Living Witness is a community that welcomes Friends who are actively discerning how we might respond to the unfolding climate and ecological crises, drawing on our Quaker values and practices. Central to this is nurturing a deepening spiritual exploration among Quakers and others, and supporting each other in the action and witness that may grow from this.
We hold online Quaker meetings focused on the Earth every Monday and Friday morning, and every Wednesday evening, and we publish our magazine EarthQuaker roughly four times a year.
Some events and other ways of getting involved are listed below. There more on the events page.
Please do contact us to receive notices about Living Witness events and future issues of the EarthQuaker e-magazine.
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Seeds of Faith : Hope and Action from COP26 to Today
Webinar : Wednesday 4 November : 1 - 2 pm UK Time
Organised by faith for the climate (Interfaith)
This November marks the fifth anniversary of COP26, the UN climate conference hosted by the UK in Glasgow. This was a historic COP, convened in the midst of the global Covid-19 pandemic. It also marked unprecedented mobilisations of UK faith groups to put justice and equity at the centre of international climate negotiations.
Five years on, it’s time to see what happened to the seeds of hope and action that were planted in Glasgow. This is especially crucial as we redouble our efforts in the midst of continuing genocides and ecocides in different parts of the world.
Make Polluters Pay: COP31 activity and Letter hand-in
Location TBD
Monday, November 9 - Friday, November 20 • 9 AM-11:30 PM
An activity during COP31 to send a message to UK Chancellor John Healey: make oil and gas giants pay for the damage they have caused.
Soon, people from over 200 countries will be gathering in Turkey for vital international climate talks, COP31.
Join our creative activity to design and craft your own symbolic currency responding to urgent calls from global south countries to finally deliver them the climate finance they need.
For Full Details and to Register Eventbrite Booking
Sharing Across the Earth
On the 4th Wednesday in the month at 8 am UK time a Meeting for Worship for the Earth is being held with Quakers Australia Earth Witness and Action Network.
This is a new opportunity to share worship time with Friends on the other side of our planet focussed on Earthcare.
Details are available in the Events Calendar.
Community Resilience in the face of Climate Change
Quakers have been in contact with the Faith in Action Team asking about what community resilience looks like in the face of climate change.
If you would like to be part of a network exploring this, please email faithinaction@quaker.org.uk
You can also email the Peacebuilding team to request a workshop looking at responding to extreme weather events with a peacebuilding approach. Email: peacebuildinginbritain@quaker.org.uk
A call to action: the Epistle from young adult Friends' Quaker Earthcare Gathering 2026
The Friend in this week's issue (9 Oct) shares the Epistle from the Gathering organised by young adult Friends at Lancaster Meeting House on the last weekend in September. You can read the Epistle using the link below.
https://thefriend.org/article/a-call-to-action-the-epistle-from-the-quaker-earthcare-gathering-2026
American Quakers collating global stories of Quaker earthcare
Quaker Faith in Action Team report in their latest newsletter on Quaker Earthcare Witness, a North American-based Quaker non-profit that works towards environmental justice and seeks to be a public voice for Quaker concerns on Earthcare globally.
They are working on a database of Quaker environmental efforts that feeds into the Quaker Earth Action Map and recently published a new version of the map, which you can find here. QEW Earth Action Map
A Landmark Step for Climate Justice at the United Nations
From the latest QUNO (Quaker United Nations Office) newsletter, comes the news that 'on 20 May 2026, the United Nations General Assembly voted on a landmark resolution concerning the International Court of Justice advisory opinion on Member States’ obligations in respect to climate change. The resolution aims to operationalize the ICJ’s findings in an effort to promote legal clarity and multilateral cooperation in the global response to the climate crisis.'
QUNO Earth Day Compendium
To celebrate Earth Day, QUNO have shared a compilation of over a decade of publications reflecting their engagement in climate crisis and Earth Care.
What We Can Do: New versions available for climate resource
QUNO’s resource “Climate Change: What We Can Do” integrates personal actions with the latest climate science available and is developed for a wide audience. Its most updated version has been translated into several languages and formats, including print- and screen-optimized versions in English, Arabic, French, Spanish, German, and Swahili.
QUAKER EARTHCARE WITNESS
Quaker Earthcare Witness is a network of Quakers inspiring Spirit-led action for ecological integrity and environmental justice in the USA. You can visit their website https://quakerearthcare.org/
With the opportunity to sign up for their newsletter 'Befriending Creation' and keep up-to-date on the work of Quaker Friends across the Atlantic.
Upcoming Events
Mon 2 November
Resilient Spiritual Practices for a Time of Climate Crisis
19:00-21:00
Venue: Zoom
Resilient Spiritual Practices for a Time of Climate Crisis - Woodbrooke Course
https://www.woodbrooke.org.uk/courses/resilient-spiritual-practices-for-a-time-of-climate-crisis/
Monday 5 October - Monday 9 November 2026
The live Zoom sessions are at 19:00-21:00 (UK time) every Monday.
Facilitator: Stephen Lingwood
How can you be sustained in a deeper way as you face the state of the world? How can spiritual practice nourish a more rooted approach to justice-making? This course will be a journey exploring resilience, spirituality, and activism.
Wed 4 November
Wednesday Epilogue
20:30-21:00
Venue: Zoom
Our weekly evening epilogue
Please contact us for the Zoom link.
Fri 6 November
Friday Worship
07:00-07:45
Venue: Zoom
Our weekly open worship session, including some prepared ministry and followed by a brief period of 'afterwords.'
Please contact us for the Zoom meeting URL.