Partners in Affordable Housing joins Just Solar Coalition garden
As Minnesota Interfaith Power and Light and the Just Solar Coalition continue to increase access to affordable, local, community-owned clean energy in southern Minnesota, we are thrilled to share about an exciting new partnership in Mankato! 17 housing units owned by Partners for Affordable Housing have joined the Just Solar Coalition community solar garden in…
Welcome Pastors Roosevelt & Theresa of Shiloh Temple!
MNIPL is honored to welcome Pastors Roosevelt and Theresa Williams from Shiloh Temple to our staff! Shiloh Temple in North Minneapolis is home to the new community solar array launched this summer in partnership with the Just Solar Coalition. They will be leading a solar outreach program in North Minneapolis, including tours of Shiloh Temple…
In Remembrance of Mary Lou Grahek
Mary Lou was a dear friend to many of us for years and co-chair of Congregations Caring for Creation, MNIPL’s original name, since its beginning in 2015. Three years ago, she readily joined in the two-month “Be the Spark” program that MNIPL offers to prepare folks for climate advocacy in their parishes. Mary Lou was…
Honoring Ed Owens
Dear friends, It is with great sadness that I write about the passing of MNIPL staff member Ed Owens late last week. Ed was an incredible light in our movement for climate justice. He brought humor and joy to every relationship, and he helped many of us to live into the commitment to link racial and economic justice with…
Adventures at All in the Circle Leadership Camp
We are back from our horse farm and St. Croix canoeing adventure, with friendships, stories, and lots of mosquito bites to show for it! What a beautiful adventure we had. Please read on for a summary reflection and pictures by Erin and Jeremy! The purpose of the All in the Circle: Leadership and Adventure Camp…
Solar Success in the Northland!
It’s been an incredible year for the Arrowhead MN Interfaith Power and Light. We’ve grown our network in new and exciting ways and we’ve helped AICHO successfully fund and install a solar array! AICHO (American Indian Community Housing Organization) received over $60,000 in community grants and donations to install solar panels and LED lighting as…
Healing Power of the Sun
On a sunny day in Duluth, snow falls on newly installed solar panels at AICHO (American Indian Community Housing Organization). AICHO focuses on holistic housing, including educational and cultural programs, as well as sustainability lessons. Their overarching philosophy is that each American Indian woman and child deserves a safe environment in which to live and…
Saving the Harvest
Stu Henry is a Movement Builder with MNIPL, the leader of the Climate Justice Minyan at Shir Tikvah Congregation, and a volunteer with MN350. The following was given as D’Var Torah (sermon) at the Sukkot service, a holiday which celebrates the Jews wandering in the desert after the Exodus. His passion is to create a…
A New Story
Exodus 3.1-12A, Acts 20.28-31a: God is still speaking! We know that or we wouldn’t be here, right? So what do you think God is saying about what is happening to the people of Puerto Rico? I know that God has been speaking to me about how income inequality and climate change are intertwined, and—no surprise—God…
Meet Naveena
Throughout my childhood and into my early adulthood, I have found that, for me, the surest and quickest path to living a life full of meaning is by serving others. I think that MNIPL embodies that idea, and I am excited to be their communications intern for the 2017 fall semester. I will be interviewing…