Get Involved
Step One: Sign Up
Start by joining our email list to get news and updates, including our newsletter.
Come to an Online Event
like virtual worship or a workshop.
Like our Facebook page
Get updates and news links related to Earthcare issues.
Make a Donation
Help us reach more Friends.
Part of a Faith Community?
Take These Steps:
See our resources for Environmental Concerns Committees.
We have spiritual and educational materials to help your community in your work.
Volunteer to be a monthly meeting or church contact.
We need volunteers to be vital links between QEW and local and regional Friends. Email us below.
Ask your faith community to make a donation
Donate to Quaker Earthcare Witness to help build a stronger movement of Quakers caring for the planet.
Invite us to visit your group
Either virtually or in person, we offer a range of workshops and can tailor them to your interests.
Join Our Steering Committee
Quaker Earthcare Witness is governed by a 50-person Steering Committee.
The Steering Committee is made up of at-large members and Yearly Meeting Representatives, nominated by their respective yearly meetings.
If you are part of a Quaker meeting or church that is affiliated with QEW, please consider talking to your yearly meeting’s nominating committee to express your interest.
If you’re not affiliated with a Yearly Meeting or if your yearly meeting isn’t affiliated with QEW, you can become an at-large member. Please let us know if you are interested!
The Steering Committee meets twice a year and is responsible for attending to the activities and affairs of the organization, approving policies and priorities, and approving a budget. Steering Committee members are asked to serve on at least one committee and working group.
Other Steps To Take
- Write for BeFriending Creation, our quarterly newsletter
- Volunteer your administrative, research, fundraising, writing, or editing skills
- Join our email discussions listserve for lively debate and information sharing
- Something else? Let us know.
Friends Taking Earthcare action
Shock and Awe: Climate Action
By Bob McGahey. FROM MY PERSPECTIVE as a climate journalist and activist, the ascension of an outright climate denialist as the President, with cabinet choices of a half-dozen more, completes the campaign of disinformation mounted by the fossil fuel industry, aided...
Reflections on Standing Rock
Sacred Stone, Clean Water, Gathering People By Shelley Tanenbaum, QEW General Secretary. The gathering at Standing Rock, with more than 280 indigenous tribes represented, is historic and has been an inspiration to all of us. The ongoing gathering is being held to...
Live in Possibility: A Voluntary Carbon Tax
By Alan Eccleston, Mount Toby Friends Meeting. In meeting for worship four years ago I was meditating on climate change and what I was called to do about it. Words rose up, “I live in possibility,” which I attribute to Emily Dickinson. I had a deep realization this is...
We are all connected.
We need each other to face the overwhelming realities of the climate crises and to act on these concerns with love, faith, and reverence. Join us in being part of a dynamic, powerful community of Friends taking Spirit-led action to care for the planet and all living things.