The State of Connecticut Declaration of Rights, Article 1, shall be amended to add:
Sec. 21. Each person of the state of Connecticut shall have an individual right to clean and healthy air, water, soil and environment; and a stable and safe climate.
The state, including any political subdivisions thereof, shall not infringe upon these rights; and shall protect these rights equitably for all people regardless of race, ethnicity, tribal membership status, gender, socioeconomics or geography.
The State shall conserve, improve and protect Connecticut’s natural resources and lands, including but not limited to its air, waters, flora, fauna, soils, climate, and ecosystems for the benefit of all the people, including present and future generations.
The rights stated in this section are inherent, inalienable, and indefeasible, are enforceable without implementing legislation, are among those rights reserved to the people, and are equivalent with all other inalienable rights.
We understand that we can remove our support at any time by email GAFTG@ForTheGenerations.org.
Organizations already signed on in support for the coming year include:
- Asylum Hill CC Environment Committee
- Branford Garden Club
- Clean Water Action CT
- Climate Reality Project, Southern CT Chapter
- Connecticut Council of Trout Unlimited
- CT Alliance of Retired Americans
- CT Association of Conservation Districts
- CT Audubon Society
- CT Climate Crisis Mobilization (C3M)
- CD Democratic Socialists of America
- CT League of Conservation Voters
- CT League of Women Voters
- CT NOFA: The Northeast Organic Farming Association
- CT Nurses United
- CT Roundtable on Climate and Jobs
- Eastern CT Green Action
- Farmington River Watershed Association
- Foodshed Network
- Food and Water Watch
- Green Amendments For The Generations
- Green EcoWarriors
- Green Party of CT
- Hamden Alliance for Trees
- Hampton Green Energy Committee
- Hartford Monthly Meeting (Quakers)
- Interreligious EcoJustice Network
- Moms United in East Haven/Mamas Unidas en East Haven
- New Haven Bioregional Group
- New Haven Friends Meeting
- New London Friends Meeting
- No More Dirty Power in Killingly
- Northwest Corner Farm
- Norwalk River Watershed Association
- People's Action for Clean Energy (PACE)
- Pollinator Pathway
- Portland Green Energy Task Force
- PT Partners
- Save the Sound
- Seaside Sounds Club
- Sierra Club CT
- Sunrise Connecticut
- The Nature Conservancy in Connecticut
- UUS:E Sustainable Living Committee
- Windham-Willimantic NAACP Environmental Justice Committee