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July 2018
Wild Goose Festival
The Wild Goose Festival is a 4-day art, music, and story-driven transformational experience grounded in faith-inspired social justice. Come to not only learn from incredible speakers, but also engage in robust and respectful conversation with thought leaders, writers, dreamers, artists, visionaries, and social justice activists. The 2018 Collective of Co-Creators includes Jen Hatmaker, Jon Pavlovitz, Jacqui Lewis, Amy Grant, and civil rights icon Ruby Sales. To register, click here.
Find out more »“I Am” – Movies-That-Matter/Spiritual Cinema
Movies-That-Matter/Spiritual Cinema I AM I AM is the story of a successful Hollywood director, Tom Shadyac (LIAR LIAR, NUTTY PROFESSOR, BRUCE ALMIGHTY), who experienced a life-threatening head injury, and his ensuing journey to try and answer two very basic questions: Whats wrong with our world? and What can we do about it? With a film crew of four, Tom visits some of today s great minds, including authors, poets, teachers, religious leaders, and scientists (Howard Zinn, Lynn McTaggart, Desmond Tutu,…
Find out more »A Guide for an Awakening Planet: A Joyous Journey into One Love
Saturday July 14 7:00-8:30pm A Guide for an Awakening Planet: A Joyous Journey into One Love with Oasis founder Robert Roskind By design, our planet is experiencing a quantum transformation. This book offers both the wisdom and the practical guidance needed to move from fear to love. Based on his personal 45-year spiritual journey and the stories and wisdom collected through his travels with various indigenous elders, including Hopi, Havasupai, Iroquois, Mayan, and Rasta Elders, Ros- kind has assembled the…
Find out more »September 2018
Better Living Eco-Green-Solar Expo
A World-Of Changing Thinkers And Innovators In The Eco- Green & Solar Industry Awaits You!! The Eco,Green and Solar Expo will be hosted in Miami in 2017 & Charlotte & Asheville NC in 2018. Our focus is to ensure an environmentally focused business and consumer expo in the US. In addition to visiting over 400 interactive booths with new Eco-Green and Solar products and services, guests will mingle with local, Regional and National companies. Consumers able to see and…
Find out more »October 2018
Coal Ash: A Moral Catastrophe Webinar
Every year the United States produces 110 million tons of coal ash from coal plants. This toxic byproduct can poison the drinking water for an entire community, and not all communities are treated equally. Seventy percent of coal ash dumps are located in low-income communities. Join William Barber III from the Climate Reality Project, Lisa Evans from Earthjustice, and Susannah Tuttle from NC Interfaith Power & Light as we learn more about this toxic catastrophe and what faith communities can…
Find out more »2018 Carolinas Climate Resilience Conference
Why a Climate Resilience Conference? The impacts of current climate variability and the evidence of climate change are continuing to grow and with it our understanding of the challenges we face in adapting to those changes. The impacts of Hurricane Florence in the Carolinas, which necessitated the rescheduling of the CCRC, are a stark reminder of this new reality. Building resilience — the ability to adjust easily to or recover from a stress or change — is an important step…
Find out more »November 2018
Annual Party for Piedmont Environmental Alliance
Hear about PEA's new and growing programs to build a more environmentally sustainable community and find out how you can get more involved. Who will be named Green Business of the Year and Volunteer of the Year?Come find out and celebrate the winners. The event will feature a timely and compelling discussion about election results from Stan Meiburg, former EPA official and director of WFU graduate programs in Sustainability. Meet, mingle, and enjoy beer from Foothills Brewing, treats from Camino Bakery, and wines and hors d'oeuvres from Canteen Market & Bistro. This event is free and…
Find out more »January 2019
Webinar on Executive Order No. 80
Join NC Interfaith Power & Light as we partner with Governor Cooper's office to offer a free webinar on Executive Order No. 80, North Carolina's Commitment to Address Climate Change and Transition to a Clean Energy Economy. Jeremy Tarr, Policy Advisor for the Environment, Energy, and Transportation, and Sushma Masemore, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Environment from the NC Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) will talk about the history, plan, and timeline of Executive Order No. 80. Following the presentation there…
Find out more »February 2019
North Carolina Climate Change Interagency Council Meeting – Elizabeth City
On October 29, 2018, Governor Cooper established the North Carolina Climate Change Interagency Council as part of Executive Order No. 80 North Carolina's Commitment To Address Climate Change And Transition To A Clean Energy Economy: The Secretary or designee of each cabinet agency and a representative from the Governor's Office shall serve on the North Carolina Climate Change Interagency Council ("Council"), which is hereby established. The Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, or the Secretary's designee, shall serve as the…
Find out more »March 2019
The Rev. Dr. Jim Antal at The Chapel of the Cross
Jim Antal flyer - FINAL (002) He will be preaching at three of our four services (9 and 11:15 AM and 5:15 PM) and participating in our adult formation session between the 9AM and 11:15AM services. Our main sanctuary is fairly large. The 5:15 service is held in our chapel. For more information email Linda Rimer at lindabrimer@gmail.com.
Find out more »April 2019
“Faith Voices For Creation Justice” Advocacy Day at NCGA
Join NC Interfaith Power & Light and Sierra Club for a joint advocacy day at the North Carolina General Assembly. Meet with elected officials to hear their visions for NC’s future and to express your support for clean energy, not fracked gas. RSVP HERE: https://forms.gle/5Y3tEd2Hzue9e7xf6 Information on current bills, talking points, office location maps, and resource packets will be available for all registered participants. If you need assistance in scheduling meetings with your NCGA Representatives, please contact: info@ncipl.org. To find…
Find out more »May 2019
Hands Across the Sand – 8 events across the NC coast
On May 18th, several 'Hands Across the Sand' events will be taking place across the North Carolina coast. They are asking local communities to Join Hands and protect our lands and waters from fossil fuel processes. Together, individuals and organizations, aim to promote a clean energy future across the world and end our dependence on dirty fuels. They will gather thousands of Americans and global citizens at beaches and cities to draw metaphorical and actual lines in the sand; human…
Find out more »June 2019
Worldwide Strike for the Climate
School strikers are calling on everyone: young people, parents, workers, and all concerned citizens to join massive climate strikes and a week of actions starting on September 20. People all over the world will use their power to stop “business as usual” in the face of the climate emergency. We will join young people in the streets to demand an end to the age of fossil fuels and emergency action to avoid climate breakdown. On Friday September 20, at the…
Find out more »North Carolina Coastal Resilience Summit
The Summit will inform the development of the North Carolina Coastal Climate Risk Assessment and Resilience Plan under Governor Cooper’s Executive Order 80 so as to propel the coastal region’s preparedness for the effects of climate changes including rising sea levels, increased frequency and severity of coastal and riverine flooding, increasing extreme weather, changing groundwater conditions and other shifting natural conditions. The Summit will also showcase a gamut of existing solutions to address the identified challenges. In response to the Governor Roy…
Find out more »Faith, Science, & Climate Solutions – National Speakers in Raleigh
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