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...
May 7, 2017 | Action-Oriented, Activism, Advocacy, BeFriending Creation, Environmental Justice, Fracking, Number 3, Practical, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized, Volume 30
By Karie Firoozmand. ON APRIL 4, Maryland’s Governor Larry Hogan signed legislation prohibiting fracking in the state. This is a huge success for the individuals and organizations that have been working together for this goal for several years, as well as a precedent...
May 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Shelley Tanenbaum and Hayley Hathaway Make a Donation to QEW Today Support for earthcare is growing. Many of us were part of the March for Science, and QEW led the Quaker contingent at the Climate, Jobs, and Justice March in D.C. in April. Polls show that the number...
Mar 7, 2017 | Activism, BeFriending Creation, Indigenous Peoples, Individuals Taking Action, New & Exploring, Number 1, Timeless, Uncategorized, Volume 30
By Tom Small. “THERE’S A CALL, from both within and beyond FCUN, for a more radical witness.” That’s the first sentence of an article I wrote twenty years ago for BeFriending Creation. What was true for the Friends Committee on Unity with Nature in 1996 holds true...
Mar 7, 2017 | Art & Poetry, BeFriending Creation, Number 2, Uncategorized, Volume 30
By Janet Soderberg. Divine Creator, Spirit in All Things, Your kingdom is Here, and Now. Your creativity is manifest everywhere I look on this heavenly Earth. Nourish us Body and Soul in this earthly Paradise. Forgive us for not noticing, for overlooking, the tiny,...
Mar 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Mary Jo Klingel ON THE DAY that my new meeting found out that I am a member of Quaker Earthcare Witness, one of the men from the meeting approached me to talk. He asked about QEW. Soon he began to speak about his own feelings and his fears for his three young children...
