May 23, 2013 – 5:06 pm by Symon
In an article for the latest issue of Earth & Economy, Sunniva Taylor explores resources for people wanting to help each other to have a more positive impact on the Earth. Most Friends are convinced that climate change is a serious issue and that part of the solution is for us all to reduce our [...]
May 23, 2013 – 1:49 pm by Symon
Friends House Restaurant has been awarded the title of “London Sustainable Restaurant of the Year” by the Sustainable Restaurant Association. It was awarded the prize in February for offering food that reflects its Quaker values, using fairly traded, local, organic, free range and sustainable products. Friends House Restaurant has two meat-free days each week – [...]
May 23, 2013 – 1:34 pm by Symon
Quakers around Britain have been finding creative ways of speaking out for a more just and sustainable economy. In an article from the latest issue of Earth & Economy, Symon Hill gives some examples. Manchester Friend Alan Pinch cycled to George Osborne’s constituency office at Christmas to give him a copy of the Charles Dickens [...]
May 23, 2013 – 12:39 pm by Symon
Are you engaged in a sustainability project which needs support? Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW) has small grants to give away to Quaker (or Quaker-supported) projects focused on sustainability – whether that be cutting carbon, connecting people to the Earth, engaging in politics, speaking out or challenging unsustainable and unjust economics. A maximum of [...]
December 13, 2012 – 1:22 pm by Chris W
by Chris Nickolay, Luton and Leighton Area Meeting. I live under the flight path of Luton airport. The noise is hugely destructive of sleep and rest – there are few restrictions on flying at night and companies like DHL use noisy cargo planes. Classes in the village school often have to stop as planes [...]
December 13, 2012 – 1:01 pm by Chris W
Chris Walker, Quaker Peace & Social Witness Sustainability & Peace Programme Coordinator, reports on a photo stunt QPSW took part in. In October, Quakers joined 250 campaigners outside the Treasury to call on the government to support the emerging green economy. Groups including Quaker Peace & Social Witness, Greenpeace, Christian Aid and the RSPB, [...]
December 13, 2012 – 12:51 pm by Chris W
Judith Jenner of the Management Committee and Georgia Stokes (Manager) explain this exciting project of Central England Quakers When the lease expired in 2005 on a fairly dilapidated second-hand bookshop owned by Central England Quakers, a plan emerged to refurbish it as sustainably as possible and develop an Ecocentre. It would give practical ideas, [...]
November 14, 2011 – 4:57 pm by Sunniva
What are you and your meeting doing to become low-carbon sustainable communities? Many Friends are already taking action to live sustainably and to grow their meetings as low-carbon sustainable communities. You can find some of the stories that have been sent to me here http://www.quaker.org.uk/sustainability-stories. Why not share your own experiences, challenges and successes on [...]
