Aug 6, 2018 | Action-Oriented, Activism, Advocacy, BeFriending Creation, Divestment, Individuals Taking Action, Number 3, Quaker-Specific, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized, Volume 31
By Bruce Birchard I WANT TO LIFT UP two sentences from Martin Luther King’s 1967 address to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference about the relationship between love and power: “What is needed is a realization that power without love is reckless and abusive,...
Aug 6, 2018 | Activism, BeFriending Creation, Divestment, Meetings Taking Action, Number 3, Uncategorized, Volume 31
By Kent Walton. HONORING THE ANCIENT adage to “put your money where your mouth is,” Roanoke Friends in Virginia organized a meeting after worship to inform members about divesting from fossil fuel companies. Presented by the Meeting’s Peace and Social Justice...
Aug 6, 2018 | Activism, BeFriending Creation, Economics, Number 3, Uncategorized, Volume 31
By Kate Monahan. CORPORATIONS ARE PART of our daily lives. When it comes to halting climate change, we need the meaningful participation of corporations. As Shareholder Engagement Associate at Friends Fiduciary, I’ve seen significant, concrete change come from a...
Aug 6, 2018 | Action-Oriented, BeFriending Creation, Climate Change, New & Exploring, Number 3, Practical, Uncategorized, Volume 31
Concrete Steps from Quaker Earthcare Witness’ Sustainability, Faith & Action Working Group Many of these suggestions are based on the work of Paul Hawken and his team of scientists in their book DRAWDOWN and their website, www.drawdown.org. ENERGY...
Aug 6, 2018 | BeFriending Creation, Meetings Taking Action, Mini-Grants, Number 3, Uncategorized, Volume 31
QUAKER EARTHCARE WITNESS offers grants to Friends’ organizations who want to enhance their physical/spiritual relationship with the Earth. We offer matching grants of up to $500 and you can apply anytime. We support projects which: Improve your immediate environment...
