Eco-Justice Videos
See recordings and resources from EJC’s recent webinars and events!
Climate and Money | Webinar
June 6, 2024
Eco-Justice Collaborative of PYM, with Earth Quaker Action Team (EQAT), hosted a panel of four climate activist Friends from across the country and explored the role of finance in the climate crisis: how our money currently flows to support fossil fuel projects, and a variety of campaigns that Friends are engaged in to change that “plumbing” system, stop that flow, and redirect those resources toward supporting the future of life on earth. EJC members Pamela Haines and Ruth Darlington co-hosted the event.
Watch the Zoom Recording on the PYM YouTube
Read the Transcript of the Zoom Recording
Explore all the Resources from the Event
About the Event Panelists:
Ranae Hanson | Resources from Ranae (Climate and Money Webinar) Ranae is a climate activist and writer, formerly a member of Minneapolis Friends Meeting and more recently a member of University Friends Meeting in Seattle. She is the author of Watershed: Attending to Body and Earth in Distress. It is a love song to the waters over Minneapolis homelands, together with stories from her climate refugee students.
Lina Blout | Resources from Lina (Climate and Money Webinar) Lina is an organizer, trainer, and nonviolent action strategist who’s been working on environmental justice campaigns in the Philadelphia area for over a decade. She currently serves as the director of strategy and partnerships with Earth Quaker Action Team, or EQAT. She originally is from the Pacific Northwest, and she says she loves spending time around trees and mountains. She considers herself a Quaker and she considers EQAT her primary spiritual community.
Janet Anderson |Resources from Janet (Climate and Money) Janet grew up in Colorado and studied civil and environmental engineering, cutting her activist teeth on the Nuclear Freeze movement. She’s been interested in energy and environment issues ever since. She’s been active in Northern Yearly Meeting for 40 years and has taught 1st day school this year at Twin Cities Friends Meeting.
Pamela Haines | Resources from Pamela (Climate and Money) Panel was an organizer of the event and is a member of EJC and Central Philadelphia Meeting. She has a passion for the earth and economic integrity, loves repair of all kinds, and has spoken and published widely on faith and witness. Her books include Money and Soul, The Promise of Right Relationship, Tending Sacred Ground, Respectful Parenting, and she has 3 volumes of poetry.
Green Investing | Webinar
Video: Green Investing
In this video, you will learn from three experts about new and greener investment opportunities for Monthly Meetings, other organizations and individuals. Presenters:
Jeff Perkins, from Friends Fiduciary Corporation will talk about recent changes they’ve made to “green” their Balanced Fund, and Green Fund. Friends Fiduciary handles investments for hundreds of Quaker meetings and organizations and has a strong shareholder advocacy program.
Peter Krajsa, National Energy Investment Fund is one of the country’s most experienced energy efficiency lenders, having created and run the Keystone Energy Loan and Home Energy Loan Programs for years. This most recent venture permits individuals and organizations to invest in a fund dedicated to growing the clean energy industry.
Ethan Birchard will describe the work of Prentiss Smith and Co., which manages investments for both individual and institutional investors. All investments of this socially responsible firm have been completely fossil fuel-free since 2011. They also have a growing shareholder advocacy program.
See Also: Investing With Integrity – Eco-Justice Collaborative
Greening Sacred Spaces | Webinar Series
A three-part series on property management policies that are more supportive of all of Creation
Greening Sacred Spaces: Webinars hosted by Eco-Justice Collaborative and the Climate Action Working Group (CAWG) of Concord QM to inspire and assist Friends Meetings and institutions to make their property management policies more supportive of all of Creation. Watch the full series on the PYM YouTube Channel. Find the playlist here: Greening Sacred Spaces Series
Energy Stewardship for Friends Institutions | Webinar Series
Presenting a four-part series,
This Eco-Justice Collaborative series consists of four workshops designed to help stakeholders at Friends meetings, schools, retirement communities, and other institutions make their facilities more sustainable. Four topics include, “Solar Schools and Nonprofits Tool Kit,” “Saving Money on Your Electrical Account,” and “Options and Funding for Electrifying Your HVAC Systems.”
Watch the full series on the PYM YouTube Channel. Find the playlist here: Energy Stewardship Series (Eco-Justice) – YouTube
Below are the past event details for the webinars in the series:
October 10: Solar Schools and Non-Profit Toolkit
October 25: Saving Money on you Commercial Electric Account
November 15: Funding for Electrifying your HVAC System
December 6: Funding for EV Charging Station
