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October 2020

A Climate to Thrive Board

October 13, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT

Green Amendments Founder and leader, Maya van Rossum speaks to the Board of "A Climate to Thrive". Tuesday, October 13, 2020, 5:30pm ET - 7:30pm ET More details to come.

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A Maine Green Amendment: Virtual Presentation and Q&A

October 20, 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT

Hosted by MCAN and Green Amendments For The Generations - Register here. Maine Climate Action NOW (MCAN) welcomes activist, author, and founder of the Green Amendment Movement: Maya van Rossum. Join us for a virtual Zoom presentation and Q&A facilitated by Andy Burt. Topics will include environmental rights and how you can be a part of the Maine Green Amendment Movement. October 20, 2020 at 6:30pm ET

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Manchester Environmental Commission

October 27, 5:00 pm EDT

Green Amendments Founder and leader, Maya van Rossum speaks to the Manchester Environmental Commission Tuesday, October 27, 2020, 5:00 pm More details to come.

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Green Amendments For The Generations

7 hours ago

Thank you so much to our 15th speaker, Darien Guy.

Darien is an Ithaca College Graduate, who joined leaders across the country to deliver Maya's powerful message on Green Amendments as a tangible pathway to environmental & racial justice.

View the full letter and video at bit.ly/GreenAmendmentEnviroJustice

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Green Amendments For The Generations

10 hours ago

Environmental protection is among the most profound issues that will be hanging in the balance at the Supreme Court with the passing of the notorious #RBG. This will be the case regardless of who is elected president, It makes it all the more important that the states step up their commitment to environmental protection. #GreenAmendment protection in the constitution would be the strongest step each and every state could take to protect their environment and communities and as state level #GreenAmendments are passed the groundwork will be laid for advancing a federal Green Amendment which is also essential. ... See MoreSee Less

Known for her record on women’s and civil rights, Justice Ginsburg also leaves an environmental legacy on the Supreme Court | StateImpact Pennsylvania

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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be the first woman to lie in state at the U.S. Capitol on Friday. While many are mourning the late Supreme Court […]

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Green Amendments For The Generations

1 day ago

Our 14th speaker is actually the author of the letter, Racial Justice Demands Constitutional 'Green Amendments,' Maya van Rossum. 24 leaders, showcased in this speaker series, joined her on camera to deliver her transformational message.

Maya van Rossum is the Founder of Green Amendments For the Generations, a grassroots non-profit organization inspiring a nationwide movement to secure constitutional recognition and protection of environmental rights in every state and ultimately at the federal level. van Rossum is also the Delaware Riverkeeper, leading the watershed based advocacy organization, the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, for 25 years in its efforts to protect the health of the Delaware River and its tributaries. Maya was a lead petitioner in the 2013 landmark Robinson Township, Delaware Riverkeeper Network, et. al. v. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania case that breathed new life into Pennsylvania’s long ignored environmental rights amendment. She is author of, The Green Amendment, Securing Our Right to a Healthy Environment which was selected as the 2018 Living Now Evergreen Awards GOLD Winner in the Nature Conservation category. Since launching Green Amendments For The Generations, constitutional amendments have been proposed in New York, New Jersey, Maryland, Vermont and West Virginia.

View the full video and letter at bit.ly/GreenAmendmentEnviroJustice

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