We frequently hear that we can't do anything about climate change, that everything we can do is just for self-justification, a feel-good action that is completely irrelevant. Some say that recycling, carpooling, and other individual actions will never stop the severe degradation that humans have caused to the environment. All this is nonsense!
As the whole universe is made of individual atoms, atoms that come together in the form of molecules, molecules that join into substances, substances, that can make organs, and organs become organisms, the key is organization. The vast ocean is made of individual molecules, mostly H2O -water, and is a powerful source of energy and life.
In the same way, we as individuals of this vast human race can organize in powerful forces of change and sources of new ideas and ideals. Which is the reason for advocacy, over the centuries many have advocated for change in the search for a more just society. Advocates for women's rights, civil rights (including, of course, the end of slavery), nuclear disarmament, the list is huge and has made our world a better place. Now environmental activists are doing the same. We have recognized names like Bill McKibben creator of 350.org who has written extensively about the danger of increased anthropogenic CO2. There are many more authors, teachers, and researchers, some better know than others, but there are many more individuals working at their local level that are not fully recognized at least by the greater society. They are not seeking stardom in our society but only want to do their part. These are the heroes that we need to know about.
Many religious organizations and individual churches are now getting on board. Some like the Evangelical Environmental Network have a long history as it was created more than 20 years ago. About one hundred organizations came together to form this coalition among them was Warner Pacific University, Jay Barber then president of Warner Pacific is one of the original signatories. At that time President Barber asked me to be the liaison to EEN and so I have been doing it for all these years. To know more about EEN click this link.
The Religious Society of Friends known as Quakers has a long history of advocacy, being one of the first religious organizations to advocate for the ending of slavery in the USA. Now they are an important part of the environmental justice movement. Stewardship has many aspects and one of them, which is critically important, is advocacy. This can be done in many ways, from writing letters to government officers and representatives, to active marching and sittings in government offices and corporations.
What do you think you can do? Or willing to do? Can you give economic support?
The first step is to be informed, and there are many ways to get information. You are taking the first step by reading this post. Get together with other like-minded friends, colleagues, and relatives and start talking about options.
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