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Supporting local action on climate change

Updated 7 March 2016

In the run-up to the COP21 Paris Summit, local businesses, organisations and faith groups were encouraged to sign the Wiltshire and Swindon Climate Action Network (WiltsSCAN) declaration. SCAN often meets at Swindon Meeting House and is well known to Swindon Friends.

Supporting local action on climate change

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Urban Harvest

Updated 10 June 2016

Northfield Ecocentre's Urban Harvest project takes the unwanted fruit that is so often left to rot in gardens and community spaces, turning it into an exciting community resource and learning experience. Northfield Ecocentre is a project of Central England Area Meeting. In 2015, the centre was supported by a QPSW Sustainability & New Economy grant.

Urban harvest

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Bearing witness against fracking in Lancashire

Updated 25 June 2019

Wendy Hampton of Pendle Hill Area Meeting tells the story of how the Pendle Hill worship for witness against fracking came about from the ministry of one Friend, through the support of many.

Bearing witness against fracking

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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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6 ways to make Quaker meeting houses more sustainable

Updated 22 July 2019

There are many ways to take action against the climate crisis. More than 100 Quakers recently took part in a mass lobby of Parliament at Westminster, urging MPs to take action. Others have been involved in school strikes, anti-fracking action and activism with the growing Extinction Rebellion movement.It's also important to remember that the sustainability we might call for in other areas of our lives applies to our Quaker meetings and meeting houses as well. In my role I've come across many ways meetings are trying to make their properties more sustainable – and seen a lot of opportunities yet to be taken, too. Here are six ways to make a difference.

6 ways to make Quaker meeting houses more sustainable

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6 ways Quakers can support the global climate strike

Updated 4 October 2019

When it comes to the strike, what's the best thing to do? It depends – it might involve taking a full day off work, joining a demo on your lunchbreak, or posting support for the strike on social media. Quakers in Britain staff are coming up with different ways of marking the strike, suited to whether they usually work in hospitality, the London office, or remotely.If you are wondering what strike-day actions might work for you, here are some ideas to help you get started...

6 ways Quakers can support the global climate strike

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UN climate talks: 6 ways for Quakers to secure our climate future

Updated 30 March 2021

As a faith community, Quakers have pledged to address the root causes of climate breakdown. To do this, we are called to act at every level: locally, nationally and internationally.

6 ways to secure our climate future

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6 ways our new government could build a peaceful and sustainable world

Updated 25 July 2024

Now that the UK has a new government, many will be watching to see how Labour's campaign translates into reality. We'll be hoping, of course, that it will result in positive changes for two topics that perhaps were not as prominent in the election campaign as we would have liked: climate justice and peace.

6 ways our new government could build a peaceful and sustainable world

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Why supporting the Climate and Nature Bill matters

Updated 23 January 2025

For the past few months, the Quaker Support for Climate Action group has joined the Zero Hour campaign encouraging support for the Climate and Nature Bill (formerly the Climate Ecology and Climate and Ecological Emergency Bill). The leading to take this action comes from a deep and urgent sense that, if we don't take action now, it will be too late.

Why supporting the Climate and Nature Bill matters