Dec 3, 2021 | Activism, Timely
There is Light all around us. It shows us another world is possible. Let’s open our eyes to see it. When we follow the teachings of nature, we can restore habitat—this happened in Yellowstone National Park when wolves were reintroduced to the ecosystem to restore the...
Nov 19, 2021 | 2021, Activism, BeFriending Creation, Climate Change, Number 4, October-November-December, Volume 34
by Hayley Hathaway. “For those that have eyes to see. For those that have ears to listen. For those that have a heart to feel. 1.5 is what we need to survive. 2 degrees is a death sentence for the people of Antigua & Barbuda, for the people of the...
Nov 19, 2021 | 2021, Action-Oriented, Activism, BeFriending Creation, Indigenous Peoples, Individuals Taking Action, Number 4, October-November-December, Volume 34
How do you ask a community to be the last to sacrifice their land to support the dying fossil fuel industry? by Shelley Tanenbaum. In September I had the privilege of spending about a week on the frontline at Red Lake Treaty Camp, a spiritual and ceremonial camp in...
Nov 19, 2021 | 2021, Action-Oriented, Activism, BeFriending Creation, Individuals Taking Action, Number 4, October-November-December, Volume 34
by Joseph Cotham. The United States and Canada have committed to the conservation of 30% of the land and waters of the United States by 2030. The U.S.’ 30×30 initiative has evolved into the America the Beautiful campaign, a national call to action that is...
Nov 19, 2021 | 2021, Activism, BeFriending Creation, Environmental Justice, Individuals Taking Action, Number 4, October-November-December, Volume 34
by Lyn Adamson. I’m the co-chair of Canada’s ClimateFast, a volunteer-based non-profit dedicated to building strong, informed public pressure to take urgent, substantial and just action on climate change. Our group fasted on the first full day of COP26, November 1,...
Nov 19, 2021 | 2021, Activism, Art & Poetry, BeFriending Creation, Number 4, October-November-December, Volume 34
by Hayley Connors-Keith. Content warning: police violence and sexual abuse On August 21, my partner and I went to the Fairy Creek Watershed on Vancouver Island in British Columbia to support the land defenders on the frontlines and protect the last 2% of old-growth...
