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SUMMARY:Day of Action Celebration Webinar
DESCRIPTION:Please join us on October 6th to celebrate the successes of our first Earthcare Day of Action and the Meetings that made it possible! Throughout this session\, we will: \n\nCelebrate and appreciate the faithfulness of every Meeting that answered the call to participate\nHear from Meetings that took part in the inaugural Day of Action about how the day unfolded\nShare photos and videos of actions from around the world\nDiscuss opportunities to get involved in the future\, including information on our next biannual Day of Action\, happening around Earth Day 2027\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://quakerearthcare.org/event/day-of-action-celebration-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260919T140000
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SUMMARY:Seeds of Legacy: A QEW Portland Fundraiser
DESCRIPTION:When: 2:00 PM – 7:00 PM \nJoin Quaker Earthcare Witness on September 19th for an inspiring afternoon and evening to discuss international faith-based climate action and regional climate resilience in the Multnomah and Columbia Watershed. This event will take place following our morning Multnomah Earthcare Day of Action (register for the morning Day of Action event seperately here.) \nThe afternoon will start with an interactive Open House showcasing Quaker Earthcare Witness’s (QEW) national campaigns\, international climate policy\, and publications (w/Hors d’oeuvres!) Explore interactive displays on QEW’s extraordinary programs: from our clean energy advocacy campaign in 2025 pushing back on Trump’s assault on renewable energy\, to our global wave of climate resilience work through our minigrants program and day of action\, to our international climate advocacy with the United Nations and youth ambassadors program – there will be much to learn about and discover. \nAs evening approaches\, gather with QEW General Secretary Keith Runyan and QEW Staff for a Keynote Presentation and a delicious farm-to-table vegan meal prepared by a local chef. Following dinner\, we are honored to host a feature educational presentation on climate resiliency\, watershed presentation and keystone species conservation (presenters to be announced). \nWe will conclude our event with a special presentation on regional climate resiliency in Multnomah County and the Columbia Watershed (presenters to be announced) and a closing “Planting Seeds of Legacy” ceremony – a dedicated worship session and benediction\, where participants are invited to reflect on the world we wish to leave behind for future generations with seeds for all to bring home with them to make our dreams visible. \nFundraiser Schedule & Highlights \n\n2:00 PM – 4:00 PM | Open House & Interactive Tables: Explore interactive displays and connect directly with QEW staff\, regional leaders\, and environmental advocates across multiple feature tables.\n4:00 PM – 5:00 PM | QEW Keynote and Main Event: Updates on national Quaker environmental initiatives\, the QuakerEarth Action Map\, and regional campaigns with QEW General Secretary Keith Runyan and other presenters.\n5:00 PM – 6:00 PM | Farm-to-Table Vegan Dinner & Music: A fresh meal prepared by a local vegan chef alongside live music.\n6:00 PM – 7:00 PM |  Planting Seeds of Legacy: A special presentation on regional climate resiliency in Multnomah County and the Columbia Watershed will be given (presenters to be announced)\, concluding with Planting Seeds of Legacy – a dedicated worship session and benediction\, where participants are invited to reflect on the world we wish to leave behind for future generations with seeds for all to bring home with them to make our dreams visible.\n\nRegistration: We are suggesting a donation of $50-$100 for dinner and the full evening. Friends under the age of 35 are welcome to pay as led\, or join us at no cost. Friends are welcome to make additional donations before\, during\, or after the event. This helps us cover the basic costs of the event. We are grateful for your support and look forward to our evening together! \nRegister Here
URL:https://quakerearthcare.org/event/qew-portland-fundraiser/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260917T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260917T210000
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SUMMARY:QEW Seattle Fundraiser September 2026
DESCRIPTION:Friends\, we would love to invite you to join us for Worthy of Our Times: An Intimate Fundraiser Dinner on Thursday\, September 17\, 2026\, at University Friends Meeting (4001 9th Ave NE\, Seattle\, WA 98105) from 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM. \nJoin QEW staff Keith Runyan and Jonny Costello for an intimate vegan dinner and a discussion of how Quakers can respond to our times with courage and hope. \nWhat to Expect: \n\nIntimate Vegan Dinner: Enjoy a shared meal and meaningful conversation on Spirit-Led climate action.\nKeynote Presentation: Hear from Keith Runyan about the inspiring new work of Quaker Earthcare Witness as it seeks to light the beacon for Quaker earthcare today.\nTables & Merch on Global Quaker Earthcare Activism: Learn about QEW’s various programs with exciting tables and QEW merch\, including signs\, bumper stickers\, and t-shirts representing the Quaker voice on climate justice.\n\n\nWhen\nSeptember 17th\, 2026 from  6:00 PM to  9:00 PM\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n4001 9th Ave NE\nSeattle\, WA 98105\nUnited States\n\n\n\n\nPay-As-Led Registration\nPlease make an initial donation below to help us kick off this fundraiser. (Recommended $100 – Pay-as-Led)\n\nRegister Here \n 
URL:https://quakerearthcare.org/event/qew-seattle-fundraiser-september-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260820T133000
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SUMMARY:August Day of Action Webinar
DESCRIPTION:This September\, QEW is hosting our first Earthcare Day of Action\,  an invitation for Quaker meetings\, churches\, schools\, worship groups\, and surrounding communities to gather for a day of intentional Earthcare. Work done as prayer\, celebration\, community resiliency\, and witness. \nPlease join us on August 20th to learn more about our vision for the Earthcare Day of Action and how you and your meeting can get involved! During this discussion\, QEW staff will: \n\nBrainstorm actions that your meeting can take\nConnect you with local initiatives involving Earthcare\nProvide flyers and sample graphics to support your outreach\n\nRegister Here!
URL:https://quakerearthcare.org/event/august-day-of-action-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260730T143000
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SUMMARY:Day of Action Webinar
DESCRIPTION:  \nDay of Action Webinar \nWe are so excited for you to join us on July 30th at 10am PT / 1pm ET to talk about our upcoming Earthcare Day of Action\, and brainstorm actions your Meeting can take! \nThis September\, QEW is hosting our first Earthcare Day of Action\,  an invitation for Quaker meetings\, churches\, schools\, worship groups\, and surrounding communities to gather for a day of intentional Earthcare. Work done as prayer\, celebration\, community resiliency\, and witness. \nPlease join us on July 30th to learn more about our vision for the Earthcare Day of Action and how you or your meeting can get involved! During this discussion\, QEW staff will: \n\nBrainstorm actions that your meeting can take\nConnect you with local initiatives involving Earthcare\nProvide flyers and sample graphics to support your outreach\n\n\nThis is a free event. You are invited to make a donation if you feel led to do so. \n\n\n\nPay As Led Registration For Online Meeting
URL:https://quakerearthcare.org/event/day-of-action-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260714T133000
DTSTAMP:20260702T010829Z
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SUMMARY:Defending the Frontlines: Climate Justice and the Criminalization of Dissent
DESCRIPTION:Defending the Frontlines: Climate Justice and the Criminalization of Dissent \nWhy should an environmental disaster happening on the other side of the world matter to a meetinghouse in Ohio\, a farmer in California\, or an activist in Ontario? For decades\, international advocate Harjeet Singh has walked the global frontlines and advocated in the halls of power\, grounded in a deeply held spiritual commitment to universal well-being and justice. While internationally\, frontline movements have won historic legal breakthroughs in the UN and International Court of Justice\, domestically\, a right-wing populist backlash is metastasizing around the world. From the United Nations Climate Negotiations to back home in India\, where Harjeet himself recently faced heavy-handed raids and legal retaliation for his advocacy\, reactionary governments and corporations are weaponizing economic laws to criminalize peaceful dissent. \nThis webinar is a direct call to action for Friends across North America to bridge the gap between global policy and local witness. As Quaker Earthcare Witness (QEW) takes up the mantle of the “Make Polluters Pay” initiative here in North America\, Harjeet will pull back the curtain on how international advocacy can directly fuel grassroots organizing. He will share firsthand insights from his role as a Strategic Advisor to the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative – fresh off the historic multilateral breakthroughs at the Santa Marta transition conference – and his leadership as the Global Convenor of the Fill The Fund campaign. This session will connect the dots between massive global fossil fuel extraction and the localized environmental racism and climate impacts affecting North American communities today. Attendees will walk away with a clear roadmap for how Friends across the states can get actively involved and how to leverage local faith communities and power structures enforcing climate imperialism to advocate and work in solidarity with frontline communities all over the world. \nBio \nHarjeet Singh is a globally recognized climate activist\, interfaith Sikh social justice advocate\, and speaker whose tireless work is deeply informed by a spiritual commitment to equity and universal well-being. He currently serves as the Global Convenor for the Fill The Fund campaign and as a Strategic Advisor to the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative\, where he recently helped steer historic multilateral work at the Santa Marta “Transition Away” conference. With decades of international leadership experience Harjeet has used his voice to speak out\, organize\, and advocate for frontline communities. As a co-founder of the social enterprise Satat Sampada\, he and his wife\, Jyoti Awasthi\, also actively practice what they preach by promoting sustainable environmental and organic farming practices. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://quakerearthcare.org/event/defending-the-frontlines/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260625T203000
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SUMMARY:QEW Planned Giving Webinar
DESCRIPTION:QEW Planned Giving Webinar\nYou are warmly invited to join Quaker Earthcare Witness for a special conversation about how thoughtful planning today can help sustain faithful Earthcare witness for generations to come. \nWe will be joined by Gayle Matson\, a member of QEW’s Steering Committee\, Acting Treasurer\, retired investment advisor\, philanthropy planner\, and longtime supporter of QEW. Gayle will help us explore simple and meaningful ways to include Quaker Earthcare Witness in your long-term plans through wills\, beneficiary designations\, charitable trusts\, and other forms of planned giving. \nTogether\, we will consider how gifts made in this spirit can help ensure that future generations inherit not only a livable planet\, but also communities of faith committed to its care. \nLegacy gifts to QEW help sustain: \n• Earthcare Campaigns that advance local and national change for the protection of people and the Earth \n• Educational programs\, publications\, and events that nurture informed and faithful action \n• The cultivation of Quaker communities rooted in reverence\, stewardship\, and hope \n• A lasting witness for ecological integrity and right relationship with the living world \nWhether you are just beginning to think about estate planning or have already made plans and are curious about including QEW\, we hope you will join us for this informative and encouraging conversation. \nRegister here
URL:https://quakerearthcare.org/event/qew-planned-giving-webinar/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260620T143000
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SUMMARY:EMERGE: Reimagining Our Values for a Restored Earth
DESCRIPTION:Discover how the EMERGE framework offers a spiritual and cultural path to address the intertwined crises of climate change\, biodiversity loss\, and systemic inequality. Join us for this monthly contemplation on Quaker values in a time of ecological crisis. We will meet every third Saturday at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET from December 2025 through June 2026. Learn more at emergevalues.org. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://quakerearthcare.org/event/emerge-reimagining-our-values-for-a-restored-earth/2026-06-20/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260516T130000
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DTSTAMP:20260529T173748Z
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SUMMARY:EMERGE: Reimagining Our Values for a Restored Earth
DESCRIPTION:Discover how the EMERGE framework offers a spiritual and cultural path to address the intertwined crises of climate change\, biodiversity loss\, and systemic inequality. Join us for this monthly contemplation on Quaker values in a time of ecological crisis. We will meet every third Saturday at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET from December 2025 through June 2026. Learn more at emergevalues.org. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://quakerearthcare.org/event/emerge-reimagining-our-values-for-a-restored-earth/2026-05-16/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260418T143000
DTSTAMP:20260529T173748Z
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SUMMARY:EMERGE: Reimagining Our Values for a Restored Earth
DESCRIPTION:Discover how the EMERGE framework offers a spiritual and cultural path to address the intertwined crises of climate change\, biodiversity loss\, and systemic inequality. Join us for this monthly contemplation on Quaker values in a time of ecological crisis. We will meet every third Saturday at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET from December 2025 through June 2026. Learn more at emergevalues.org. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://quakerearthcare.org/event/emerge-reimagining-our-values-for-a-restored-earth/2026-04-18/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260415T190000
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SUMMARY:Nature's Best Hope with Doug Tallamy
DESCRIPTION:Recent headlines about global insect declines and three billion fewer birds in North America are a bleak reality check about how ineffective our current landscape designs have been at sustaining the plants and animals that sustain us. Such losses are not an option if we wish to continue our current standard of living on Planet Earth. The good news is that none of this is inevitable. Choosing the right plants for our landscapes will not only address the biodiversity crisis but help fight our climate crisis as well. Doug will discuss simple steps that each of us can- and must- take to reverse declining biodiversity\, why we must change our adversarial relationship with nature to a collaborative one\, and why we\, ourselves\, are nature’s best hope. \nDr. Doug Tallamy is an entomologist\, conservationist\, and professor at the University of Delaware\, whose work has transformed our understanding of the relationship between native plants and wildlife. He and his wife Cindy were married under the care of Concord Friends Meeting. \nHis research and books\, including Bringing Nature Home and Nature’s Best Hope\, have inspired millions to see their own yards as part of the solution to the biodiversity crisis. Driven by the belief that everyone can play a role\, Doug co-founded Homegrown National Park to encourage people to plant natives in the spaces they care for. \nHis vision is simple: when we all take part\, we create the connected habitats that life depends on. \nRegister Here
URL:https://quakerearthcare.org/event/restoring-biodiversity-at-home-with-doug-tallamy/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260411T143000
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SUMMARY:QEW Spring Gathering 2026 Keynote with Jacob Johns
DESCRIPTION:QEW gathers twice a year to worship\, enjoy fellowship\, and conduct business with each other. Our spring 2026 meeting will be held online via Zoom. We invite you to join us for our Spring Gathering Keynote Event. \nWe are thrilled to announce that Jacob Johns is our keynote speaker for Spring Gathering 2026. Jacob Johns – (Akimel O’odham / Hopi) is an International environmental systems strategist and multidisciplinary artist working to address global environmental issues through policy\, culture\, and community-based solutions. \nFor the past three years\, Jacob has spearheaded A Wisdom Keepers Delegation – a coalition of Indigenous knowledge holders and ancestral wisdom practitioners working to transform international climate policy while cultivating ethical leadership among global stakeholders. His approach centers on dismantling systemic inequities by developing regenerative frameworks that replace exploitative systems with models prioritizing ecological balance\, intergenerational justice\, and collective well being. Grounded in cultural heritage\, Jacob works to integrate traditional knowledge and ancient wisdom into global climate spaces\, demonstrating how grassroots leadership can shape practical\, long-term solutions globally. Jacob’s work exemplifies how traditional Indigenous epistemologies can inform contemporary climate solutions\, merging policy innovation with artistic expression to shift societal values toward sustainable coexistence. \nRegister Here
URL:https://quakerearthcare.org/event/qew-spring-gather-2026-keynote-with-jacob-johns/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260410
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260413
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SUMMARY:QEW Spring Gathering 2026
DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join QEW April 10 – 12 for our annual Spring Gathering. This year’s Spring Gathering is centered on the theme “Spirit-Filled Activism.” This Spring Gathering\, we ask how we can become instruments of Truth and Light in trying times in the theme for our April Session: Spirit-Filled Activism. We invite you to join us to explore and contemplate this theme as Friends and faithful stewards of the Earth. \nRegistration for the full three-day gathering ends on April 6th. Registration for only Jacob Johns’ Keynote remains open until April 11th. \nRead our Spring Gathering Retreat Agenda. \nWe are thrilled to announce that Jacob Johns is our keynote speaker for Spring Gathering 2026. Jacob Johns – (Akimel O’odham / Hopi) is an International environmental systems strategist and multidisciplinary artist working to address global environmental issues through policy\, culture\, and community-based solutions. For the past three years\, Jacob has spearheaded A Wisdom Keepers Delegation—a coalition of Indigenous knowledge holders and ancestral wisdom practitioners working to transform international climate policy while cultivating ethical leadership among global stakeholders. His approach centers on dismantling systemic inequities by developing regenerative frameworks that replace exploitative systems with models prioritizing ecological balance\, intergenerational justice\, and collective well being. Grounded in cultural heritage\, Jacob works to integrate traditional knowledge and ancient wisdom into global climate spaces\, demonstrating how grassroots leadership can shape practical\, long-term solutions globally. Jacob’s work exemplifies how traditional Indigenous epistemologies can inform contemporary climate solutions\, merging policy innovation with artistic expression to shift societal values toward sustainable coexistence. \nRegister Here \n 
URL:https://quakerearthcare.org/event/qew-spring-gathering-2026/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T143000
DTSTAMP:20260314T174245Z
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SUMMARY:Real Impact - Quaker Finance for Ecological Justice
DESCRIPTION:Quaker Earthcare Witness invites Friends into a “call to integrity” regarding our financial stewardship. As the climate emergency accelerates\, many Quaker institutions and individuals rely on “ethical” investing or ESG (Environmental\, Social\, and Governance) screenings to align their money with their values. \nBut is this enough? In this hard-hitting session\, we move beyond traditional engagement to explore why prevailing financial approaches often deliver “zero impact” for the climate transition. We will look honestly at the structural limits of the current system and discern how we can pivot our resources toward tangible\, regenerative solutions that honor the Quaker Statement on Climate Change. \nWhat We Will Explore:  \n\nThe “Unblinding”: Exposing the Secondary Market “Scam” – Why trading stocks in a diseased economy often serves as a reputational hedge rather than a real lever for change. Divestment often only solves half the problem.\nThe Structural Limits of ESG – An examination of why ethical screenings frequently fail to remove major fossil fuel financiers from our portfolios.\nInvesting in Real Communities – Instead of going with the flow of traditional investing in a diseased system\, we will present a vision for moving resources directly into real-world projects like renewable energy\, regenerative agriculture\, and life-saving healthcare – outside the stock market all together.\nFrom Talk to Action – Addressing the uncomfortable reality that Quaker institutions still invest billions in sectors driving ecological destruction\, and how to reclaim our witness through direct-impact finance.\n\nThis webinar is presented by Quaker Earthcare Witness and the fledgling Applied Economy (R)Evolution Institute (AEEI) founded recently by Vit Mateju and Arne Springorum. The AEEI is a systemic change organization dedicated to redesigning the financial system so that it serves life and ecological integrity. They focus on moving capital away from speculative secondary markets and into “real-asset investing\,” which funds tangible solutions for the climate crisis and social justice. \nGuest Speakers: Vit Mateju and Arne Springorum from the Applied Economy (R)Evolution Institute \nArne Springorum is a Quaker and co-founder at AEEI and a prominent activist-entrepreneur who works to align large-scale economic systems with planetary boundaries. With deep roots in European climate activism\, he focuses on practical\, direct-impact investment strategies that bypass the traditional stock market. \nVit Mateju is the co-founder of AEEI and an expert in systemic financial transformation with decades of experience as a traditional finance professional and a background in designing alternative economic models. Having seen the finance world from the inside\, he is deeply committed to “truth-telling”\, specifically critiquing how traditional investment structures often fail to create the real-world impact they claim to support. \nRegister here
URL:https://quakerearthcare.org/event/real-impact-quaker-finance-for-ecological-justice/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260321T143000
DTSTAMP:20260224T001724Z
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SUMMARY:EMERGE: Reimagining Our Values for a Restored Earth
DESCRIPTION:Discover how the EMERGE framework offers a spiritual and cultural path to address the intertwined crises of climate change\, biodiversity loss\, and systemic inequality. Join us for this monthly contemplation on Quaker values in a time of ecological crisis. We will meet every third Saturday at 10 a.m. PT / 1 p.m. ET from December 2025 through May 2026. Learn more at emergevalues.org. \nREGISTER HERE
URL:https://quakerearthcare.org/event/emerge-reimagining-our-values-for-a-restored-earth-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260310T170000
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SUMMARY:March 2026 Worship Sharing
DESCRIPTION:Quaker Earthcare Witness hosts monthly online worship-sharing groups. \nThis month\, we will meet from 12-1 pm Eastern time/9-10 am Pacific time on Tuesday\, March 24th. \nOur worship sharing seeks to explore our Earthcare callings\, nourish our sense of community\, and explore queries to draw us into a shared sacred space. Together\, we are creating more opportunities for Friends who care deeply about the Earth and each other to be in spiritual community with one another. We hope you can join us. \nRegister Here
URL:https://quakerearthcare.org/event/march2026worshipsharing/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260228T133000
DTSTAMP:20260202T225600Z
CREATED:20260108T051437Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260202T225600Z
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SUMMARY:Quaker Youth UN Ambassadors Program Webinar
DESCRIPTION:In October 2025\, QEW piloted the Quaker Youth UN Ambassadors Program to equip a cohort of young Friends to engage in the UN climate negotiations at COP30 as part of QEW’s online delegation.\n\nJoin us on February 28th to learn about the events and negotiations at COP30 through our ambassadors\, their experience attending UN climate negotiations\, and hear how they will share what they’ve learned to promote climate action and resiliency in their communities.\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://quakerearthcare.org/event/quaker-youth-un-ambassadors-program-webinar/
LOCATION:Online
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SUMMARY:Zen & the Art of Saving the Planet with Flo Scialom
DESCRIPTION:January 24\, 1 p.m. PT / 4 p.m. ET \nRegister Here \nJoin us for an evening with Flo Scialom\, Project Coordinator for Plum Village’s Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet (ZASP) course. Drawing on Thích Nhất Hạnh’s teachings and years of facilitation\, Flo will explore how mindfulness\, community\, and joy help us face the climate crisis without burning out – and how simple practices like deep listening\, compassionate dialogue\, and mindful rest can strengthen our Earthcare witness. We’ll reflect together and consider next steps for Spirit-led\, effective action in our meetings and lives. Come as you are; leave with grounded hope\, practical tools\, and a renewed sense of kinship with all beings. \nFlo Scialom is the Project Coordinator for Zen and the Art of Saving the Planet (ZASP)\, a Plum Village initiative inspired by the teachings of Thích Nhất Hạnh. Based in the UK\, she has spent more than a decade weaving together mindfulness\, community practice\, and social change – supporting networks like the Network of Wellbeing and The Work that Reconnects. Flo facilitates retreats\, trainings\, and online courses that explore how joy\, compassion\, and deep listening can sustain us in the face of ecological and social crises.
URL:https://quakerearthcare.org/event/zen-the-art-of-saving-the-planet-with-flo-scialom/
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