costs\, potentially saving Pennsylvania school districts hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. These savings make solar a crucial tool in combatting underfunding that affects rural\, urban\, and suburban schools across the Commonwealth; schools could use money they save on utilities to fund other needs\, like repairs\, or to save taxpayers money. \nThe construction of solar projects would create family-sustaining jobs in communities across the Commonwealth. Kids would be able go to schools powered by solar arrays built by their parents and neighbors\, seeing the impact of union jobs and clean energy on their lives. At the same time\, we could decrease our reliance on fossil fuels and reduce pollution\, benefitting the environment. \nInvesting in solar energy is a blue-green cause: it unites labor and environmental interests to create family-sustaining jobs\, helps facilitate PA’s transition to clean energy\, and save schools money. Support for Solar for Schools is bipartisan and diverse\, including labor\, environmental\, educational\, and industry groups. From the Evangelical Environmentalist Network to the PA Building Trades\, organizations across the Commonwealth are putting their full weight behind the legislation. \nThe Solar for PA Schools Grant Program would fund 50% of the cost of project construction using state funds. Federal money from the Inflation Reduction Act would cover 30-50% of the remaining installation costs\, with school districts responsible for 0-20%\, plus operation and maintenance costs. Using this combination of state dollars and federal funding available through the Inflation Reduction Act\, the cost to schools is minimal\, and the projects would bring federal funds back to Pennsylvania. Now is the time to incentivize solar adoption\, meet our climate goals\, and support our public schools! \nThis event is part of our Climate Conversations quarterly program series hosted in partnership with Jewish Earth Alliance.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/climate-conversations-with-pa-ipl-jea-august-21-2024/
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SUMMARY:Community Gatherings – July 2024
DESCRIPTION:An Intergenerational Approach to the Climate Crisis\n\n\nCommunity Gatherings serve as a place for our members (and our wider network) to connect with each other\, learn about the state of the environment here in Pennsylvania\, receive updates on our work\, and meet in regional cohorts. Join us from 7PM-8:30PM. We will have an hour of programming followed by 30 minutes for regional breakouts moderated by PA IPL team members. \nIn July’s regional gathering we will be discussing the unique challenges of various generations facing the climate crisis\, and imagining an intergenerational approach to the climate crisis. Lydia Wylie-Kellermann will ground us in a conversation about the gifts of intergenerational work amidst the climate crisis. In her new book This Sweet Earth: Walking with Our Children in the Age of Climate Collapse\, she dares to argue that while the future remains unknown\, there is still awe and wonder\, love and struggle\, gratitude and overwhelming joy to be found. This will be a time for honoring our elders and our children and sharing stories about the ways we stumble upon hope when we do this work together across generations. \n \nAttendance for the regional breakouts is optional – it is designed to provide a time for connection\, sharing\, and updates. A staff member will be present in each room. This is also a great opportunity for our congregational members to share about upcoming events or things in planning\, ask staff for advice or resources\, and more. The regional breakouts for April are: SouthWest PA\, SouthEast PA\, NorthEast PA\, + Central PA (folks from anywhere else are welcomed to join SouthEast PA).
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/community-gatherings-july-2024/
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SUMMARY:Faith in Public Life
DESCRIPTION:Informational and Volunteer Orientation Session\n\n\nJoin us Thursday\, June 27th at 7:00pm as we launch a brand NEW resource called “Faith in Public Life”. This resource has been compiled by our Spring Fellows who have done a wonderful job of building a container for reflection and conversation at the nexus of faith and engagement in the civic process. We can’t wait to share it with our network! \nWe are looking for volunteers to help us out with this campaign as we move into the Summer and Fall. We are specifically looking to recruit at least 10 volunteer leaders across the state who will become part of our Civic Engagement Cohort. This cohort will receive training and assist with the priorities of our 2024 campaign\, including voter registration and education. If you have 2-5 hours/month between August-October to offer\, would you consider spending them with us on this important endeavor? Whether you are a youth\, career-person\, or retired – we need all hands on deck! \nYou’ll learn important skills in interfaith leadership\, how to have conversations about civic participation\, and how to build community relationships. We are hosting this no-strings-attached informational and volunteer orientation session on Thursday\, June 27th. Please come join us to learn more about the campaign and how you can get involved.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/faith-in-public-life/
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SUMMARY:Climate Conversations with PA IPL & JEA - June 26\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Understanding Governor Shapiro’s new proposed climate policies of PRESS and PACER\n\n\nJoin Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light and the Jewish Earth Alliance on June 26 at 7:00pm for a discussion about how to understand Governor Shapiro’s new proposed climate policies of Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS) and Pennsylvania Climate Emissions Reduction Act (PACER). \nSpeaker: Rob Altenburg – Senior Director for Energy and Climate\, PennFuture \nRob brings a career’s worth of environmental\, climate\, and energy expertise to advance clean energy solutions for Pennsylvania. As Senior Director for Energy and Climate\, he analyzes legislation and regulations and helps craft policy recommendations to address the climate crisis. He works with regulatory agencies and clean energy industry experts on climate and energy issues across the Commonwealth\, and has provided testimony to the White House\, the U.S. Senate\, and the Pennsylvania Legislature. Prior to joining PennFuture\, Rob spent nearly 22 years with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in both the Bureau of Air Quality and the Policy Office. \nThis event is part of our Climate Conversations quarterly program series hosted in partnership with Jewish Earth Alliance.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/climate-conversations-with-pa-ipl-jea-june-26-2024/
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SUMMARY:PA IPL - Interfaith Spiritual Care 2024 - Session 2
DESCRIPTION:Indigenous Wisdom of Robin Wall Kimmerer\, Sandra Ingerman\, and Lyla June Johnston\n\n\nWelcome to PA IPL’s 2024 Interfaith Spiritual Care zoom series\, Gathering Wisdom from the Wise Ones. Join us on Monday\, June 10th at 7:00pm for the second session\, which will explore the Indigenous Wisdom of Robin Wall Kimmerer\, Sandra Ingerman\, and Lyla June Johnston. As in the past\, we will use music\, prayer\, meditation\, responsive reading\, and small group discussion to explore this topic. \n \nThis Spiritual Care series provides space for our interfaith work and expressions of our traditions. Each event is designed to help us come together\, reconnect\, and seek hope as an interfaith community. Additionally\, we will offer suggestions for attendees to organize faith specific celebrations in their community. All are welcome to attend. \n \nAt 7:00 PM we will gather for the PA IPL Interfaith Spiritual Care session. \n \nThere is no fee for this program; your donations help us keep doing the work.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/pa-ipl-interfaith-spiritual-care-2024-session-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240529T190000
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SUMMARY:Climate Conversations with PA IPL & JEA - May 29\, 2024
DESCRIPTION:Understanding Governor Shapiro’s new proposed climate policies of PRESS and PACER\n\n\nJoin Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light and the Jewish Earth Alliance on May 29 at 7:00pm for a discussion about how to understand Governor Shapiro’s new proposed climate policies of Pennsylvania Reliable Energy Sustainability Standard (PRESS) and Pennsylvania Climate Emissions Reduction Act (PACER). \nSpeaker: Rob Altenburg – Senior Director for Energy and Climate\, PennFuture \nRob brings a career’s worth of environmental\, climate\, and energy expertise to advance clean energy solutions for Pennsylvania. As Senior Director for Energy and Climate\, he analyzes legislation and regulations and helps craft policy recommendations to address the climate crisis. He works with regulatory agencies and clean energy industry experts on climate and energy issues across the Commonwealth\, and has provided testimony to the White House\, the U.S. Senate\, and the Pennsylvania Legislature. Prior to joining PennFuture\, Rob spent nearly 22 years with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) in both the Bureau of Air Quality and the Policy Office. \nThis event is part of our Climate Conversations quarterly program series hosted in partnership with Jewish Earth Alliance.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/climate-conversations-with-pa-ipl-jea-may-29-2024/
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SUMMARY:LTE Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Letter to the Editor (LTE) Writing Workshop hosted by PA IPL fellow Kiana Bozorgnia\n\n\nJoin us Tuesday\, May 28th at 7:00pm for a Letter to the Editor (LTE) writing workshop. The virtual workshop will begin with an overview of LTEs\, as well as examples\, instructions\, and tips that will help you write your very own LTE! Though this is a general LTE informational workshop – there will be resources and time built in to write an LTE on the topic of protecting EPA rules from the Congressional Review Act. \nThe workshop will be hosted by PA IPL fellow Kiana Bozorgnia! Kiana is a rising senior studying Environmental Engineering at Temple University and is a coordinator for Temple Climate Action Coalition\, a fossil fuel divestment campaign. Recently\, she attended the offices of PA representatives and senators in Washington DC with PA IPL to discuss climate solutions – one of which being the need for members of congress to safeguard EPA pollution standards from the Congressional Review Act.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/lte-writing-workshop/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240519T140000
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SUMMARY:Bike and Hike Gathering in Philadelphia
DESCRIPTION:Regional gathering in the Philadelphia area for anyone participating in the Bike and Hike Fundraiser\n\n\nJoin us on Sunday\, May 19 at 2pm on the Schuylkill River Trail near the Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education! We will have a regional gathering for communities and individuals in the Philadelphia area who are participating in the Bike and Hike Fundraiser to get together\, be in nature\, and go for a walk together! There will be poetry reading and some light meditation on the Earth\, the land\, and our relationship to the natural world. We aim to be in community with others doing this work\, and thinking about the intersection between faith and climate\, while fundraising for PA IPL. Help us increase feelings of community within the PA IPL network\, and increase participation and enjoyment of our annual Bike and Hike! \n\n\n\nThe annual PA IPL Climate Advocacy Bike & Hike is a tour of PA’s great outdoors & various routes that highlight the beauty of our state. The ride seeks to nurture hope for a cleaner future across our state & is an opportunity for cyclists and hikers to connect with likeminded people and the broader PA IPL community statewide by sharing their journeys – the diversity of landscape and life – across Pennsylvania\, reminding us of what we work so hard to protect!
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/bike-and-hike-gathering-in-philadelphia/
LOCATION:Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education\, 8480 Hagy's Mill Road\, Philadelphia\, PA\, 19128\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240423T190000
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SUMMARY:Community Gatherings – April 2024
DESCRIPTION:Community Gatherings & Regional Breakouts\n\n\nCommunity Gatherings serve as a place for our members (and our wider network) to connect with each other\, learn about the state of the environment here in Pennsylvania\, receive updates on our work\, and meet in regional cohorts. Join us from 7PM-8:30PM. We will have an hour of programming followed by 30 minutes for regional breakouts moderated by PA IPL team members. For April’s gathering\, we will watch a short film “Is Your Power Company Funding Climate Denial?” followed by a time for discussion. We will also provide updates on current campaigns and upcoming events. \n \nAttendance for the regional breakouts is optional – it is designed to provide a time for connection\, sharing\, and updates. A staff member will be present in each room. This is also a great opportunity for our congregational members to share about upcoming events or things in planning\, ask staff for advice or resources\, and more. The regional breakouts for April are: SouthWest PA\, SouthEast PA\, NorthEast PA\, + Central PA (folks from anywhere else are welcomed to join Central PA).
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/community-gatherings-april-2024/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T200000
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SUMMARY:PA IPL Bike & Hike 2024: Orientation & Welcome Call
DESCRIPTION:Exploring Place: A Journey of Discovery & Inspiration\n\n\nJoin us on Tuesday\, April 9 at 7pm to kick off PA IPL’s annual Bike & Hike with an Orientation & Welcome Call! \nThe annual PA IPL Climate Advocacy Bike & Hike is a tour of PA’s great outdoors & various routes that highlight the beauty of our state. The ride seeks to nurture hope for a cleaner future across our state & is an opportunity for cyclists and hikers to connect with likeminded people and the broader PA IPL community statewide by sharing their journeys – the diversity of landscape and life – across Pennsylvania\, reminding us of what we work so hard to protect!
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/pa-ipl-bike-hike-2024-orientation-welcome-call/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240409T110000
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SUMMARY:Celebrating Clean Transportation Wins in Lancaster
DESCRIPTION:A conversation about sustainable and equitable transportation at East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church.\n\n\nPA IPL is working in partnership with the Climate Action Campaign and East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church to highlight Inflation Reduction Act investments and uplift local climate initiatives in Lancaster. We’re hosting a conversation about electric vehicles and sustainable\, equitable transportation with participation from local organizations and elected officials. We will highlight local leaders who will speak to these topics before we view the electric vehicle charging stations at East Chestnut Mennonite Church. This event will take place at 11am at East Chestnut Street Mennonite Church. Join us to learn about IRA investments in Pennsylvania\, electric vehicles\, transit justice\, bicycling as a climate solution\, and more!
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/celebrating-clean-transportation-wins-in-lancaster/
LOCATION:East Chestnut Street Mennonite Meetinghouse\, 432 East Chestnut Street\, Lancaster\, PA\, 17602\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240318T190000
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SUMMARY:PA IPL - Interfaith Spiritual Care 2024 - Session 1
DESCRIPTION:The Work and Wisdom of Thomas Berry\n\n\nWelcome to PA IPL’s 2024 Interfaith Spiritual Care zoom series\, Gathering Wisdom from the Wise Ones. Join us on Monday\, March 18th at 7:00pm for the opening session\, which will explore the work and wisdom of Thomas Berry—Catholic priest\, cultural historian\, and scholar of world religions—through his writings using music\, imagery\, videos\, and group reflections and sharings. \n \nThis Spiritual Care series provides space for our interfaith work and expressions of our traditions. Each event is designed to help us come together\, reconnect\, and seek hope as an interfaith community. Additionally\, we will offer suggestions for attendees to organize faith specific celebrations in their community. All are welcome to attend. \n \nAt 7:00 PM we will gather for the PA IPL Interfaith Spiritual Care session. \n \nThere is no fee for this program; your donations help us keep doing the work.
URL:https://gridphilly.com/event/pa-ipl-interfaith-spiritual-care-2024-session-1/
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