Inspired by Cool Wirral (Climate Change Strategy), Faiths4Change came together with Wirral Council, WING – Merseyside Women of Faith, Merseyside Council of Faiths, Energy Projects Plus, Merseyside Environmental Trust, Emansys and Planet Heswall to coordinate and contribute to an Interfaith Week 2017 event in Birkenhead. ‘World Faiths, Climate Change & Community Influence’ brought together over 40 members of different faith communities and partners to share, explore and consider local faith based actions on climate change together.
Lots of actions, ideas and innovative ways forward emerged from the day; as did many ‘how can we...’ questions around energy, waste, water and engaging local communities. Faith community actions were shared, including walking buses to places of prayer and worship, food sharing, plastic free, energy efficient heating & lighting, herb & food growing gardens, clothes recycling and even bee hives & honey to sell / share.
People attending agreed that opportunities for people of faith to come together in partnership to explore ideas and actions around climate change locally needed to be developed.
Climate change is happening now and 2019 is a national Year of the Environment, a year of action is being coordinated across the Liverpool City Region – it’s time to act, share and inspire.
Lots of actions, ideas and innovative ways forward emerged from the day; as did many ‘how can we...’ questions around energy, waste, water and engaging local communities. Faith community actions were shared, including walking buses to places of prayer and worship, food sharing, plastic free, energy efficient heating & lighting, herb & food growing gardens, clothes recycling and even bee hives & honey to sell / share.
People attending agreed that opportunities for people of faith to come together in partnership to explore ideas and actions around climate change locally needed to be developed.
Climate change is happening now and 2019 is a national Year of the Environment, a year of action is being coordinated across the Liverpool City Region – it’s time to act, share and inspire.
Faith & Climate facebook group
Faiths4Change has set up a Faith & Climate Network Facebook group and we’re seeking to work with members of faith communities and partners to develop, establish and sustain a Liverpool City Region wide ‘Faith & Climate’ network.
Details of how to join the Facebook group can be found HERE.
Merseyside Council of Faiths, Merseyside Coordinator of Christian Aid, Wirral VCA, Wirral Council, Wirral Together, Energy Projects Plus & Planet Heswall along with many individual faith communities are supportive of developing a Faith & Climate Network. Other conversations are planned, a partnership approach will help us to do so much more to inform, inspire, share, take and communicate faith community led actions on climate change and living sustainably on the Wirral and across the Liverpool City Region.
Details of how to join the Facebook group can be found HERE.
Merseyside Council of Faiths, Merseyside Coordinator of Christian Aid, Wirral VCA, Wirral Council, Wirral Together, Energy Projects Plus & Planet Heswall along with many individual faith communities are supportive of developing a Faith & Climate Network. Other conversations are planned, a partnership approach will help us to do so much more to inform, inspire, share, take and communicate faith community led actions on climate change and living sustainably on the Wirral and across the Liverpool City Region.
Liverpool Year of the Environment
Annie Merry, Faiths4Change CEO, is on the Steering Group working in partnership on Year of Environment 2019 LCR as part of the national Year of Environment.
