December 15, 2009 – 5:18 pm
Yesterday I arrived back from Copenhagen, where I was participating in the mass of civil society actions taking place in the city, as the negotiations for the next climate change deal continue. On Saturday I was one of 100,000 people from around the world, including the global south, marching on the Bella Centre – where [...]
October 23, 2009 – 4:31 pm
An Economics Fit for a Low-Carbon Future Methodist Central Hall, Westminster Mon 2nd November. 4pm-6pm Speakers include: Prof Tim Jackson, Economics Commissioner, SDC Jo Swinson MP, Chair, All Party Parliamentary group on Wellbeing Economics Lord Anthony Giddens, Emeritus Professor, LSE, author The Politics of Climate Change Ed Crooks, Energy Editor, the Financial Times The event [...]
October 15, 2009 – 5:14 pm
On Tuesday (13th October) Dr Rowan Williams, head of the Church of England gave a speech to an audience of about 900 people in Southwark Cathedral about the Christian response to the climate crisis. His talked touched on many of the issues discussed at the Zero Growth Economy conference, including questioning unchecked growth and the [...]
October 8, 2009 – 11:56 am
Tagged Copenhagen
Faiths, the Environment and Copenhagen Friends House, London, 4 November, 7.00pm-9.00pm Join with people of all faiths to celebrate the commitment of faith communities to care for the environment. The evening will feature presentations from leading United Nations, scientific and religious figures as well as song and dance. Registration is free, but essential. Doors open [...]
October 7, 2009 – 2:18 pm
Tagged climate, Copenhagen
On Saturday 5 December 2009, ahead of the crucial UN climate summit in Copenhagen, tens of thousands of people from all walks of life will flow through the streets of London to demonstrate their support for a safe climate future for all. The Wave is organised by the Stop Climate Chaos Coalition. Assemble: 12pm, Grosvenor [...]
October 7, 2009 – 2:12 pm
G20 counter confernce: taking alternatives forward. Making the links between the economy, decent work, the environment and the global fight against poverty. Setting an agenda for the future. 7 November 2009, 10.00-17.30, Central Hall Westminster Register at www.putpeoplefirst.org.uk/counterconference
October 7, 2009 – 10:17 am
MP3 recordings of the conference (all four speakers) are now available at http://www.quaker.org.uk/zero-growth-economy-conference.
October 7, 2009 – 10:10 am
We collected about 200 questions at the Zero Growth Economy conference in September, across a number of themes; however time only allowed us to put a minority of these to the speakers. We thought it would be valuable to share some more of the questions on this blog, starting with the issue of population growth, [...]
October 5, 2009 – 4:59 pm
Tagged climate, green
Duncan Green (of Oxfam) and Alistair McIntosh (social activist and author), two of the speakers at the confernce, have written about their involvement in the event and reflections on what was discussed. See Duncan’s blog, From Poverty to Power at http://www.oxfamblogs.org/fp2p/?p=925, and Alistair McIntosh’s contribution to Face to faith in the Guardian on Saturday 3rd October at [...]
September 25, 2009 – 5:25 pm
This is your space to discuss the issues raised at the Zero Growth Economy conference on Saturday 26th September. Please do share your ideas and reflections. We hope that this will provide a space to build on the connections and thoughts that emerge at the conference, both for those Quaker Area representatives who have been [...]
