Mar 28, 2022 | Activism, Advocacy, Climate Change, Environmental Justice, Individuals Taking Action, United Nations, Youth & Young Friends
The video is available of the March 15th discussion with Kallan Benson (Fridays for Future USA Director and Friend from Annapolis, MD) and Lindsey Cook (QUNO Representative for Climate Change and Friend from Bonn, Germany). Both Kallan and Lindsey participated in COP...
Mar 10, 2022 | Activism, Climate Change, Mini-Grants
Here are this month’s events along with other resources and a link to our future events. In addition, here is a one page introduction to Quaker Earthcare Witness. Please share this page with your monthly meeting, Friends church, and yearly meeting networks. We...
Feb 14, 2022 | 2022, BeFriending Creation, Climate Change, Jan Feb March, Number 1, Timely, Volume 35, Youth & Young Friends
by Shelley Tanenbaum. Quaker Earthcare Witness’ primary goal is to nurture a spiritual transformation in our relationship with the living world. Our efforts include projects, events, and other resources, all aimed at reaching a wider circle of Friends and like-minded...
Feb 14, 2022 | 2022, BeFriending Creation, Climate Change, Individuals Taking Action, Jan Feb March, Number 1, Renewable Energy, Volume 35, Youth & Young Friends
by Carol Bradley. One need only look down from a plane, or check out the satellite view of any Crown land forest in Nova Scotia to see just how much clearcutting is going on. Total massacre. Logging roads growing like a cancer across the province. – The Stop Spraying...
Feb 14, 2022 | 2022, Activism, BeFriending Creation, Climate Change, Individuals Taking Action, Jan Feb March, Meetings Taking Action, Number 1, Volume 35
by Frank Granshaw and Annette Carter. Our recent trip to Glasgow, Scotland for the UN climate conference for 2021 (COP26) involved a lot of travel by train. We had constant reminders to “Mind the gap when alighting the carriage.” This phrase felt very much in line...
Feb 14, 2022 | 2022, Activism, BeFriending Creation, Climate Change, Divestment, Environmental Justice, Jan Feb March, Number 1, Timely, Volume 35
by Eileen Flanagan. As soon as Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT) announced that we had joined the international campaign to pressure Vanguard to become a climate leader, we started hearing from Quakers and others who were Vanguard customers that they were eager to move...
