Interfaith Make Polluters Pay action
(Posted from Quakers in Britain 'Faith in Action' Newsletter 25 August 2025)
Following July’s mass climate lobby, there are two more opportunities to express our witness to the intertwined crises of climate and inequality.
Firstly, Quakers in Britain invite you to sign an open letter to the UK government, hosted by Faith for the Climate, calling for action to ensure that those most responsible for climate breakdown pay their fair share.
Secondly, on Saturday 20 September at 11.30am at Cavendish Square Gardens, Quakers in Britain and Faith for the Climate invite you to a short interfaith vigil in preparation for the ‘Make Them Pay’ demonstration in the afternoon. The vigil will include reflections from different faiths and close with a period of silence facilitated by Quakers. We will be holding, in our hearts, minds, words and actions, the day’s demands: new taxes for the extremely wealthy; a just transition for all; and that polluters must pay for the damage they have caused.
You can sign the letter by going to Open letter to the UK Government: Make Polluters Pay and register to join the vigil here. Open Letter
Celebrate Quaker Week with a 'Green Feast'
(Posted 29 July 2025)
Quaker Vegan Witness (QVW) are inviting Quaker meetings across the UK to celebrate Quaker week by holding a bring-and-share plant-based ‘Green Feast’. This is an opportunity to joyfully share food and drink together and connect with our neighbours in our meeting and local community.
It is also an opportunity to consider neighbours in a wider sense and to contemplate the other animals that we share the earth with and the Earth itself as our neighbour. A Green Feast is a way of honouring and showing our love for all of our neighbours.
If you would like to take part, simply organise a Green Feast potluck for your meeting (bring and share). Encourage everyone to bring only plant-based food as a way of honouring all animals as neighbours.
QVW say 'We are inviting Green Feasts from a table ladened banquet to plant-based drinks and biscuits after meeting.
There are recipes and tips to support you on our website as well as a downloadable poster template to advertise your event. We would love you to share your experiences and photos from your Green Feast. Please get in touch so we can celebrate together.
If you would like advice on how to go about arranging your Green Feast, we would be delighted to hear from you. Please contact us via our website. https://qvw.org.uk/2025/07/14/green-feast-2025/'
Climate and Nature Bill - further actions you can take (Posted 13 February 2025 and updated 3 March 2025)
The Second Reading of the Bill did not proceed after the Lib Dem MP who brought the Private Members Bill received Government promises on some of the proposals contained in the Bill. The Bill has a chance of returning to the Commons in July if it is far enough up the agenda for inclusion in that session of Parliament.
You can help maintain pressure on Government by calling on your MP to elevate the demands contained in the Bill to the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Podcast - How you can help advance the CAN Bill campaign forward
Zero Hour’s policy adviser, Simon Oldridge, joined Prof. Mark Maslin and Dr. Simon Chin-Yee on the UCL Generation One podcast to break down the CAN Bill and its crucial role in tackling the climate and ecological emergency. Hear how cross-party support was secured —and what you can do to advance the campaign forward.
Climate Choir Movement (Posted 11 March 2024)
Jo Flanagan, a co-founder of the Climate Choir Movement, spoke at an online Quaker Arts Network event on Sunday evening, 10 March about the impact of the Climate Choir Movement in helping to change hearts and minds, and uplifting the spirits of the singer/protesters themselves. There are some clips of the choir on Youtube, one is included here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srfFnwIacYY and if you would like to be part of a Climate Choir visit their website https://www.climatechoirmovement.org
WhatsApp Group Invite (Posted 4 March 2024)
A group of around 200 Friends who are engaged in activism to prevent climate and environmental breakdown, communicate regularly and support each other via a WhatsApp group. To join up go to https://chat.whatsapp.com/JAMLlE6AcL1GC8jDRycy1u
Eco Retrofits - Judith Leary-Joyce, a London Quaker Friend, has produced a guide book to help anyone embarking on a project to retrofit their home. Judith is a long-time supporter of Friends of the Earth, and has campaigned for many years in support of the Quaker concern for sustainability of the Earth.
The book is now stocked and available in the Friends House bookshop. It is also available via Awesome Books and World of Books. Monies raised from sales are going to Friends of the Earth.
In working to get the message about the importance and the benefits of retrofitting homes 'out there', Judith has also taken part in a Ted talk How you and your builder can save the planet
Climate Fresk Workshops - were created in 2015 with the aim of raising public awareness about climate change. The workshop works in a game format and lasts about three hours, divided into three distinct phases. The first phase consists in discovering and linking the cards by cause-consequence relationships to create the 'Fresk', as explained in IPCC reports. The second phase is creative: the participants decorate the Fresk and choose a title. The last phase is a debrief enabling a discussion about players' feelings, positions, questions and both individual and collective solutions. (info source - Wikipedia)
Harriet Martin requested a workshop for her U3A climate group in Birmingham, which Linda Murgatroyd was happy to facilitate. The event was open to the U3A group and anyone in the area who wished to participate.
Harriet says 'the aim of the 'game' is for each team to place cards in order on the table, finding all the cause and effect relationships and drawing arrows between the cards to illustrate what climate change is all about... It takes at least one and a half hours to play the game and ideally another hour to discuss the groups' solutions. The ideal group size is probably 4-5, giving everyone a chance to explain their choices of where to place cards. It's important that you play the game before attempting to facilitate one... (it's) a very good way to help people grasp the intricacies of the causes and effects of climate change.
To request a Workshop, participate in a Workshop, train to facilitate a Workshop, go to https://climatefresk.org/