My Name is Dan Brewer. I am a member of the Presbytery of East Tennessee, and I am walking for fossil fuel divestment as a way to help protect the future for the next generations. We have had adequate warning -- it is time for us to take concrete steps to reduce our carbon use.
It’s time for the denomination to put its money where its faith is. The PC(USA) must join the divestment movement that has already taken trillions of dollars out of the fossil fuel industry. By doing so, the denomination will no longer profit from an industry that has contributed to climate change. Hurricanes in Puerto Rico, drought in California, rising sea levels along the global coasts — natural disasters exacerbated by climate change which affect Presbyterians and all creation.
Our faith calls us to love God, creation, and neighbor with our whole selves, and June 1-16, 2018 we will love creation with each step we take. The PCUSA Walk for a Fossil Free World will take us from Louisville, Kentucky (the headquarters of the Presbyterian Church [USA]) to St. Louis, Missouri, in time for the PC(USA)’s 223rd General Assembly. Our goals are to:
- Call upon the PC(USA) 223rd General Assembly do divest from fossil fuels
- Center the voices and experiences of people already affected by climate change
- Reduce our own carbon footprint as we travel to GA
You're invited to join! More details about the Walk can be found at PCUSAwalk.org
| Supporters | |||
| Name | Date | Amount | Comments |
| Julie Jeter | 06/11/2018 | $20.00 | Kenneth Bielak | 06/07/2018 | $100.00 | keep on truckin! but go solar | Lynette Medlen | 06/07/2018 | $50.00 | Judy Lawson | 06/06/2018 | $25.00 | Andrea Brewer | 06/04/2018 | $100.00 | Thanks for making a difference. Happy walking. | Jay Buehler | 05/27/2018 | $25.00 |
| Total | $320.00 | ||