Nov 6, 2018 | Advocacy, BeFriending Creation, Number 4, Uncategorized, Volume 31
By Mica Estrada. “OUR PLANET IS NOT for sale! Our air and water are not for sale! Our land is not for sale!” This chant rose from the audience as Michael Bloomberg took the stage at the Global Climate Action Summit (GCAS) held in San Francisco, September 13 & 14,...
Aug 6, 2018 | Action-Oriented, BeFriending Creation, Environmental Justice, Fracking, Meetings Taking Action, Number 3, Quaker-Specific, Uncategorized, Volume 31
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By Barb Adams and Hayley Hathaway “I DON’T REALLY think about hope,” says Jenny Chapman, a member of Roanoke Friends Meeting in Virginia. “I suppose I’m just pragmatic and think about what needs to happen next, evaluate that, consider next steps.” Hope can be a...
Aug 6, 2018 | BeFriending Creation, Books We Love, Number 3, Uncategorized, Volume 31
By Shelley Tanenbaum. GREAT MINDS AND SAVVY organizers repeatedly stress that we need to articulate a vision if we hope to build a successful movement for political and cultural change, yet rarely do those great minds articulate a vision themselves. I am happy to lift...
Aug 6, 2018 | Action-Oriented, Activism, Advocacy, BeFriending Creation, Divestment, Individuals Taking Action, Number 3, Quaker-Specific, Renewable Energy, Uncategorized, Volume 31
By Bruce Birchard I WANT TO LIFT UP two sentences from Martin Luther King’s 1967 address to the Southern Christian Leadership Conference about the relationship between love and power: “What is needed is a realization that power without love is reckless and abusive,...
Aug 6, 2018 | Activism, BeFriending Creation, Divestment, Meetings Taking Action, Number 3, Uncategorized, Volume 31
By Kent Walton. HONORING THE ANCIENT adage to “put your money where your mouth is,” Roanoke Friends in Virginia organized a meeting after worship to inform members about divesting from fossil fuel companies. Presented by the Meeting’s Peace and Social Justice...
Aug 6, 2018 | Activism, BeFriending Creation, Economics, Number 3, Uncategorized, Volume 31
By Kate Monahan. CORPORATIONS ARE PART of our daily lives. When it comes to halting climate change, we need the meaningful participation of corporations. As Shareholder Engagement Associate at Friends Fiduciary, I’ve seen significant, concrete change come from a...
Aug 6, 2018 | Action-Oriented, BeFriending Creation, Climate Change, New & Exploring, Number 3, Practical, Uncategorized, Volume 31
Concrete Steps from Quaker Earthcare Witness’ Sustainability, Faith & Action Working Group Many of these suggestions are based on the work of Paul Hawken and his team of scientists in their book DRAWDOWN and their website, www.drawdown.org. ENERGY...
Aug 6, 2018 | BeFriending Creation, Meetings Taking Action, Mini-Grants, Number 3, Uncategorized, Volume 31
QUAKER EARTHCARE WITNESS offers grants to Friends’ organizations who want to enhance their physical/spiritual relationship with the Earth. We offer matching grants of up to $500 and you can apply anytime. We support projects which: Improve your immediate environment...
Aug 6, 2018 | BeFriending Creation, Meetings Taking Action, Number 3, Quaker-Specific, Spirituality, Uncategorized, Volume 31
By Hayley Hathaway. ON SATURDAY, JULY 28, 2018 I joined about 30 Friends from five New England states at the gates of the recently opened Salem Harbor Station, a natural gas (methane) power plant on the coast of Massachusetts. We gathered for a Meeting for Worship for...
