YMG 2011

Money creation by commercial banks?

May 1, 2012 – 6:45 pm by suzannei

 [Posted on behalf of John Schmid] I am responding to the article on Steady State Economics in issue 18 of BWE and specifically to the paragraph on monetary reform on page 5.  This states “Monetary reform: Most of the money in the world has been created by banks.  They can do this because under the [...]

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Moving to a ‘dynamic equilibrium’ economy – what can Quakers do to help with the transition?

August 15, 2011 – 10:08 am by Rachel Berger

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For some years I have been concerned about how the UK, and eventually the world, might change to a truly sustainable economic system, away from the stated aim of continual growth. what that could look like, and how different groups in society would be affected by the transition. More recently, through my involvement with Living [...]

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Building a new sustainable community

August 15, 2011 – 9:15 am by digger

I was not at Yearly meeting but was pleased to see that its focus was on sustainable communities. In Bristol we have an ambitious vision of creating such a community in one of the most deprived areas of the City.  If you would be interested in following this story please visit or website www.BS3 campus.org.uk or look [...]

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Low carbon future for Quakers

August 8, 2011 – 10:02 am by suzannei

At their 2011 annual Yearly Meeting last week Quakers in Britain committed  to becoming a low-carbon, sustainable community. This decision means that every Quaker in Britain will be urged and supported to reduce their carbon footprint. A plan is being drawn up to turn this commitment into action and Friends have agreed to support each other and [...]

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Ideas for action

August 4, 2011 – 1:50 pm by Sunniva

As the Yearly Meeting considers a response to ‘changing the way we live to sustain the world we live in’, there are lots of small and large things that Friends can do. See this page for ideas http://quaker.org.uk/creating-just-and-sustainable-world.

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About this category

The theme of Yearly Meeting Gathering 2011, in Canterbury, was Growing in the spirit: changing the way we live to sustain the world we live in.

Friends spent much time in conversation about economic justice and sustainability. This thread is a space to continue and share those conversations, whether you were at Canterbury or not.