Faith in Place is an American organization based in

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

that coordinates religious leaders to address

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issues.''Eat Where You Live: How to Find and Enjoy Local and Sustainable Food No Matter Where You Live''
by Lou Bendrick; The Mountaineers Books, 2008; ISBN 1-59485-074-7, ISBN 978-1-59485-074-5 Partnering with religious congregations, Faith in Place promotes

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and sustainable farming. Since 1999, Faith in Place has partnered with over 700 congregations in Illinois. "Green Awards 2007 Honorees: Rev. Clare Butterfield and Shireen Pishdadi, Faith in Place"
''Chicago Magazine'', April 2007 by Geoffrey Johnson.Beyond Organic: God, Food & the Environment
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by Peter W. Marty April 29, 2007 Faith in Place has established cooperative fair trade markets, and, for a time, the Eco-Halal cooperative for "Muslim consumers to purchase sustainably raised lamb, chicken, and beef".Bread rising: Environmentalist mixes faith with organic flour
''The Lutheran'' by Nicole Adamson, November 2006.

History

Started in 1999, as a project of the Center for Neighborhood Technology, it later incorporated as an independent organization.Faith In Place: About Us: History
/ref> Initially the group worked in seven location to develop projects and then expanded to regional coordination. In 2003 they incorporated officially and moved to independent offices in late 2004.

Activities and projects

Faith in Place works with religious organizations in an effort to "promote stewardship of the Earth as a

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"."Churches' faith down to Earth"
by Amanda Vogt, ''Chicago Tribune'', February 25, 2005.

Illinois Interfaith Power & Light Campaign

Their Illinois Interfaith Power & Light Campaign helps various religious groups conserve energy, purchase

and advocates for

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. Faith in Place is the Illinois chapter of the national Interfaith Power & Light campaign. They assisted the Jewish Reconstructionist Congregation in building the nation's first certified green synagogue. Another project they facilitated was Mosque Foundation in Bridgeview becoming the United States’ first

mosque A mosque (; from ar, مَسْجِد, masjid, ; literally "place of ritual prostration"), also called masjid, is a place of prayer for Muslims. Mosques are usually covered buildings, but can be any place where prayers ( sujud) are performed, ...

to go solar."Bridgeview mosque goes solar"
by Manya Brachear, ''Chicago Tribune'', July 31, 2008.

Notes

{{reflist, 2 * Chicago Public Radio (WBEZ), interview with Clare Butterfield, August 2005. Religious action on climate change Environmentalism and religion

History

Activities and projects

Illinois Interfaith Power & Light Campaign

See also

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