Advocacy Committee

The Advocacy Committee of the Catholic Green Initiative of Santa Clara County works to advocate for Catholic principles and priorities in environmental issues and decisions, especially as they unproportionately impact those who are poor and vulnerable. The Committee works to identify, promote and inspire all of the parish, school and religious communities of Santa Clara County to recognize, respect and act in ways that reflect our covenant relationship and duty as stewards to care for God’s Creation.

Services - We can offer the parishes the following:

• St Francis Pledge rollout, send a person out to the parish to discuss:
  ▪▪ Where to get materials
  ▪▪ How and why parishioners should care
  ▪▪ Announcements and talking points
• Send someone out to talk about environmental stewardship and CGI in general
  ▪▪ Contacts for outside DSJ environmental resources
  ▪▪ Tree planting information for City of San Jose parishes
  ▪▪ Other green groups and organizations such as CCCC, CIPL, local cities etc.
• Table on behalf of CGI at any parish event, picnic, fair, carnival, mass, etc.
• Assist/ speak for any local Green Initiative that aligns with the Bishop’s views, for example, speaking at the city council, or help someone prepare their speech

Advocacy Committee Chair: Gerard McGuire; gerardmc@aol.com