Resolution Number: | 2009-D014 | |
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Title: | Direct Dioceses to Educate on Public Environmental Decisions | |
Legislative Action Taken: | Concurred as Amended | |
Final Text: |
Resolved, That the 76th General Convention support an environmentally just treatment of all in God’s Creation; and be it further
Resolved, That the General Convention through the Executive Council direct Diocesan Environmental Commissions or Committees to educate our congregations about public environmental decisions that adversely affect the lives and health of the most vulnerable in our society, especially children, indigenous peoples and communities of people of color; and be it further
Resolved, That Diocesan Commissions or Committees encourage each congregation to refer this resolution to their outreach committee or other such venue in order to ensure the education of their members and to encourage environmentally just actions.
Citation: | General Convention, Journal of the General Convention of...The Episcopal Church, Anaheim, 2009 (New York: General Convention, 2009), pp. 195-196. |
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