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February 8, 2021 by Editor in Discover More, Newsletters

February 2021 Newsletter

The race to become the first state with a modern Green Amendment is on! “After 5 years of spreading the Green Amendment message and the power of constitutional environmental rights

January 12, 2021 by Editor in Discover More, Newsletters

January 2021 Newsletter

In Case You Missed It: Township Board of Commissioners Seeks to Save an Old Growth Forest Using the Power of PA’s Green Amendment For decades the crowded communities of Delaware

January 7, 2021 by Editor in Commentary, Discover More

Insurrection By Fascists Is Not Protest, It’s Insurrection

Statement from Maya K. van Rossum, Founder & Author Green Amendments For The Generations It was shocking to watch the insurrection unfold at the U.S. Capitol yesterday. Fascists and white

Green Amendments For The Generations

3 days ago

Itching to work proactively to protect our environment? Become a #GreenAmendment Ambassador today. Join our program and we'll train and provide you with the skills needed to help advance protections for our environmental rights:forthegenerations.org/actnow/become-an-ambassador/Our next training session takes place Wednesday, March 12th and focuses on being a social media educator.Sign up to become an ambassador here:docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSegrSCCocy097t-z9jo-N30nA6lwgdQBMrC03HSAMlKL-a6iA/viewform ... See MoreSee Less

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Green Amendments For The Generations

3 days ago

This is a critical time:“We are at a dangerous moment in history,” van Rossum said. “We, the people, have to band together through activism, to demand, and advocate for, and through action, seek and secure the critical, basic environmental protections that we all are entitled to.”..."Connecticut has several policies geared toward protecting the environment, water and air, but advocates say an amendment allowing citizens to take stronger legal action could prompt a bigger emphasis on preventing negative environmental impacts in the first place.“You cannot imagine and address every single scenario across time and across the geography of Connecticut. And so good government officials see this as a tool that the people can use,” said Maya van Rossum, founder of Green Amendments for the Generations Movement, which helps other states advocate for such efforts."www.ctpublic.org/news/2025-02-28/ct-again-considering-making-right-to-a-healthy-environment-part-...#CTGreenAmendment #GreenAmendment #EnvironmentalRights #CleanAir #CleanWater #Environment ... See MoreSee Less

CT again considering making right to a healthy environment part of state constitution

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The General Assembly is considering a bill that could give Connecticut citizens legal protections to “clean and healthy air, water, soil, ecosystems and environment and a safe and stable climate” ...

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Green Amendments For The Generations

6 days ago

Bravo to the young individuals stepping up to demand cleaner and safer environment for their future, when so many politicians and older folk seem to be bogged down with cynicism, hyperfixated on costs, than what really matters. A Nebraska Green Amendment is just common sense and protects everyone.nebraskaexaminer.com/2025/02/26/young-people-advocate-for-state-green-amendment-to-protect-the-en...#GreenAmendment #negreenamendment #environmentalrights #cleanair #cleanwater ... See MoreSee Less

Young people advocate for state 'Green Amendment' to protect the environment • Nebraska Examiner

nebraskaexaminer.com

Young people headed to the Capitol Wednesday to persuade state lawmakers to support adding a “Green Amendment” to the Nebraska Constitution.

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Green Amendments For The Generations

6 days ago

Ongoing today! Join with the people here in the United States (and in Canada), in demonstrating our financial power by participating in a collective blackout of corporate goods and services in protest of oligarchy and economic greed. Simply avoid purchases from corporate retailers for 24 hours. (Only buy from small, local businesses if needed!)It's time we start! Let's build th#Boycott#blackout #blackout ... See MoreSee Less

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Green Amendments For The Generations

1 week ago

Spot the Guardian Gnome, and let us know where in our app, and you will be entered in to our quarterly drawing for a prize! Join the Guardian Gnome community and get connected with other individuals willing to do what it takes to defend the earth!Enter here:app.forthegenerations.org/communities/yNuVlp?invitation_token=9ed46987994774557ccced53#guardiangnome ... See MoreSee Less

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