Sunday, November 15, 2026
1:30 - 4:30 PM
Nassau Presbyterian Church
61 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ 08542
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Reception honoring Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman to immediately follow the Conference.
(There is no charge to attend the reception but pre-registration is required!)
Benjamin Dziobek is the founder of Climate Revolution Action Network (CRAN). Since its inception in 2024, the group has grown to become New Jersey’s largest Gen Z political advocacy group. Led by a team of young activists, CRAN advocates for the state to take action and address climate change and a range of environmental policy issues like renewable energy, environmental justice and affordability. It mobilizes citizens to testify before the state government, and lobbies for legislation that would require fossil fuel companies to help cover the costs of climate-related damage in New Jersey. Ben is a lifelong environmental justice organizer dedicated to building youth power and advancing bold, equitable climate solutions.
Dr. Laura Grego is a senior research director in the Global Security Program at the Union of Concerned Scientists. A physicist by training, she works at the intersection of science and policy on nuclear weapons, missile defense, and space security issues. She is an associate editor for the journal Science and Global Security, and a Fellow of the American Physical Society and was awarded its Leo Szilard Lectureship Award in 2023. Dr. Grego earned a PhD in experimental physics at the California Institute of Technology and a bachelor of science degree in physics and astronomy at the University of Michigan.
The Rev. Dr. Karen Georgia A. Thompson is the General Minister and President and the Chief Executive Officer of the United Church of Christ. Rev. Thompson is the first woman and first woman of African descent to serve as leader of the denomination. She was elected at General Synod 34 in 2023. She is a writer, poet and theologian who has contributed to numerous publications. Her book of poetry, Drums in Our Veins, was published in 2022. Painting Rainbows with Raindrops, her second book of poetry, is pending publication.
Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman will be retiring after serving six terms in the United States House of Representatives, the continuation of a career in public service advocating for the needs of New Jersey families and the equitable treatment of all people. The first Black woman to represent New Jersey in Congress, Watson Coleman is a member of the Appropriations Committee and Budget Committee, as the Chair of the Democratic Caucus’s Task Force on Poverty, as a House Democratic Deputy Whip for Policy, and serves as a member of the Congressional Progressive Caucus’s Executive Board.
A Q&A session will follow each speaker's presentation.
The afternoon Conference is preceded by the 11:00 AM Multifaith Service for Peace (which will be at Princeton University Chapel). Please consider attending both events, which are about an 8-minute walk from each other. For information, please go to the Multifaith Service page.
Co-Sponsors To-Date
- Christ Congregation, Princeton
- Climate Revolution Action Network
- First Baptist Church of Princeton
- New Brunswick Friends Meeting
- The Peace Center, Langhorne, PA
- Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville
- Princeton Clergy Association
- Princeton University Chapel
- Protestant Community Church, Medford Lakes
- Sacred Heart Peace Community, Camden
- Trenton Friends Meeting
- Unitarian Universalists for a Just Economic Community
- Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Princeton
- Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Somerset Hills
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