by Publications Committee | Mar 9, 2016 | Art & Poetry, BeFriending Creation, Number 2, Uncategorized, Volume 29
By Marjorie McKelvey Isaacs Through the squarish portal Upright in night-dark grass Stand matrices of most beautiful blue lights Shining at attention, Electric English garden in adoration of my benevolent metal bird. On the airfield, awkward yet magnificent slowly she...
by Publications Committee | Mar 9, 2016 | BeFriending Creation, Environmental Justice, Fracking, Meetings Taking Action, Number 2, Uncategorized, Volume 29
By Vicki Tolbert As a member of the Blacksburg, VA Friends Earthcare Committee reminded us, we have been “thinking globally, acting locally” as we take on a global issue confronting our local area: the proposed Mountain Valley Pipeline. Appalachia has...
by Publications Committee | Mar 9, 2016 | Uncategorized
By Judy Lumb Riding in a mini-bus in Guatemala, Mary Gilbert and I were noticing that most of the construction used concrete blocks as building materials. I commented that was because many of the trees had already been cut down, and using concrete saved trees. Mary...
by Publications Committee | Mar 9, 2016 | BeFriending Creation, Minutes on Earthcare, Number 2, Uncategorized, Volume 29
By Mary Gilbert and Judy Lumb The Friends World Committee on Consultation (FWCC) brought Friends from all over the globe together in a loving and somewhat challenging mix. From January 19-27, 2016, more than 300 of us gathered in Pisac, Peru. Do you wish you had been...
by Publications Committee | Mar 9, 2016 | BeFriending Creation, Individuals Taking Action, Number 2, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Volume 29
By Marjorie McKelvey Isaacs, Psy.D. FWCC has approved a minute asking everyone to personally make green lifestyle changes. All change, even desired improvements, creates some stress. My psychology clients and I, working together for more healthy lifestyles, discovered...
