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JUL 18

Faiths for Climate Reparations

18 July - 12 August 2024, Online

This two-part learning experience explores the links between climate justice and reparations, and what this could mean within faith circles. Resources for reading and reflection will be provided between sessions.

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Do you want to know what “climate justice" means? Are you keen to find out how a justice-centered approach addresses the climate crisis? Are you looking for a welcoming space where you can bring your unique spiritual and/or religious motivations to tackle the climate emergency?

Reparations is now a core element of Britain Yearly Meeting's central work. The topic is wide-ranging, and this course seeks to explore the links with climate breakdown. This course is designed to help you address these questions and feel part of a community of action.

Shanon Shah from Faith for the Climate will share some practical, interfaith examples of climate reparations work. Their diverse network provides unique opportunities:

  • To understand the root causes of climate breakdown and how it is connected with other forms of injustice.
  • To offer a model of collaboration that draws upon our deepest personal inspirations and lived experiences as people of faith.
  • In Session 1

    Shanon will share an in-depth example that can help us identify the concrete historical and political factors that have given rise to demands for climate reparations. We will also refer to a framework that can help us analyse this and other examples systematically.

    Resources to read, watch and reflect on will be shared between sessions.

    In Session 2

    We will reconvene to address any questions or concerns that may have arisen in the intervening time, then move into a worship-sharing space of deep reflection, and perhaps moving towards discerning our next steps.

    The live Zoom sessions will take place at 19:00-20:30 (UK time) on Thursday 18 July and Monday 12 August.

    More information

    For more information contact:

    Woodbrooke

    Telephone: 0121 7282360

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    Date & time

    Start: 00:00 on 18 July 2024

    Finish: 00:00 on 12 August 2024

    Location

    Online
    United Kingdom

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