1. Walking Toward Right Relationship: Vision and Goals Presented by PYM’s Eco-Justice Working Group Friday, July 30, 2010 Summer Sessions of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting
2. What is Eco-Justice? Honoring the indivisibility of humans, Spirit, and the Earth Active seeking of right relationship with the whole community of life Embedding economics in our understanding of Right Relationship and privilege Eco-Justice
3. A Vision for our Yearly Meeting: Led by Spirit, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is a powerful force in co-creating an equitable and sustainable world in which human cultures hold sacred, actively respect and support the full beauty, diversity, and resilience of the entire commonwealth of life.
4. A vision statement for our Yearly Meeting: Led by Spirit, Philadelphia Yearly Meeting is a powerful force in co-creating an equitable and sustainable world in which human cultures hold sacred, actively respect and support the full beauty, diversity, and resilience of the entire commonwealth of life.
5. Strategic Goals for our Yearly Meeting: One Friends of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting will build unity around a powerful vision - a vision in which part of our identity is conscientious objection to the war against the Earth and the people of the Earth.
6. Strategic Goals for our Yearly Meeting: Two Friends of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting will become ministers and capacity builders for right relationship and eco-justice- sharing training, education, and pastoral care. As we do so, Friends will amplify our witness, stories, and tools through effective communications.
7. Strategic Goals for our Yearly Meeting: Three Friends of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting will work effectively for structural change – seeking the synergy of inside (lobby/advocacy) and outside (grassroots, active nonviolence) strategies. In so doing, we will seek to work in partnership with vulnerable communities.
8. Strategic Goals for our Yearly Meeting: Four Friends of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting will bring our financial and other corporate resources into right relationship: this will include our investments and our buildings.
9. Strategic Goals for our Yearly Meeting: Five Friends of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting will move to bring our households into right relationship and to examine all of our practices in this Light.
10. Consideration of Eco-Justice Goals - build unity around a powerful vision a vision in which part of our identity is conscientious objection to the war against the Earth and the people of the Earth. - become ministers and capacity builders for eco-justice sharing training, education, pastoral care. As we do so, Friends will amplify our witness, stories, and tools through effective communications. - work effectively for structural change – seeking the synergy of inside (lobby/advocacy) and outside (grassroots, active nonviolence) strategies. In so doing, we will seek to work in partnership with vulnerable communities. - bring our financial and other corporate resources into right relationship: this will include our investments, our buildings, our time, and our energy. - move to bring our households into right relationship and to examine all of our practices in this Light.
11. Mark Your Calendars! September: Organizing for 10/10/10: 10/10/10: Global Work Party for Climate Justice at Friends Center and many other locations Some time soon: new Eco-Justice web page (news, tools, resources, blog)
12. Thank you! We look forward to seeing you in September and on October 10th as we keep walking together toward Right Relationship Stay in touch! www.pym.org/ecojustice michaelg@pym.org
