SFIC WEEKLY ONLINE BRIEFING FOR FAITH LEADERS
OBSERVES EARTH DAY WITH SF DEPARTMENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT
DIRECTOR DEBBIE RAPHAEL

Thursday, April 22, 2021
8:30 am - 9:45 am

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You are invited to observe Earth Day with San Francisco Department of the Environment Director Debbie Raphael. This special Weekly Online Briefing for Faith Leaders, hosted by the San Francisco Interfaith Council and supported by the COVID Command Center's Joint Information Center Virtual Outreach Team will feature a presentation by Director Raphael about the need for humility and compassion in confronting the interwoven challenges of Climate Change and the Pandemic. Additionally, she will discuss the Department’s efforts to collaborate with diverse communities of problem solvers—from neighborhood environmental organizations to those from widely different professional backgrounds—as well as her own journey to bring her faith tradition to this work. 

INTRODUCTORY REMARKS BY ONLINE BRIEFING MODERATOR

Michael G. Pappas, M.Div.
Executive Director, San Francisco Interfaith Council

WELCOME & READING OF SFIC STATEMENT

Kaushik Roy
Executive Director, Shanti Project

REFLECTIVE MOMENT

Fatih Ates
Director, Northern California

(Introduction of Guest Presenter and Presentation
by SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas)
Debbie Raphael is the Director of the San Francisco Department of the Environment where she leads and implements the City’s bold climate action initiatives. A scientist by training, Debbie has spent most of her career as a public servant working to ensure a safe, healthy, and livable environment for all. As Director, Debbie led the most significant update to the City’s recycling and composting program in over 15 years, the launch of an industry funded safe disposal program for unused medicines, and pioneered policies for increased renewable energy, electric vehicle charging capacity, and carbon sequestration through the City’s urban green spaces. In partnership with the San Francisco Mayor, Board of Supervisors, and fellow City departments, Debbie bolstered San Francisco’s global leadership on the environment by reducing the City’s overall greenhouse gas emissions and set a new, audacious goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. Named one of the world’s 100 most influential leaders in climate policy, Debbie is a sought-after spokeswoman on local and national environmental issues. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in biology from the University of California, Berkeley, and a Master’s Degree in Physiological Plant Ecology from the University of California, Los Angeles.
PANELISTS

The Rt. Rev. Marc Handley Andrus, Bishop

Liore Milgrom-Gartner 
Northern California Director

CLOSING REMARKS

SFIC Executive Director Michael Pappas

The SFIC extends special thanks to the COVID Command Center's Joint Information Center Virtual Outreach Team for facilitating technology support 
for this weekly series of Online Briefings for Faith Leaders.

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