Jul 7, 2017 | Action-Oriented, Activism, BeFriending Creation, Individuals Taking Action, Meetings Taking Action, Number 4, Quaker-Specific, Spiritual, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Volume 30
By Honor Woodrow. I AM WRITING TO SHARE a reflection on my experience of the recent Climate Pilgrimage, where Friends from New England and fellow travelers spent six days walking the 60 miles from the Schiller Station (which burns both coal and wood) in Portsmouth,...
May 7, 2017 | BeFriending Creation, Meetings Taking Action, Number 3, Practical, Quaker-Specific, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Volume 30
By Elizabeth Boardman. PERHAPS, IF WE HAD ASKED THEM, our grandchildren could have told us before we came here to Friends House what benefits we would accrue by moving out of the big family home to a small apartment. And now we could tell them the advantages of a...
May 7, 2017 | Advocacy, BeFriending Creation, Meetings Taking Action, Number 3, Number 3, Practical, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized, Volume 30, Volume 33
By Margo Waring. JUNEAU, ALASKA COULD BE A MODEL for cities across the nation. A new non-profit called Renewable Juneau is trying to make this happen. Our mission is to “Promote local, renewable energy to create a healthy, prosperous, and low-carbon future for...
Jan 7, 2017 | BeFriending Creation, Meetings Taking Action, Number 1, Uncategorized, Volume 30
By Brad Stocker, Miami Friends Meeting. FOUR YEARS AGO, the Southeastern Yearly Meeting (SEYM) Earthcare Committee (EcC) brought forth a Minute on Climate Change that was approved the 14th day of the fourth month, 2014, which reads in part: “We, the Friends of...
Dec 8, 2016 | Activism, BeFriending Creation, Environmental Justice, Indigenous Peoples, Individuals Taking Action, Meetings Taking Action, Minutes on Earthcare, Number 6, Uncategorized, Volume 29
Sacred Stone, Clean Water, Gathering People By Shelley Tanenbaum, QEW General Secretary. The gathering at Standing Rock, with more than 280 indigenous tribes represented, is historic and has been an inspiration to all of us. The ongoing gathering is being held to...
Dec 8, 2016 | BeFriending Creation, Meetings Taking Action, Number 6, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized, Volume 29
By Don Vessey, San Diego Friends Meeting. America is fast realizing the importance of solar energy. Switching to solar power is not only an environmental necessity, but it makes financial sense as well. It reduces global warming not only by reducing the use of fossil...
