Nov 7, 2017 | BeFriending Creation, Individuals Taking Action, Number 5, Population, Uncategorized, Volume 30
By Stan Becker. FRIENDS COMMITTEE on Unity with Nature (FCUN) was born in 1987 at the Friends General Conference gathering plenary. There, Marshall Massey outlined all the environmental threats we faced on planet earth. Except he missed one. He did not mention the...
Nov 7, 2017 | BeFriending Creation, Number 5, Uncategorized, Volume 30
By Judy Lumb. In 1987, I was sick in Belize, an isolated Friend. My Meeting for Worship was reading Friends Journal in my hammock. I learned to keep pen and paper handy because my version of speaking in Meeting was to write letters. When the notice of the creation of...
Nov 7, 2017 | Advocacy, BeFriending Creation, Number 5, Uncategorized, Volume 30
By Scott Greenler and Emily Wirzba. AT THE FRIENDS COMMITTEE on National Legislation (FCNL), the Quaker testimony of stewardship underpins our climate work. We see human actions inflicting harm to the earth, and as caretakers, or stewards, we are compelled to act. We...
Nov 7, 2017 | Advocacy, BeFriending Creation, Individuals Taking Action, Number 5, Uncategorized, Volume 30
By Shelley Tanenbaum. I TOOK A DAY OFF from QEW work to join ‘Green Lobby Day’ in my state capital, Sacramento. I highly recommend that you do the same in your state. As much as we want to see strong national legislation, significant government action, at least in the...
Nov 7, 2017 | BeFriending Creation, Economics, Indigenous Peoples, New & Exploring, Number 4, Number 5, Practical, Quaker Testimonies, Timeless, Uncategorized, Volume 30
By Pamela Haines. TO THEOLOGIAN WALTER WINK, Spirit is at the core of every institution. These institutions, or Powers, are created with the sole purpose of serving the general welfare of people, and when they cease to do so, their spirituality becomes diseased. The...
Jul 7, 2017 | 2017, Action-Oriented, Activism, Advocacy, BeFriending Creation, Individuals Taking Action, Practical, Sustainability, Uncategorized, Volume 30, Youth & Young Friends
By Jaime DeMarco. I RECENTLY HELPED CO-FOUND the Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Initiative, a new non-profit working to pass legislation in Maryland that will do three things. It will expand renewable electricity in Maryland to 50% by 2030, invest in renewable energy...
