Nov 14, 2025 | Activism, Advocacy, Climate Change, Economics, Environmental Justice, Individuals Taking Action, Uncategorized
Keith Runyan When Donald Trump won the U.S. presidency, it was clear the political landscape for climate action had shifted. As the new General Secretary of Quaker Earthcare Witness, I felt a responsibility to help mobilize the Quaker community to protect what...
Dec 14, 2023 | Activism, BeFriending Creation, BeFriending Creation 3604, Environmental Justice, Renewable Energy, United Nations
by Miche McCall On the second day of Rosh Hashana, the faith hub at the March to End Fossil Fuels was full of celebrations of Life on Earth. Last September, 75,000 people poured into the streets of New York City to call for our leaders to protect our communities and...
May 3, 2023 | 2023, Activism, Advocacy, April-May-June, BeFriending Creation, Divestment, Volume 36
by Eileen Flanagan. In response to right-wing pressure, Vanguard, one of the world’s biggest investors in fossil fuels-, announced in December 2022 that it was backing away from one its few public climate commitments, the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative. This was...
Feb 27, 2023 | 2023, Activism, BeFriending Creation, Climate Change, Number 1, Spirituality, Sustainability, Volume 36
by Sheree Cammer. On a train trip back east last year, my cousin and his wife introduced me to the Wild Winds Buffalo Preserve in Fremont, Indiana. Bill “Three Paws” Elias drove our tour in a pickup truck. I had the best seat: front seat passenger. The herd was...
Feb 27, 2023 | 2023, Activism, BeFriending Creation, Books We Love, Number 1, Volume 36
We asked our QEW network about their favorite books, podcasts, and media from 2022. Here’s what they said. Multiple Friends recommended The Nutmeg’s Curse by Amitav Ghosh about abusing nature’s bounty and colonization, and also Wilding: Returning Nature to Our Farm by...
Feb 27, 2023 | 2023, Activism, BeFriending Creation, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Individuals Taking Action, Number 1, Volume 36
by Ruth Darlington. When Priscilla Adams and Maria Esche learned about the plans of New Fortress Energy to export Pennsylvania fracked gas from a terminal in Gibbstown, NJ, they took notice, and then they took action. It all started when organizers at Food & Water...
