Letting Your Life Speak: Quaker Earthcare Begins at Home!

Aug 9, 2015 | Resources

Anthony Manousos and Jill Shook In 2014 we decided to adopt some major new green initiatives in our home that would inspire our friends and neighbors to do likewise. In doing so, we followed the injunction of George Fox: Be patterns, be examples in all countries,...

Praise Be!

Aug 9, 2015 | Resources

By Rachel Findley and Shelley Tanenbaum In this Encyclical, I would like to enter into dialogue with all people about our common home. [3] 1 Laudato Si’, the letter Pope Francis wrote to us all, surprises us with its overarching emphasis on how “everything is...

Rising to the Challenge: The Transition Movement and People of Faith

Aug 8, 2015 | BeFriending Creation, Books We Love, Climate Change, Individuals Taking Action, Number 4, Resources, Volume 29

Transitioning Times: An Interview with Ruah Swennerfelt Ruah Swennerfelt, QEW’s former General Secretary, has just published a new book with Quaker Institute for the Future, entitled, Rising to the Challenge: The Transition Movement and People of Faith (QIF Focus...

What Is Your Elevator Pitch?

Apr 9, 2015 | Resources

Shelley Tanenbaum, QEW General Secretary Suppose that you are sitting next to your second cousin at a family function or you bump into your neighbor from down the street in a coffee line, and they ask, “What’s up?” How do you convey (in two minutes or...

Many Thanks to Long-Time Supporters!

Apr 9, 2015 | Resources

Some of you have been supporting Quaker Earthcare Witness for many, many years—possibly starting when we were called Friends Committee on Unity with Nature (FCUN). I marvel when I receive a donation to QEW and see a long history of support, both in financial donations...

QEW Spring 2015 Steering Committee Meeting

Apr 9, 2015 | Resources

Where: Ann Arbor Friends Meeting 1420 Hill Street Ann Arbor, MI 48104 www.annarborfriends.org When: Thursday, April 23, 2015 1:00 pm to Sunday, April 26, 2015 1:00 pm Registration is now open for our April 23-26, 2015 Steering Committee sessions in Ann Arbor,...