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Making Peace in Brum this Autumn
Photo: Elliot Brown. A round up of peace-making events happening autumn 2016 in Birmingham: all are free, so find one that interests you and get involved! Film: This is Exile Thursday 8th September 19:30-21:00 at Two Snowhill “Birmingham, Wythall and Bourneville Amnesty International groups are presenting a film screening of “This is Exile” about refugees,…
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Keep Taking Action for a Low Carbon Future
Photo: Owen de Visser Our focus on Faiths for a Low Carbon future is coming to end (though you’ve still till 2:30 on Wednesday 23rd Dec to pop in!) But there are still plenty of ways to keep taking action to tackle climate change, and work for the low carbon future we all want. You…
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Inspiration from Eileen on reaching a Low Carbon Future
Many thanks to Eileen Flanagan of Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT), who gave an inspirational talk yesterday, helping us to find hope following the conclusion of the Paris Climate Conference. Eileen highlighted the positive outcomes of the Paris summit (particluarly the ambition to limit global warming to 1.5C) and contrasted this with the detail of…
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Paris: a step forward & the road ahead
Photo credit: Owen de Visser The Paris Climate Conference came to a conclusion on Saturday, with a deal being struck by 196 countries to try to limit greenhouse gas emmissions and curb climate change. Thank you to everyone who took part in actions leading up to (and during) the conference, to push for a meaningful…
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Paris Conference enters Final Stages
We’ve been focussing on the COP21 Paris Climate Conference, asking you to demand a strong agreement that takes steps towards a low-carbon future. As the conference enters its final days, here’s a quick round up of what’s been happening. The first few days were dominated by various world leaders making speeches – many of them…
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Birmingham Faiths Walk in Solidarity with Paris Climate Pilgrims (Press Release)
PRESS Release 24/11/2015 FOR IMMEDIATE USE BIRMINGHAM FAITHS WALK IN SOLIDARITY WITH PARIS CLIMATE PILGRIMS This Saturday evening, members of faith communities from across Birmingham will walk and gather together in support of a low carbon future. The walk, leaving the church of St Martin in the Bullring at 7pm on Saturday 28th November, will…
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Film Screening: This Changes Everything
What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we’ll ever get to build a better world? Our friends at Friends of the Earth and Birmingham Cooperative Film Society are screening Birmingham’s premier of: This Changes Everything 7pm Thursday 10th December 2015 at The Birmingham & Midland Institute, Margaret Street, B3 3BS “The film,…
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Exhibits and Conversations: Faith Perspectives on a Low Carbon Future
‘Exhibits and Conversations’ Quaker hosted National Interfaith Week event Saturday 21 November 2.00 – 4.00 pm Bull Street Quaker Meeting House, Birmingham, B4 6AF A Quaker hosted National Interfaith Week Event to encourage conversations, sharing and learning about what different faiths say about the environment and climate change. Featuring: Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and…
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Tell Paris: We Demand a Low Carbon Future!
“From the perspective of our different faiths we see the Earth as a beautiful gift. We are all called to care for the Earth and have a responsibility to live creatively and sustainably in a world of finite resources.” Lambeth Declaration on Climate Change Scientists and World Leaders are meeting in Paris for a Climate…
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Coach to Climate Justice March (London)
To change everything, we need everyone! On 29th November, thousands of people will be travelling to London for the People’s March for Climate, Justice & Jobs. This coach will be travelling from Birmingham, to allow people from the Midlands to join in this important demonstration of support for a low-carbon economy. Tickets for the coach…