Nov 1, 2019 | 2019, BeFriending Creation, Number 4, October-November-December, Spirituality, Theology, Volume 32
By Marcelle Martin THE FIRST TREE that beckoned me silently, long ago, was a sapling on the far side of a lawn. When I investigated, I discovered it was being strangled by an orange plastic band encircling its trunk. After the sapling had been purchased from a...
Aug 6, 2019 | 2019, BeFriending Creation, Friendly Landscapes, July-August-September, Meetings Taking Action, Mini-Grants, Number 3, Soil, Uncategorized, Volume 32
Fayetteville Arkansas Quakers Create Native Plant Garden for Ozark Natural Science Center By Eric Fuselier. The Fayetteville Monthly Meeting recently planted a native plant garden at the Ozark Natural Science Center (ONSC) located south of Eureka Springs, Arkansas....
Aug 6, 2019 | 2019, BeFriending Creation, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Peoples, July-August-September, Number 3, Skeptics, Uncategorized, Volume 32
By Emma Condori Mamani. My name is Emma Condori. I am from Bolivia. I was born near Lake Titicaca. Most of my childhood was very beautiful because I was raised in community life in one of the indigenous communities we have in Bolivia, called Aymara. One thing I really...
Aug 6, 2019 | 2019, BeFriending Creation, Environmental Justice, July-August-September, Meetings Taking Action, Number 3, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized, Volume 32
By Liz Robinson. THIS STORY STARTS with Hurricane Maria and our Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting’s decision to select Casa Pueblo as the beneficiary for our 12th month charitable giving. Because of its outstanding reputation, and its amazing hurricane-disaster...
May 6, 2019 | 2019, Art & Poetry, BeFriending Creation, July-August-September, Number 3, Spiritual, Spirituality, Theology, Uncategorized, Volume 32
By Mey Hasbrook. THIS SUMMER at the Friends General Conference Gathering’s Earthcare Center, I spoke on “Transformative Earthcare: 18th-century Benjamin Lay for Today.” I shared how this third-generation Quaker lived a radical life at the intersections of concerns...
May 6, 2019 | 2019, BeFriending Creation, Climate Change, July-August-September, Number 3, Skeptics, Uncategorized, Volume 32
By Gayle Matson FOR 60 OF MY 65 YEARS I lived in Seattle and Portland, surrounded by snow-capped mountains and lush forests. The natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest is truly spectacular, though climate change has brought even rainier winters to the area. Last...
