Pages about: Environment

A Quaker response to the crisis of climate change

The crisis of global climate change represents a supreme test of humanity’s collective wisdom and courage. Our immoderate use of the Earth’s resources violates the entire biosphere, threatening the lives of millions of people and the habitats of thousands of species. Many of the poorest people are already suffering a changed climate; they are asking us all to act.…(read more)

Environment

Quakers have always been concerned with how their lifestyle impacts on the natural environment or contributes to injustice and conflict.

Prominent 18th century Quaker John Woolman only wore undyed clothes because of his concerns over the dyeing process.In 1772 he said:

“The produce of the earth is a gift from our gracious creator to the inhabitants, and to impoverish the earth now to support outward greatness appears to be an injury to the succeeding age”.

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Quakers and sustainability: a snapshot of Friends’ activities

Between April and June 2009, almost 200 Quaker Meetings wrote minutes supporting a corporate statement on climate change and describing the actions they are taking to live more sustainably. This report summarises those actions and the challenges Quakers still face.…(read more)

Quakers host multi-faith event on climate change

The United Nations Assistant Secretary General, Olav Kjørven and leading religious and scientific figures will join people of all faiths on 4 November at Many Heavens, One Earth: Faiths, the Environment and Copenhagen, a major London event hosted by the Quakers in the run-up to the Copenhagen climate conference.…(read more)

Take action on climate change

QPSW encourages interested Friends to check this web page to: learn more about climate change hear from individuals and communities in Bangladesh about how climate change affects their lives right now find suggestions for personal and community change support on how to engage with your MP/MEP on the Copenhagen deal.

These pages will be updated periodically and the specific study materials that will be published here in the spring, summer and early autumn and will also be available by post.…(read more)