Learn about and advocate for
Water, Energy, Air, Land, Transportation, and Health in Kansas
Monday, February 10, 2020
Kansas State Capitol Building
Visitor Center Auditorium and Classroom, 1st and 2nd Floor Rotundas
300 SW 10th St., Topeka, KS 66612
WEALTH Day provides a unique opportunity for Kansans to connect with each other, with organizations, and with legislators on environmental and climate issues. By bringing Kansans together under the capitol dome, we hope to ignite important dialogs that lead to a resilient Kansas.
Local Foods Lunch registration due Wednesday, February 5.
See below for the full menu by Raven’s Table Catering.
Announcing the Comprehensive Climate Hearing
New this year, the WEALTH Coalition will be sponsoring a Comprehensive Climate Hearing. The hearing will bring together a committee made up of members representing both chambers and parties, as well as members of the community with expertise or commitment to climate action to discuss the science of climate change, the costs to our state and agriculture economy, our health and environment, along with solutions and strategies for resilience. The chair of the hearing will be Representative Don Hineman of Dighton and will include Representatives Horn, Xi, Cox and Kuether, and Sen. Hardy along with a host of others.
Rabbi Moti Rieber, Executive Director of Kansas Interfaith Action and one of the organizers of the hearing, said, “This hearing will not be a rally, or a show; it will be a serious effort to address a problem that Kansas has been ignoring for too long. The information will be solid and the proposals will be both achievable and effective. We hope that it will kickstart a long-overdue conversation about climate disruption in Kansas.”
Draft Agenda – subject to change
8:00am-8:45am Interfaith Climate Vigil
9:00am-10:15am Advocate Briefing
10:00am-3:00pm Solutions Showcase & Legislator Visits
11:00am-11:30am Local Foods Luncheon (RSVP required by 2/5!)
11:30am-12:45pm Comprehensive Climate Hearing
1:15pm-1:30pm Climate Rally
1:30pm-2:30pm Water Dialog
2:00pm-3:00pm Cookies & Conversation
Once you are registered, watch for an email with information about parking, entering the building, and a list of where each agenda item will be located.
Thank you WEALTH Day Sponsors!
