What is the QEAN?
The Quaker Ecology Action Network
(QEAN) is a grassroots initiative of members and attenders of
Quaker Meetings in Canada whose purpose is to explore and share a
Quaker faith perspective on issues relating to the human-earth
relationship. The Quaker Ecology Action Network arose out of the
concerns of Friends gathered at Canadian Yearly Meeting in
Winnipeg, Manitoba in 1999. In its first 2 years of existence it
was called the Ecological Working Group of CYM, but the name was
changed in 2001 to emphasize its Action orientation. Its work is
built on a foundation of Canadian Quaker belief relating to a
fundamental respect for creation, which was articulated at CYM in
Windsor, Nova Scotia in August 2001:
Friends
believe that we are all manifestations of the Creator, the Divine
Sprit, of God. As our knowledge has grown we have come to realize
that indeed all life forms are exquisitely inter-related and
inter-dependent, thus all life is sacred. We envision a religious
Society of Friends in the 21st Century, that includes in its
testimonies a clear call of responsibility to live in harmony
with all life on Earth.
Read the full text of the 2001 Canadian Yearly Meeting Sustainability Minute.
 Earth Charter Links
(Note: these will open in a new window on a site outside of quaker.ca.
CYM
is not responsible for the content or safety of outside links.)
Earth Charter Web Site
Printable
version of Earth Charter (PDF Format)
English Version Version
français
Pamphlet:
A Clearer Look at Nuclear Energy
Article: Nuclear Waste: Deep Burial is not the
Answer
Poster: Nuclear
Reactor Riddle #1 (PDF Format)
When it opens in Adobe Acrobat Reader, press Ctrl-0 (hold down the control
key and press zero) to see the whole poster.
QEAN (pronounced KEEN) . . . . . .
is a group of Friends who keen (lament,
sometimes loudly) for what has been lost
but are keen (ardent, enthusiastic)
to make change for the better
while we are keen (fine, sharp-pointed,
with a point to make)!
Members of our group come from all
walks of life including teachers, homemakers, craftspeople,
scientists, engineers, writers, farmers, artists, health care
professionals, computer programmers, ministers (all), parents,
babies, young people, and retired folks. What we share in common
is a belief in the unity of all created things and a calling to
be better stewards of our earth home.
As an Action Network . . . . . . . . .
QEAN encourages Meetings and
individual Friends to take action to measure and reduce their
ecological footprint. QEAN offers to help Friends in Canada and
elsewhere to
- Conduct ecological audits
- Establish Monthly Meeting
ecology working groups or networks to address issues and
facilitate change within meetings, and as bodies which
can network with other faith based groups and beyond the
faith community
- Make use of resources provided by Quaker Ecology Witness ,
and other faith-based ecology action groups
- share news from monthly
meetings and individual Friends about their activities.
QEAN achievements . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . .
- We have communicated aspects of the
concern among ourselves, and explored and encouraged this
beyond our membership
- We have acted as a channel for
ecological concerns to CanadianYearly Meeting resulting
in positive actions, such as the adoption of the theme
"Seeking Unity With Nature" for its sessions in
2001.
- We prepared a report for CYM 2000 with
a Preamble to an Ethic of Ecological
Sustainability and specific recommendations (CYM
Documents in Advance pages 112-117)
- We have prepared articles for The Canadian Friend.
- We have prepared materials that help
Friends to develop Eco-Friendly Meetinghouses.
- We have co-operated with Canadian Friends Service Committee on ecology-related projects
Join Us!
QEAN needs your ideas and your
energy. There are several ways you can support our work
This page last updated on
2008-08-31 10:33 PM
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