Australian Religious Response to Climate Change is hosting a Multifaith community prayer and reflection in these times of COVID-19. A number of resources are offered including spiritual support over Zoom. Greenfaith also offer Community Care and Resilience, albeit from the USA.
Now is a time for supporting each other during a difficult time and building caring communities. As the climate crisis accelerates, we will need to come together more and more. To this end, Australian Religious Response to Climate Change is offering two opportunities each week, at least in the short term.
Regular Multi-Faith prayer & reflection sessions are also organised over Zoom on Wednesdays, April 1 – 29. Some caring, insightful community leaders will lead a reflection, followed by some silence, then prayer and sharing. We’ll hold these for 45 minutes, starting at 10 am sharp AEST (NSW, Vic and Tas), 10 am Brisbane, 8 am Perth, 8.30 am Adelaide.
Note: This is a free event. Don’t be taken in by scammers who send you a legitimate-looking (false) link to this event and ask for your credit card details.
Those leading the reflection, each on separate days, include a Darug/Wiradjuri/Kamilaroi woman, Ceane Towers; a Catholic Religious, Sr Jan Barnett, a Muslim activist, Fahimah Badrulhisham. You are invited to join via this Zoom link
Meditate on Fridays is happening for 45 minutes every Friday at 12 noon AEDT (NSW, Vic and Tas), 12 noon Brisbane, 10 am Perth, 11am Adelaide, in the lead-up to Friday, May 15, when the Student Strike for Climate is still taking place, but online. By meditating together, we hope to cultivate calm, relaxation, love and compassion; a collective space to imagine a better future for Earth. We will sit in solidarity and compassion with all those affected by climate change. This is the Zoom link which is the same each session.
GreenFaith Community Care & Resilience
GreenFaith Community Care & Resilience calls over the past 2 weeks have gathered a wealth of resources shared here in a google doc Spiritual Resources for Care and Resilience in the Time of Coronavirus.
Recording video links are on the Greenfaith Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/GreenFaith/videos, with spiritual reflections (c.5mins long) shared in 1st ten minutes after intro by Fletcher Harper
These global calls are weekly, at 2 times please register here https://bit.ly/FaithCommunityCal & now include Taiwan, Indonesia, Australia, Burundi, Europe, India, NZ & others, as well as many across America & Canada.
Starting this Friday 3 April 1.30am & 6.30am in Adelaide ; 2am & 7am in Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne
From Easter Friday 10/4 on, Adelaide 12.30am & 5.30am; 1am & 6am Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne when daylight saving ends. We believe that the measurement of a healthy society is how we treat those who are the most vulnerable. Please join people of faith and spirit in signing & sharing this values statement, and commit to build that society together.
