Join us and VOTE with compassion!

Join our National Voter call on Sept. 2 at 12pm or 8pm ET with civil rights and environmental justice activist and GreenFaith board member Rev. Leo Woodberry and AME Zion leader and GreenFaith organizer Louis Romain. There is something sacred about our vote.   It’s partly the dignity that it represents. The way it proclaims that every person matters. That every person no matter their race, creed, or color can have equal and fair access to shape their community with their vote.   It’s partly the knowledge that great sacrifices have given more and more people this fundamental right. That’s why, when people are actively denied that right, it is immoral. Wrong. Profoundly sinful. In recent months, the pernicious influence of racism on access to voting has become clearer than ever. Black and Latinx communities, who are suffering at far higher rates from the coronavirus pandemic and the climate crisis, have also been disproportionately impacted by closed polling sites, hours-long voting lines, and logistical and technological issues in primary elections around the US. These impediments to voting are abhorrent for the racism they perpetuate. These same impediments also have a massively negative impact on climate change policy. Research has shown consistently that African American and Latinx communities are more likely to be concerned about climate change than Whites. This means that voter suppression systematically diminishes support for strong climate change policies- support which is vital if states and the nation are to adopt the policies needed to meet the current threats we face. In other words, it is literally true that there will be no climate justice without racial justice. That’s why GreenFaith has launched the Compassionate Voter campaign - to raise awareness about the links between voter suppression, climate change and racial equity. Corporate climate polluters should not have more power in deciding elections than the people do. Together, we as people of faith can organize our communities and congregations to cast compassionate and righteous votes. Join us this Wednesday, Sept. 2 at 12pm or 8pm ET to learn how you and your congregation can get involved. The implications that this election will have on the climate are irreversible and cannot be undone. At this critical moment we can do something about this issue. We can come together with others in our GreenFaith community to learn new skills. We can reach out to engage others in a thoughtful, open-hearted way. We can help others get registered to vote, help them figure out how to safely cast their vote in the midst of these challenging times, and ensure that this election is a fair democratic process. You can make a difference. Join us next Wednesday, Sept. 2, at 12pm or 8pm ET. You’ll hear from faith leaders ranging from their 30’s to their 70’s about what this issue means and why it is a matter of life and death. We’ll have special opportunities for clergy to get involved and to raise their voices in support of the right to vote. I’ll be tuned in and I hope you’ll join me. Let’s vote with compassion! Rev. Fletcher Harper PS. If you live in the US and haven’t signed our Voter Pledge, do that now! You can sign here.