Katrina 20: Faith, Climate & Justice – A Moral Witness Dialogue
By Eloise Reid Eloise Reid is the Gulf South Organizer with GreenFaith, based in New Orleans, LA. Last week, I had the honor of organizing Katrina 20: Faith, Climate & Justice – A Moral Witness Dialogue alongside Karenna Gore of the Center for Earth Ethics, at the historic Tate, Etienne, and Prevost (TEP) Center in […]
Faith, Justice, and Resistance from the Gulf South to Wall Street
By Eloise Reid Eloise Reid is the Gulf South Organizer with GreenFaith, based in New Orleans, LA. I traveled from New Orleans to New York City with more than 70 faith and community leaders from across Louisiana and Texas. We went to speak truth to power — to raise our voices outside the homes and […]
Subsidizing Ruin is Wrong: A New Report from GreenFaith
A GreenFaith Report on Fossil Fuel Subsidies and Faith-Based Climate Action The U.S. government provides billions of dollars each year in subsidies to the fossil fuel industry—even as vital programs like healthcare, food assistance, and clean energy face budget cuts. Subsidizing this harm is unjust. That’s why GreenFaith brought together faith leaders from across the […]
Faith Leaders, Rebuking Government, Call for End to Fossil Fuel Subsidies and LNG Expansion
Toxic Tour, “Climate Revival” Call for Ending Polluter Handouts Houston, March 10: Forty religious leaders gathered in Houston over the weekend and at the CERAWeek protests on Monday, calling for an immediate end to fossil fuel subsidies and the expansion of fossil gas (LNG) infrastructure. “Every year, the oil industry receives $20 billion in Federal […]
GreenFaith at NYC Climate Week 2024
Every year, Climate Week in NYC gathers worldwide leaders for important climate movement meetings and planning sessions. This year’s Climate Week ran from Sept. 22-28, and GreenFaith was the bridge between secular and faith spaces, calling our movement into greater action for a just future. Executive Director Rev. Fletcher Harper offered impassioned remarks at a […]
Seminary Internships
At GreenFaith, we’re dedicated to training people of faith to become leaders in the movement for climate justice. As part of this commitment, we offer internships specifically designed for seminary and divinity school students. Each GreenFaith intern has specific goals and ends their time with us having completed a substantial deliverable (more on that below!). […]
23 Faith Leaders Arrested Protesting Citi’s Finance for Fossil Fuels
Faith Leaders’ Message: Time for Change Today in New York City, 24 clergy and lay faith activists from diverse religions were arrested for chaining themselves to the doors of CitiBank’s headquarters, physically blocking the building entrances. Approximately 75 people of diverse faiths took part in this action, which delayed the entrance of hundreds of Citi […]
REPORT: Sacred Planet, Stained Profits
Why Religious Communities Must Pressure Banks to Phase out Finance for Fossil Fuels while Upscaling Investment in Clean Energy Around the world, people of faith are increasingly aware of the dangerous, escalating impacts of the climate crisis. Hardly a week passes when we do not hear about scorching heat waves that imperil the elderly, infants, […]
Announcing the 2025 GreenFaith Rising Leaders Fellows
GreenFaith US is pleased to introduce the 2025 GreenFaith Rising Leaders Fellows, a dynamic and diverse group of 17 climate activists, aged 18-35 years old, from diverse religious and spiritual backgrounds. These individuals represent the next class of leaders trained through the GreenFaith Fellowship Program, the world’s longest-running interfaith environmental leadership program. Beginning this year, […]
Important Update: Faiths for Climate Justice
An Message From Executive Director Rev Fletcher Harper Three weeks ago, ten of our GreenFaith Tanzania activists were detained and interrogated by their government for speaking publicly against the destructive East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP). Backed by TotalEnergies, the Chinese National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) and the governments of Tanzania and Uganda, EACOP is […]