As 2022 approaches, let’s start the New Year by committing to climate justice!
This January, we are inviting those in our community who live in global North countries to join in “Time for Living the Change”, a season to make your New Year’s low-carbon resolution and live it out between the 1st and the 31st of January.
We choose climate-friendly living because we reject the desecration of people and planet and embrace joyful lives of simplicity and solidarity. These choices send a clear message. Rooted in gratitude for life and for Earth itself, our spiritual paths guide us to care for creation or nature, live simply, avoid waste, and love our neighbours--especially the most vulnerable.
We know that individual behavior change alone is far from enough to solve the problem - massive corporations, unwilling governments and greedy financial institutions stand in the way of climate justice. We also know that to address climate change in a just manner, those of us with the largest carbon footprints need to reduce our use of fossil fuels dramatically. Our personal, public commitments are an important part of the larger effort to transform the world.
During Time for Living the Change, you’ll select one behavior change from the areas that make the biggest impact - transport, diet, and home energy use. For example, you could:
Reduce your car travel or go car-free for a month, using public transport or bicycle
Reduce your meat consumption or go vegetarian or vegan
Lower your thermostat and put on a comfortable sweater
We have many opportunities for you to choose from, along with inspiring testimonials that are honest, concrete, and spiritually rich.
Aligning our lives with what we believe is central to our faiths, and principled personal commitment is vital to every social movement.
That’s why we invite you to start living the change this January!
In faith and solidarity,
Caroline (Germany), Martin (France), Rianne (Netherlands), Fletcher (USA), and the GreenFaith team.
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