Earth Ministry / Washington Interfaith Power & Light

Earth Ministry/WA IPL

For a Just and Sustainable World

Having a Heart for Children’s Health

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valentineEarth Ministry spent Valentine’s Day in Olympia asking our state senators to have a heart for children’s health by supporting the Toxic Free Kids and Families Act (ESHB 1294). Individualized handmade valentines were delivered to every senator while they were in session on the floor, making quite a visual impact as their desks were filled with pink hearts and chocolate kisses. We also shared the love with representatives who voted yes on the Toxic-Free Kids and Families Act, which passed the House with an outstanding 72-25 bipartisan vote. We definitely made sure that they know that their votes were the key to our hearts!

Earth Ministry/WAIPL works within the unceded territories of Northwest Native nations. Our office is on the traditional land of the first people of Seattle, the Duwamish People past and present. Land acknowledgement is one way to resist erasure of Indigenous histories as well as to honor tribes and the land itself.