Sept 8: NJ Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice in Morristown

On September 8 at 11 a.m. in Morristown, NJ, environmentalists, climate activists, public officials and New Jersey residents concerned with clean air and water will unite at Morristown Town Hall for the NJ Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice. The rally and festival is in support of accelerating the transition to renewable energy and reducing the pollution that contributes to climate change. This event is part of a nationwide national day of action, organized in support of improving public health and environmental integrity with the transition to clean energy while creating thousands of well-paying clean energy industry jobs across the country.

WHO: Central Jersey Coalition Against Endless War * Clean Water Action * Coalition Against Pilgrim Pipeline * Coalition to Ban Unsafe Oil Trains * Environment New Jersey * Food & Water Watch * Green Action * GreenFaith * Jersey Renews * Moms Clean Air Force * New Jersey Environmental Justice Alliance * New Jersey League of Conservation Voters * NJ March for Science * New Jersey Sierra Club * New Jersey Work Environment Council * NJ 11th For Change * Organizing for Action * ReThink Energy NJ * Sustainable Morristown * The Climate Reality Project * The Watershed Institute * UU FaithAction NJ * WATERSPIRIT * Wind of the Spirit, and more

WHAT: a rally to Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice followed by an open mic and festival

WHEN: Saturday, September 8 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.

WHERE:  Morristown Town Hall, 200 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960

The organizers of this event are calling for forward-thinking innovation and science-advised policy to prepare our country and the world in these pivotal times for the challenges humanity faces with a warming planet. They ask for environmental justice, plans to address sea level rise, commitments to clean up pollution and an accelerated transition to clean energy in hopes of reversing some of the damage done to the planet over time, where possible.

Speakers and presenters will address the full range of factors contributing to the growing national call for climate action, including economic gains to be made, jobs to be created and coastal communities to be protected, from positions of both national and local accountability.

New Jersey is in a unique, timely position to lead in the renewable energy transition, moving boldly under new leadership into the booming global renewables revolution at a critical time.  Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 8 paves the way for the most aggressive procurement of offshore wind nationwide, moving toward the goal of 3.5 GW by 2030 to power 1.5 million New Jersey residents with clean non-pollutant wind energy.  New Jersey has ideal conditions for offshore wind turbines and it’s estimated that 10 GW of wind waits off our coastline to be harnessed. New Jersey also recently celebrated the completion of its 90,000th solar project installation.

With the recent re-establishment of the NJ Commission on Science, Technology and Innovation, and commitments affirmed by state agencies at the recent Time for Turbines event in Atlantic City, New Jersey is actively seeking to bring research and development, creative innovation and manufacturing to our state as well.

Anyone interested to attend the rally is encouraged to sign up through the local organizers’ Facebook event page. Anyone interested to volunteer at the event should reach out to Maria Santiago-Valentin at msant860@aol.com.