{"id":694,"date":"2019-04-21T17:53:10","date_gmt":"2019-04-21T17:53:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/world.350.org\/newjersey\/?p=694"},"modified":"2019-04-27T17:12:39","modified_gmt":"2019-04-27T17:12:39","slug":"providing-regional-coordination-and-empowerment-nj-takes-action-conference-bloomfield-nj-march-23-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/world.350.org\/newjersey\/providing-regional-coordination-and-empowerment-nj-takes-action-conference-bloomfield-nj-march-23-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"Providing Regional Coordination and Empowerment – “NJ Takes Action” Conference (Bloomfield, NJ; March 23, 2019)"},"content":{"rendered":"
350NJ-Rockland held a very successful conference, \u201cThe Climate Crisis\u2014New Jersey Takes Action,\u201d on March 23 in the Brookdale Reformed Church in Bloomfield, NJ. Over 100 people attended for a day of singing, sharing food together, breakout sessions and community building.\u00a0 We appreciated the inspiring music and singing of the Solidarity Singers and Sharleen Leahey, as well as the poetry of Brian Sandilands.<\/div>\n
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During the opening session Rev. Susan Dorward welcomed people to the church and talked about why the church had put solar panels on their roof several years ago and how she had reached out to get close to a dozen other churches in NJ to do the same thing. Owl<\/span>, a leader of the Ramapough Lenape Nation, shared his insights and thinking based on his people\u2019s long history in this area. He reported on recent hopeful developments in their battle against the town of Mahwah\u2019s repressive actions against their right to assemble and worship.\u00a0Ted<\/span>\u00a0Glick, president of 350NJ-R, spoke about the urgency of the climate crisis and the importance of the topics chosen for breakout sessions.<\/div>\n
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Jeff Tittel of the Sierra Club and Glick led the session on \u201cA Statewide Moratorium on Fossil Fuel Infrastructure.\u201d Matt Smith of Food and Water Watch and Harriet Shugarman of Climate Mama led one on the \u201cGreen New Deal.\u201d 350NJ-R leaders Tina Weishaus and Jordan Dale addressed \u201cFossil Fuel Divestment of State Pension Funds.\u201d Sana Shaikh of Youth Climate Strike and April Nicklaus of NJPIRG Students led a \u201cYouth Take Action\u201d group. And 350NJ-R leaders Jane Califf and Bill Haskins, and Priya Patel, South Orange Maplewood Action Climate, convened a session on \u201cLocal Organizing.\u201d<\/div>\n
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Responding to the uniformly positive input received from attendees afterwards, the 350NJ-R steering group is currently planning a follow-up gathering in mid-May.<\/div>\n
Here is a link to an article about the event from Essex News Daily:\u00a0
https:\/\/essexnewsdaily.com\/?s=climate+conference<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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