Australian Quakers are calling on the leaders of all their political parties to take the impact of climate change into the upcoming Australian federal election as a key plank of their party’s platform for action. Australian Quakers used their yearly meeting this month to affirm that lasting peace can no longer be contemplated in isolation…
by Jez Smith Remarkably, I’m still living off of the buzz of our Yearly Meeting Gathering, during which Quakers decided to become low carbon sustainable communities. And this is despite setbacks along our way. Be and queue Since I last wrote, our landlady has agreed to pay for some measures to increase the insulation in…
It feels like starting a new year’s resolution. “With joy, our Yearly Meeting has made a commitment to becoming a low carbon sustainable community†– Britain Yearly Meeting epistle 2011. Like going to the gym or learning a new language I would start off with good intentions but probably not make it beyond the first…