Jan 9, 2016 | BeFriending Creation, Number 1, Uncategorized, Volume 29
By Bob McGahey After years of fraught negotiations, we have a climate accord. Just getting 195 countries with different, sometimes conflicting, interests to agree was a miracle of sorts. The document breaks new ground by aiming to hold the average temperature rise...
Jan 9, 2016 | BeFriending Creation, Individuals Taking Action, Meetings Taking Action, Number 1, Uncategorized, Volume 29
By QEW Friends Some QEW Friends weren’t in Paris but were participating in events in their local areas in support of change for the planet. In this section several Friends share their COP21 experiences with you. = = = = = = = = = = “I went on one of the local...
Jan 9, 2016 | BeFriending Creation, Number 1, Uncategorized, Volume 29
By Philip Emmi, QEW-Accredited COP21 Observer How can one describe an event designed to accommodate 40,000 attendees and reach an agreement among 195 countries on how to protect against catastrophic climate disruption? Dante’s circles of Heaven and Hell may be a...
Jan 9, 2016 | BeFriending Creation, Number 1, Uncategorized, Volume 29
By Lindsey Fielder Cook, QUNO. COP 21 ended on a Saturday night, and on Sunday, I went to the local Quaker Meeting in Paris for worship. I gave thanks for the previous night’s achievement, when nearly 200 countries (except Nicaragua) supported what their...
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...
