NAACP Freedom Fund Banquet on Climate Change

HR NAACP Branch 7132 and the Climate Action Alliance of the Valley are excited to bring climate justice activist Dr. Gerald Durley to the 15th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet. This is the major fundraising event of the year for Branch 7132 and is vitally important to its mission for civil rights.

Dr. Gerald Durley is Pastor Emeritus of Providence Missionary Baptist Church in Atlanta. While serving as Pastor, he became intensely involved in the climate change, global warming, and environmental justice movement. Rev. Dr. Durley now combines the disciplines of faith and science with the lessons learned as a civil/human rights advocate from the 1960’s. He believes that God created a perfect ecologically balanced world for humans to care for, but we are destroying it at an alarming rate. He asserts that for the environment to be saved, the educational, scientific, business, political, and faith communities must seek common solutions.

Dr. Durley has served on many interfaith associations and boards, including Interfaith Power and Light, as well as being a long-time member of NAACP of Atlanta. A few of his notable awards include the White House Champion of Change Award given by President Barack Obama and the placement of his name on the International Civil Rights: Walk of Fame in Atlanta.

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Date

Sep 16 2018

Time

6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Location

JMU Festival Ballroom
1301 Carrier Drive, Harrisonburg, VA, USA