Nov 28, 2022 | 2022, BeFriending Creation, Indigenous Peoples, Meetings Taking Action, Number 4, October-November-December, Volume 35
The North Pacific Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends repudiates the Doctrines of Discovery: the religious basis for European colonization around the world. We acknowledge and regret Friends’ role in the ensuing genocide, land theft, and forced...
Nov 28, 2022 | 2022, BeFriending Creation, Indigenous Peoples, Number 4, October-November-December, Volume 35
by Allen McGrew. Convinced Friends may wonder why they should accept responsibility for the abuses of Quaker boarding schools that received native Americans over a century ago. If so, they might also ask whether they can claim the heritage of John Woolman, George Fox,...
Nov 28, 2022 | 2022, BeFriending Creation, Number 4, October-November-December, Population, Sustainability, Volume 35
by Susan F. Newcomer. Addressing population growth in human terms, not as the bugbear “overpopulation,” necessitates addressing sexuality and childbearing, two particularly sensitive topics. Over the years, Quakers have addressed “episodes of sexual activity” as...
Nov 28, 2022 | 2022, BeFriending Creation, Number 4, Population, Volume 35
by Stan Becker, Tom Cameron, Dick Grossman, Roy Treadway. As ecological disasters of all kinds threaten our planet-—disasters worsened by increasing population—the number of humans on the Earth reached 8 billion in November, according to the United Nations Population...
Nov 28, 2022 | 2022, BeFriending Creation, Individuals Taking Action, Number 4, October-November-December, Peace, Volume 35
Introducing the Friends Wilderness Center & the China Folk House Retreat by Kimberly Benson. About 300 million years ago, the Earth demonstrated that unity is physically possible. Laurasia and Gondwana merged, forming a world with one continent and one ocean. The...
Nov 28, 2022 | 2022, Activism, BeFriending Creation, Climate Change, Economics, Number 4, October-November-December, Volume 35
by Jus Tavcar. With the historic passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August, a significant amount of funding has been issued for developing green technologies that are set to advance the U.S. economy. We join with the rest of the environmental community in...
Nov 28, 2022 | 2022, BeFriending Creation, New & Exploring, Number 4, October-November-December, Volume 35
This year, the effects of climate change and ecological collapse have been more than evident. Starting in June, torrential rains flooded Pakistan, with many areas still under water leaving tens of millions at risk. In September, Hurricane Fiona devastated Cuba and...
Nov 28, 2022 | 2022, Activism, BeFriending Creation, Climate Change, Divestment, Number 4, October-November-December, Volume 35
Quakers Join Across Continents to Call on Vanguard to Stop Funding Dirty Fossil Fuel Projects On Friday, October 7, 150 Quakers gathered in-person and virtually to “worship in action” at strategic locations to call on Vanguard, one of the world’s largest investment...
Oct 6, 2022 | Activism, Featured in the Media
Quakers Concerned with Climate Change Worship Outside the Main Line Home of Vanguard CEO Tim Buckley British Quakers held their own worship service outside Vanguard’s London offices, while Quakers across the United States joined both groups over Zoom. WAYNE, PA – On...
Aug 31, 2022 | Activism, Divestment, Renewable Energy
“As people of diverse faiths and spiritualities, we call on the world’s asset managers to stop financing the profoundly immoral destruction of our climate.” -the rev. abby mohaupt, GreenFaith People of faith, environmental groups, and frontline communities and...
