Join us on Friday, September 18, at the historic Riverside Church in New York City for “The Immorality of Inaction: Voicing Truth on Climate.” This gathering will bring people together to give voice to what we know to be true about the catastrophic consequences of allowing the pillage and pollution of the Earth—and what we are called to do about it. 

We have the scientific knowledge, technology, and financial resources to decrease fossil fuel emissions, restore integrity, protect communities, and prevent ecosystem collapse. Yet we don’t. In the face of shifting political winds and corporate profit-seeking, our systems have us ever more locked into a trajectory of self-destruction. The ones that suffer first and worst are the most vulnerable among us. We cannot be silent. Through speech, story, and song, we will invigorate and empower a unified moral community voice. Let’s build the public pressure needed to move from a culture of denial and delay to one of decisive action.

REGISTER HERE

Date & Time:

Friday, September 18, 2026
3:00 PM – 6:00 PM EST
In Person
The Riverside Church
490 Riverside Dr, New York, NY 10027

Meet the Speakers:

• Al Gore, Founder and Chairman, The Climate Reality Project
• Bishop William Barber II, Co-Founder and Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for a Moral Revival
• Paul Gallay, Director, Resilient Coastal Communities Project, Center for Sustainable Urban Development, Columbia Climate School
• Karenna Gore, Founder and Executive Director, Center for Earth Ethics
• Oren Lyons, Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan of the Onondaga Nation
• Wanjira Mathai, Managing Director for Africa and Global Partnerships, World Resources Institute
• Sophia Powless, indigenous Educator, member of the Wolf Clan of the Onondaga Nation
• Charitie Ropati, Youth Climate Advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations
• Rabbi Jennie Rosenn, Founder and CEO, Dayenu: A Jewish Call to Climate Action
• Elizabeth Yeampierre, Executive Director of UPROSE

…and more to be announced