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What is climate justice?

Updated 29 November 2023

First written about over two decades ago and enshrined in the Bali principles of climate justice (PDF) in 2002, the term climate justice is increasingly used when we talk about climate change and the environment. But what does it mean?

What is climate justice?

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Travelling in the ministry: sharing joy and community

Updated 23 November 2023

A year ago, I started to feel led to travel in the ministry among Friends. I had read about earlier Quakers who travelled between meetings, carrying a message of hope and light, but I also knew that this had become unusual in Britain.

Travelling in the ministry: sharing joy and community

Our history

Quakers and same-sex marriage

Updated 20 September 2023

Quakers in Britain have been considering sexuality for more than 60 years. In 2009 we made the decision to campaign for the right to marry same-sex couples in Quaker meetings for worship.

Quakers and same-sex marriage

Our history

Quakers and WWI

Updated 20 September 2023

Since declaring its commitment to peace in 1660, the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) has opposed all wars. World War I was no different and many Quakers resisted the call to arms.

Quakers and World War I

Our faith

Quakers and God

Updated 20 September 2023

Our understanding of God is shaped by personal experience; different people use words that they find helpful and meaningful. On this page a group of seven Quakers share what God means to them.

Quakers and God

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Solidarity, friendship and faith in climate justice

Updated 31 August 2023

'Solidarity' is a term that is often used in conversations around climate and social justice. We send our solidarity to those suffering on the climate frontline in the Global South, to those who are displaced by extreme weather events and to those protesting fossil fuels projects that will devastate their local environment.

Solidarity, friendship and faith in climate justice

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Exploring Faith and Climate Justice

Updated 31 March 2023

Module 5: Living in right relationship with the Earth (PDF, 2.8MB)

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Our stories

Vigil for defenders of the planet

Updated 16 March 2023

Melanie Jameson shares why some Malvern Quakers are called to join Malvern XR's vigils 'in love and rage for the Earth'.

Vigil for defenders of the planet

Our stories

Sanctuary Everywhere to Loving Earth

Updated 15 March 2023

Susan Mitchell of Dunblane Meeting picks up the threads between migration, climate change and war.

Sanctuary Everywhere to Loving Earth

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Truth and integrity in a time of climate crisis

Updated 1 February 2023

It was reported in January that the 'carbon offsets' approved by the world's biggest certification provider are largely worthless. The investigation into rainforest carbon offset credits approved by Verra found that more than 90% of the credits offered did not represent real carbon reductions.

Truth and integrity in a time of climate crisis