Presented by Philadelphia Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends

Climate Witness: Let Our Actions Speak! Thread Gathering

About This Event

Climate Witness: Let Our Actions Speak!

New Date!

Saturday, October 25, 2025, 9am - 4pm
at Arch Street Meeting House and Zoom

Friends are invited to join for a day of sharing, learning, and taking action together on the topic of climate witness. In the morning we will hear a narrative from five Quaker bodies focused on climate action and their perspective on what we can do to help our earth:

  1. QAMAR (Quaker Action in the Mid-Atlantic Region) - Policy and Lobbying at State levels 
  2. EQAT (Earth Quaker Action Team) -  Direct Action - Finance 
  3. Climate Stewards - PYM wide action 
  4. EJC (Eco-Justice Collaborative (of PYM)) -  Education 
  5. QEW (Quaker Earthcare Witness) - National 

After the morning program, participants will have a chance to participate in workshops aimed at providing resources, building your knowledge and your toolkit for action. All adult workshops are hybrid, so you can join in person or from home.

Schedule of the Day

  • 9:00 Arrivals and Refreshments
  • 9:20 Program welcome and opening worship
  • 9:30 Climate Witness: Let Our Actions Speak - a narrative sharing from five Quaker action bodies. 
  • 10:40  - Workshop Block 1 
  • 12:00 Brown Bag Lunch
  • 1:00 Workshop Block 2
  • 2:30 Closing worship and reflection
  • 4:00 Farewell

 

About This Event

Climate Witness: Let Our Actions Speak!

New Date!

Saturday, October 25, 2025, 9am - 4pm
at Arch Street Meeting House and Zoom

Friends are invited to join for a day of sharing, learning, and taking action together on the topic of climate witness. In the morning we will hear a narrative from five Quaker bodies focused on climate action and their perspective on what we can do to help our earth:

  1. QAMAR (Quaker Action in the Mid-Atlantic Region) - Policy and Lobbying at State levels 
  2. EQAT (Earth Quaker Action Team) -  Direct Action - Finance 
  3. Climate Stewards - PYM wide action 
  4. EJC (Eco-Justice Collaborative (of PYM)) -  Education 
  5. QEW (Quaker Earthcare Witness) - National 

After the morning program, participants will have a chance to participate in workshops aimed at providing resources, building your knowledge and your toolkit for action. All adult workshops are hybrid, so you can join in person or from home.

Schedule of the Day

  • 9:00 Arrivals and Refreshments
  • 9:20 Program welcome and opening worship
  • 9:30 Climate Witness: Let Our Actions Speak - a narrative sharing from five Quaker action bodies. 
  • 10:40  - Workshop Block 1 
  • 12:00 Brown Bag Lunch
  • 1:00 Workshop Block 2
  • 2:30 Closing worship and reflection
  • 4:00 Farewell

 

Getting There

Arch Street Meeting House
320 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106
United States