ACTinG Bulletin #6 (21/11/2024)
EVENT:
We’d love you to join us online as ACTinG Prays for Creation next Tuesday (26th November) at 9.30am, led by The Rev’d Cathy Turnbull. We meet for half an hour to give thanks, lament, and pray for action. Here is the link: [https://tinyurl.com/2z28uyyy]
CLIMATE NEWS:
‘Change, not finger-pointing, needed, observe Christian campaigners at Baku climate talks’ (From Church Times, UK)
‘Christian groups at the COP29 climate talks in Baku this week have called on wealthy nations to “pay their climate debt” to communities that are battling with the effects of the climate crisis.’
‘The humanitarian-response manager for the National Council of Churches in the Philippines, Patricia Mungcal, said: “Communities from the Philippines have just experienced six back-to-back powerful typhoons in a span of four weeks. This is not normal, and it is an injustice to be plagued by disasters for the climate crisis we, the people, did not create.”
Read the article here [https://tinyurl.com/yp4ezk9z).
RESOURCES / ACTION:
Transition Australia: Inspiring and supporting local communities as they build a sustainable future
Transition Australia helps to connect people and groups around Australia. They offer some wonderfully inspiring conversations and presentations via Zoom. The website is full of encouraging stories and ideas.
Check it out here: [https://transitionaustralia.net/).
ACTinG Bulletin #3 (6/6/2024)
Read:
E-book (ten pages): Let’s talk climate: a how-to guide. 5 simple tips to help friends and family start talking about climate change. Because we can’t fix what we don’t talk about. The Nature Conservancy. 2023. DOWNLOAD using the link below…
Visit The Nature Conservancy Australia website.
Watch:
A brief introduction (4:33 min) to the world-wide Anglican Communion Forest, a global initiative of local activities: forest protection, tree growing and eco-system restoration. Find out what’s happening and how you can join in.
Visit the Anglican Communion Forest website.