Advocating for Change

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Get ready to show up and bring your voice to a momentous legislative agenda that’s pushing for large-scale change.

Event Series Be the Spark Winter 2023

Be the Spark Winter 2023

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Be the Spark is a great way to bring your team together for climate action. Get tools and practices that help you inspire your congregation, focus your purpose, and identify tangible actions for successes you can celebrate. Our Winter 2023 series will meet online over four Thursday evenings:  January 19 & 26, February 9 & 16.

Event Series Oyate Film screening

Oyate Film screening

Nativity Lutheran Church 3312 Silver Lake Rd., St. Anthony, MN, United States

Along with the Center for Sustainable Justice, MNIPL is cosponsoring two community screenings of the film Oyate, featuring Indigenous activists, organizers, and politicians reflecting on the #NoDAPL movement, and the interconnectivity of issues facing Indian Country. Jennifer Martel (Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe), a producer and story supervisor on the film, will lead a discussion. Stuart…

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Event Series Reparations Learning Table

Reparations: What is your story?

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Reparations matter today because “then” is not separate from “now.” Hear co-facilitator, Jessica Intermill, relate her family history of pre-revolutionary colonizers, prairie pioneers, and recent immigrants to her current reparations work. Learn how to apply the idea of “stacked history” in your own life. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER This is the final session in our…

CANCELED – Building Local Networks

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This webinar has been canceled. Julia Nerbonne is testifying on bill HF2336 (the Climate Innovative Finance Authority), and the MN House Commerce Finance and Policy committee moved their meeting to…

Policy Update Meeting

All are welcome to attend this Policy Update meeting!

Solar on All Schools

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MNIPL has been working with stakeholders to find a path to right-sized Solar on All Schools. Right now, schools in Greater Minnesota are limited by financing options to only building 40KW arrays, which represents only a fraction of what the schools could support and utilize. We need to make sure all communities experience the benefits…

Lunch & Learn: Inflation Reduction Act Climate Response Opportunities

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MNIPL is excited to partner with Clean Energy Resource Teams (CERTs) to offer this update on how the Inflation Reducation Act (IRA) can help congregations. The IRA represents the largest investment into addressing climate change in United States history. A key part of the law is creating opportunities for nonprofits, including congregations, to monetize clean…

Rise + Repair Legislative Update

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MNIPL staff and volunteers have been leveraging the groundswell from the Rise + Repair Rally on February 15 toward truly groundbreaking legislation. Hear exciting updates from MNIPL’s Strategic Policy Director…