Mar 29, 2021 | 2021, Activism, BeFriending Creation, January-February-March, Number 1, Renewable Energy, Volume 34
By Lee McClenon. In the last few decades, some social scientists studying organizations have recognized that organizations are healthiest when they embrace a bit of unpredictability. In this model, networks are more powerful than individuals. Resilience is more...
Mar 29, 2021 | 2021, BeFriending Creation, Environmental Justice, January-February-March, Number 1, Racial Justice, Volume 34
By Lauri Langham. The intersection between environmental justice and racial justice is a busy one. We recognize how Black, Indigenous, people of color (BIPOC) and low-income people are the frontline communities that suffer the first and worst effects of planet...
Mar 3, 2021 | 2021, BeFriending Creation, Environmental Justice, January-February-March, Number 1, Racial Justice, Volume 34
By Beverly Ward “Our equality testimony flows inevitably from our belief that there is that of God in every person. If we believe in Equality, we must work for Justice. British Friends remind us: ‘Are you alert to the practices throughout the world which discriminates...
Mar 2, 2021 | 2021, BeFriending Creation, January-February-March, Number 1, Theology, Volume 34
By Jose Aguto History is littered with the graceless exits of despots clinging to the chimera of the temptation of secular power for personal glorification above the good of others. We know this from the Gospels as one of the three temptations the devil offered to...
Mar 2, 2021 | 2021, Action-Oriented, Activism, BeFriending Creation, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Peoples, January-February-March, Number 1, Timely, Volume 34
By Hayley Hathaway and Ruth Darlington. “If we’re going to Build Back Better, we need to do better. And that starts by putting Indigenous people and their voices first, before any [fossil fuels] project is put in place…It is our Indigenous right to protect what...
Jan 12, 2021 | 2019, BeFriending Creation, Friendly Landscapes, Number 4, October-November-December, Permaculture, Volume 32
By Carol Barta. Permaculture is said to be “the art of designing beneficial relationships.” Permaculture is a design science rooted in the observation of natural systems, the wisdom of traditional farming methods, and systems thinking. It uses both ancient wisdom and...
