"Lavigne credits her faith for getting her to this point.
'I know he has me here for a reason, so I want to do his will,' Lavigne said. 'I want to do the work that he wants me to do. He put a fight in me that I can’t even explain."
Read this great piece on @risestjames and how her faith compelled her to take action for climate justice in her community, St. James Parish, Louisiana. cruxnow.com/church-in-the-…
As we speak, Formosa Plastics is trying to build a massive petrochemicals complex in St. James Parish. It would double toxic emissions there. The residents of St. James Parish — who are predominantly Black — already suffer from cancer rates 50 x higher than the national average.
.@BankofAmerica is Formosa Plastics’ most important U.S. bank, and it’s one of the top financiers of plastics in the world. As people of faith, we call on #BankOfAmerica to denounce environmental racism and publicly pledge to not fund the destructive Sunshine Project.
Do you bank with @BankofAmerica, @Chase, @Citibank, or @WellsFargo? Join 10,000 other customers in signing an open letter demanding that these banks stop funding the fossil fuel industry.
Then, hold an action hour with your community in solidarity with @risestjames and the people of St. James Parish to tell @BankofAmerica to stop immoral funding for the Sunshine Project.
As a multi-faith movement, GreenFaith is committed to stopping fossil fuel financing through organizing grassroots people of faith to take action publicly. We are in full solidarity with @risestjames in their movement to #DefundFormosa Plastics.
This week, the Charlotte (North Carolina) GreenFaith Circle and friends met with @BankofAmerica’s VP for Communications, Kelly Sapp, to deliver a petition with more than 100k signatures demanding #BankOfAmerica declare publicly it will not fund Formosa Plastics' new plant.
Formosa Plastics is trying to build a massive 14-facility petrochemicals complex in St. James Parish, Louisiana, the heart of what is known as “Cancer Alley.” If it succeeds, it would double toxic emissions there.