Facing Change & Taking Pride
By Ingrid Gronstal
This June is a special Pride month for me. It is the first time I have been fully out during Pride, and I am reveling in no longer feeling shame about the fact that I am queer. Fear of the unknown is the biggest obstacle to coming out.
Introducing Our 2021 Called to Climate Action Student Leaders
This summer Iowa Interfaith Power & Light has the honor and privilege to work with two Iowa students who attend colleges across our state. Please welcome our student leaders and learn more about them in their own words.
Reflections on the Intersection of Diversity & Climate Action
For our Called to Climate Action leadership program, we meet once a week as an entire Iowa IPL team. This week our student leaders Claira and Parker (you can meet them in this post) stated that coming out of COVID, we shouldn’t let the world go back to the way it was before.
Watch “Inspiring Faith to Climate Action” from 2021 SXSW with Iowa IPL director
While the work of Iowa IPL is grounded in empowering Iowans to take bold and just climate action, that work often gets noticed in other parts of the country. We are building partnerships across the national IPL movement as well as with other climate leaders, especially those grounded in faith.
May 2021 Newsletter: Growing the Movement for Climate Action
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