Spiritual Activism

Whoops, I missed a post yesterday. That gives us two today: a proposal for a meat-free day, and a nudge to connect with people in our own local communities. DAY 28 – TUESDAY 24 MARCH: “Eat no meat today and try to cut down on the amount of meat you eat each week. Read Tearfund’s position on climate change and meat eating at www.tearfund.org/climatechange .” DAY 29 – WEDNESDAY 25 MARCH: “Find out what energy saving or climate change activities are going on in your local area by contacting your...Read Full Story

DAY 27 – MONDAY 23 MARCH “Take action: tell the UK government what you are doing through the Carbon Fast and urge them to play their part by creating and implementing strong national and international laws to stop climate chaos. Take action here: www.tearfund.org/carbonfastaction .” Not in the UK? No worries; read on! C openhagen — which aims to be carbon-neutral by 2025 — will host an important United Nations climate change in December. Keep your eyes out for this, to encourage our own...Read Full Story

DAY 18 – SATURDAY 14 MARCH “Buy food that’s being grown or produced locally using local shops and farmers markets where possible – see www.farmersmarkets.net. Bonus: Grow some of your own food.You don’t need an allotment or even a garden - grow herbs, fruit and vegetables in pots (window sill or garden). Or join others in your community to cultivate gardens together. Find out more in the fact sheet .” — Tearfund Carbon Fast for Lent I live a short walk from an amazing farmers market , which I...Read Full Story

Fourth Wednesday in Lent “Only run your washing machine when you have a full load.” Anther good reminder from the Tearfund Carbon Fast folks . Our building laundry room has coin-op machines, which does sometimes discourage me from doing small loads. But other times I think, “Hey, it’s only a few quarters, what the heck.” Tearfund notes that in the UK (where they’re based) an average person produces 9.5 tons of carbon emissions per year. (I can only imagine how much larger that figure must be...Read Full Story

The Fourth Tuesday in Lent “‘Love does no harm to its neighbour.’ Romans 13:10. But while our lifestyles consume more and more energy, our poorer neighbours are suffering. Reflect on ways to love our neighbours in our increasingly connected world.” T hinking of everyone being connected, I keep coming back to Tearfund’s note that people in the UK (where they’re based) produce an average 9.5 tons of carbon per person each year, roughly 25 times the per capita CO2 production pf poorer countries...Read Full Story