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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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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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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
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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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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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