by David Swain | 3 Jun, 2015
Our theme for this issue is “Ethical living on a finite planet”. At a time when many hold the planet as a resource to be exploited, our writers urge us to love our environment, to show compassion to our fellow creatures, to have hope and resilience, and to retain a...
by David Swain | 1 Jun, 2015
Bob Douglas, Canberra Regional Meeting We live in challenging times. The global population of humans has stretched the planetary systems that make human life possible beyond their sustainable capacity. And as yet, there is no international plan to avert a catastrophic...
by David Swain | 1 Jun, 2015
Andrew Bray, Victoria Regional Meeting I learnt how to be a climate campaigner by learning how to be a community organiser – how to build the power that’s needed to make the changes you want to see, not by your own great deeds but by working effectively with other...
by David Swain | 1 Jun, 2015
Rae Litting, New South Wales Regional Meeting One is always hearing about consumer confidence these days. Apparently, if only consumers feel confident they will confine themselves in shopping malls and spend until their credit limit is reached. When they don’t want to...
by David Swain | 1 Jun, 2015
Wies Schuiringa, NSW Regional Meeting The Australian Religious Response to Climate Change (ARRCC) has taken the initiative to publish four climate change action kits focussing on four faith traditions: Christian, Jewish, Hindu and Islamic. Representatives from each...
by David Swain | 1 Jun, 2015
This is not so much a review of the book but more an invitation, perhaps even a request, that Friends read Universe as Revelation by Jo Farrow and Alex Wildwood. I will come back to why they wrote the book shortly, but I will begin with why I ask you to read it. At...
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