22nd April 2020 saw the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, and Footsteps, in partnership with Central England Quakers and others, marked the occasion with an online gathering: Our Cities and Climate. There were nearly 150 participants in total over three Read More …
The ‘Global Warming’ Weekly Silent Vigil outside St Philip’s Cathedral, are continuing every Wednesday 1.30-1.45pm (except for Christmas Day & New Years Day). Howard Saunders of Bournville Quaker Meeting invites others to join him: In an attempt to keep the Read More …
A study group held at Bournville Friends Meeting House (65 Linden Road, B30 1JT) on the second Wednesday morning of each month from 10.30 – 11.30 from October 2019 to June 2020. The meetings will begin with around 20 minutes Read More …
Claire Bowman, Central England Quakers’ Ecumenical & Interfaith Coordinator, reflects on an interfaith event connecting with our local environment and a hub for sustainable energy. St Cyprian’s church in Tyseley sits beside a new retail park. A few rows of Read More …
Updates on our commitment to sustainability: a new document from QPSW & a local consultation on the environment. New ‘Net-zero’ briefing Quaker Peace & Social Witness have released a new briefing for Quakers ‘Ending the UK’s contribution to climate change‘. Read More …
Food production, packaging and transport make up a big part of our carbon footprint, and many of us are interested in changing our eating habits to help the environment. It can be difficult to know where to begin, so in Read More …
‘The Race is On: Secrets and Solutions’ Cyril Bezant of Selly Oak Quakers recommends this new film about Climate Change, and what we can do: Quakers who are concerned about the future might find this film of interest. It’s free Read More …
Claire Bowman reports on a recent interfaith environmental event: On Sunday February 17th 45 people from different faiths and none gathered together at Birmingham Central Mosque for an afternoon ofconversation and presentations, interspersed with tea, cake and crafting. We learned Read More …
A message from ecobirmingham: We are looking for volunteers across the city to get businesses to sign up as Refill Stations. Refill is a national campaign from City to Sea aiming to reduce plastic pollution at source by making it Read More …
Sutton Coldfield Quaker meeting house was full on 22 November for a meeting with local MP, Andrew Mitchell. Update: this meeting recently received coverage in a Sutton Coldfield local newspaper. Read More …