December 13, 2012 – 1:27 pm by Chris W
Conversation starter is a space for Friends to voice a hope or concern relating to sustainability or economics, and challenge us to think about how they can act on it. In this edition, Annie Miller from Central Edinburgh Local Meeting shares her hope for the introduction of a Basic Income scheme in the UK. Basic [...]
November 26, 2012 – 11:09 am by sam
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Do your investments destroy or care for the planet? Robert Howell Ethiqs, an open network of young and young-at-heart Friends, are facilitating a debate about ethical investment; Join the network at http://is.gd/ethiqs As an individual, a member of a pension fund, or as a member of an organisation that has investments, do your investments destroy [...]
November 6, 2012 – 8:53 am by sam
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Ethiqs, an open network of young and young-at-heart Friends, are facilitating a debate about ethical investment; Join the network at http://is.gd/ethiqs It seems that much of the world has come to a consensus over the last few years: the banking industry has made some rotten decisions, and somehow it’s managed to muck up a whole [...]
November 6, 2012 – 8:51 am by sam
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Ethiqs, an open network of young and young-at-heart Friends, are facilitating a debate about ethical investment; Join the network at http://is.gd/ethiqs When young Friends gathered at the Politically Engaged Young Friends Conference in mid-August, we discussed the arms trade, economic justice and the challenge of holding a tender kiss for three minutes as part of [...]
May 24, 2012 – 11:38 am by Chris W
In our second edition of Conversation Starter, Colin Hall from Luton Local Meeting, shares his hope for a law against ‘ecocide’. As world leaders gather in June gather at the Rio +20 Summit, they have the opportunity to create international legislation against large-scale environmental destruction. Hope The earth is in the greatest danger from exploitation [...]
February 22, 2012 – 7:00 pm by Jo Poole
Wall Street, Main Street, and Meetinghouse Road (October 2012) Coverage will include a look at Friends in business, entrepreneurship, and historical and modern ethical issues surrounding money. Are there continuing shifts in patterns of Quaker employment? What is the state of philanthropy among Friends and the support of Friends institutions? We request complete submissions by [...]
January 18, 2012 – 1:09 pm by Chris W
In our first issue of Conversation starter in QPSW’s Sustainability … for Peace (Jan 2012), Martin Smith from Wooldale Meeting, Yorkshire, shares his hope on sustianbility. As we move forward from the UN climate talks in South Africa in December and towards Friends’ World Committee for Consultation’s World Conference held in Kenya in February, Martin [...]
