Feb 7, 2018 | BeFriending Creation, Number 1, Uncategorized, Volume 31, Water
By Christopher Haines. WHEN JIMMY CARTER ASKED scientist Charles Keeling for advice in 1978 on what the government should do about climate change, Keeling said that the problem was far too complicated for people to understand, so focus on greenhouse emissions. Since...
Feb 7, 2018 | Activism, Advocacy, BeFriending Creation, Number 1, Uncategorized, Volume 31, Youth & Young Friends
By Shelley Tanenbaum. YOUNG PEOPLE, who are facing a disturbing future due to increasing climate catastrophes, can often feel like their voices are not heard. Lacking power, influence, and even the right to vote, some youth have turned to the courts. In 2015, 21 youth...
Feb 7, 2018 | Advocacy, BeFriending Creation, Meetings Taking Action, Number 1, Uncategorized, Volume 31
By Rapid City Friends and Rapid City chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby Rapid City Friends, an unaffiliated worship group in Rapid City, South Dakota, in conjunction with the local chapter of Citizens’ Climate Lobby, has taken action as a community: As Quakers, we...
Feb 7, 2018 | BeFriending Creation, New & Exploring, Number 1, Practical, Quaker-Specific, Uncategorized, Volume 31
DO YOU KNOW who is your Yearly Meeting representative to Quaker Earthcare Witness? DO YOU KNOW who is your Yearly Meeting representative to Quaker Earthcare Witness? Our 31 Yearly Meeting Representatives serve as liaisons between QEW and their Yearly Meetings, sharing...
Feb 7, 2018 | BeFriending Creation, Books We Love, Number 1, Uncategorized, Volume 31
Review Catherine de Neergaard In DRAWDOWN: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming, Paul Hawken and his team of scientists have identified the 100 most effective actions to reduce the amount of carbon in the atmosphere. They define...
Feb 7, 2018 | Activism, Advocacy, BeFriending Creation, Meetings Taking Action, Number 1, Uncategorized, Volume 31
By Lyn Adamson TORONTO MONTHLY MEETING’S Peace and Social Action Committee has supported the work of ClimateFast, a Canadian climate action group, since its inception in 2012. For the first three years, ClimateFast focused on federal climate action with periods of...
