Along with Inland Northwest GTN Xpress Weeks of Actions in Athol, Boise, Moscow, and Sandpoint, Idaho, and Kennewick and Spokane, Washington, on October 28 to November 10, Wild Idaho Rising Tide (WIRT) activists and allies encourage you to attend this GTN Xpress pipeline corridor community safety vigil on Sunday evening, November 5 [1, 2].

Forwarded message:

Dear colleagues and friends,

You are invited to a vigil to respond to the recent, disappointing news that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has green-lighted the GTN Xpress fracked gas pipeline expansion project.  Here are the details, and attached is a flyer, which you are welcome to pass along to those who would be interested.

Vigil for Community Safety Against Approved Pipeline Expansion of Gas Transmission Northwest Xpress

Sunday, November 5, 2023, 4:30-5:30 pm*

St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 316 East 24th Avenue, Spokane

*Please note that this will be an outdoor event on the day when clocks change from daylight savings to standard time.  For more information, please see our website, the Seattle Times, and Columbia Riverkeeper [3-5].

The vigil is co-sponsored by these organizations:

Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power and Light

Faith Action Network

The Lands Council

The Sisters of St. Francis of Philadelphia

Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility

Wild Idaho Rising Tide

350 Seattle

350 Spokane

I am honored to collaborate with this inspiring community toward health and wellbeing for our region, particularly for those rendered more vulnerable with this pipeline expansion: People who live, work, play, and pray along the pipeline’s route.

With appreciation,

Sarah Robinson, Ph.D. (she/her)

Advocacy Manager

Earth Ministry/Washington Interfaith Power and Light

Email: sarah@earthministry.org

Phone: 425-243-2233

From Coast Salish lands

[1] Inland Northwest GTN Xpress Weeks of Actions, October 26, 2023 Wild Idaho Rising Tide

[2] Inland Northwest GTN Xpress Weeks of Actions, October 27, 2023 Wild Idaho Rising Tide

[3] FERC Rejects Community Concerns, Approves GTN Xpress Pipeline Proposal, 2023 Earth Ministry

[4] Expansion of Pacific Northwest Natural Gas Pipeline Gets Go-Ahead, October 19, 2023 Seattle Times

[5] GTN Xpress Gets FERC’s Rubber Stamp of Approval, October 19, 2023 Columbia Riverkeeper