Did you know that the Green Amendment movement is 10 years old this year???
We have been making amazing progress. We have gone from having just 2 states with Green Amendments to now 3 states with Green Amendments, 18 states where amendments are proposed, and 6 more states where they are in the works representing a truly national movement advancing serious change.
In the coming months we will be sharing with you some of the voices benefiting from, and supporting, Green Amendments in their state and nationwide, and asking you for your support. If you can, I hope you will help, because we have a 1% For The Planet business funder that is giving us an extra $250 every time we achieve 10 new donations – it doesn’t matter the size of the donations received, it is all about the number of new donors to our work.
If you want to help us get a jump start on meeting the challenge of securing these matching donations, you can do so here: Celebrating 10 Years Matching Donations Campaign!
Green Amendments For The Generations Joins the Blue Planet Alliance
We have been invited, and accepted, to join the Blue Planet Alliance, a coalition of partners working to protect life on earth by empowering people, communities, islands, and nations; and to advance a vision where humanity and nature live in harmony.
First on our list of to dos as a new member is to join a panel speaking at BPA’s Climate Talks & Celebration at the Hard Rock Hotel on September 27. Maya will be joining other climate change makers at the event’s evening panel.
Climate Talks & Celebration is an unforgettable evening of live music, dancing, conversation, and action. The highlight of Climate Week NYC! Climate Talks & Celebration is bringing together powerful voices in the climate action movement, creating a space to celebrate, reflect, and inspire change.
Throughout the night, we’ll hear from climate change-makers, innovators, and leaders who will share personal stories, bold visions, and actionable solutions needed for a sustainable future.
Want to join this amazing event? Learn more & sign up here.
It’s Time for a Constitutional Reckoning to Defend Our Environment
As environmental protections are rolled back by the U.S. Supreme Court and are under attack by many in in the U.S. Congress, the Green Amendment movement rises up to provide us with the pathway to essential and even stronger protections. Mother of the Green Amendments & Founder, Maya van Rossum, lays it all out in this powerful piece published by Earth.org
SPOTLIGHT
Michigan Green Amendment Leader is Caught on Video & Inspires Us All!
Gloria Koch – a key founder and leader of our Michigan Green Amendment Coalition and effort – is caught on video as she stands up to educate and inspire about the values of constitutional Green Amendment protections and how they can help protect Michigan’s communities & environments. Gloria’s focused and compelling message is awesome to see.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Oregon Environmental Rights Day To Engage Tuesday, September 24, 8:00am First Presbyterian Church 770 Chemeketa St. NE, Salem, OR Earth Law Center x Climate Week NYC Wednesday, September 25, 3:00pm Jutta Gallery, 104 Charlton Street, 1E, NYC 2024 Michigan Climate Summit Thursday, September 26 University of Michigan at Ann Arbor Climate Talks & Celebration – Blue Planet Alliance Event Friday, September 27, 5:00pm Hard Rock Hotel New York, NY 10036 Unitarian Universalist Climate Justice Revival Sunday, September 29 Appalachian Public Interest Environmental Law Conference Saturday, October 5, 11:30-12:30pm University of Tennessee College of Law Knoxville, TN Red Bud Native Plant Nursery Green Amendment Talk Saturday, October 12 Media, PA 2024 Great Lakes Bioneers Detroit Conference “Empowering Environmental Protection & Justice Through Constitutional Green Amendments” Thursday, October 17, 2:40-3:40pm University of Detroit Mercy McNichols Campus Detroit, MI Franklin Township Environmental Commission Film Screening and Discussion Monday, October 28 Somerset, NJ
For the most complete and up to date information, please visit our events calendar. Schedule an event with Maya here.
