Oxfordshire Rural Community Council and Oxfordshire Community and Voluntary Action are offering a free course on Community Action. The course will help people understand how they can affect decisions about where they live and make a change in their neighbourhood. The course will be held in Oxford starting in May 2012 and needs a commitment [...]
Christian Ecology Link invite you to take part in our 30th anniversary day conference “Treasure in the Field : Spiritual capital and sustainable living”, to be held on Saturday 10th March 2012 between 11am and 5pm, at St Michael’s Church, Stoke Gifford, not far from Bristol Parkway train station. CEL have invited a range of [...]
Still Point, in association with the Diocese of Oxford, are organising Soil & Soul a one day festival celebrating the earth and contemplative spirituality in the Jesus tradition. Taking place on Saturday 28th April from 10am until 10pm at the Isis Farmhouse Pub & Boathouse in Oxford, there will be speakers, including Peter Owen-Jones, art [...]
The Society of Friends in Reading is organising a Spirit-led Sustainability Workshop on Saturday 25 February to which all are invited. It will take place between 10.00 am – 4.00 pm at Reading Friends Meeting House, Church Street, Reading. The event will provide an opportunity for reflection on how we can, as individuals and as a [...]
2012 is to be the diocesan Living Faith year of ‘Making a Difference’. Alison Webster, Social Responsibility Advisor for the Diocese of Oxford shares what will be happening and how everyone can be involved.
The Diocese of London is hosting ‘Route around the World’ – an afternoon hear how communities around the globe suffering from environmental stress and disaster are gaining resilience and building a better future, with a keynote by the Rt Rev Peter Wheatley, Bishop of Edmonton. Saturday 17th March 2012, 2:00 – 4:30pm at St George’s [...]
You are invited to the first ever Earthing Faith network gathering on Thursday 2nd February 2012. Sharing | Showcasing | Connecting The gathering will provide space for sharing stories from projects around the Diocese of Oxford. We will highlight the new energy monitoring pilot scheme, hear creative responses to installing solar PV, learn how your church [...]
A symposium: “Be the Change: Awakening the Spiritual Activist Within” will be held in Abingdon on Saturday 28th January, 2012. How do we bring about a human presence on this planet that is environmentally sustainable, socially just and spiritually fulfilled? Using the powerful Be the Change video and workshop processes, you are invited to explore [...]
Low Carbon Communities Network is organising a conference entitled: New times, new ways forward for 14th January 2012 in Oxford. The conference will take at Kings’ Conference Centre, Osney Mead, Oxford, and will look at new ways forward for community action in a time of significant economic and social change. National speakers will include Jonathon [...]
On Thursday 1st December 2011 the newly formed Low Carbon Hub will be launched at Oxford Town Hall. The Oxfordshire based Low Carbon Hub is a partnership of the Community Action Group network, ClimateXChange and local authorities who will be providing mentoring and other services to more than 100 communities to help them reduce emissions [...]
Come and see what West Berkshire’s ‘green’ and sustainability groups are doing and learn how greening projects can be set up in your area or parish at the West Berkshire Green Exchange Showcase evening. Time: Wednesday 16th November, 7.00pm (refreshments from 7.00pm, presentations start at 7.30pm) Venue: Council Chamber, West Berkshire Council, Market Street Offices, [...]
“God’s World”: an evening with the Bishop of Reading exploring why and how to become an EcoCongregation. At St John and St Stephen’s Church, 121-147 Orts Road, Reading, RG1 3JN Thursday 17th November, 7.30 – 9.30 pm. Free entry, open to all denominations. Bishop Andrew will speaking about his experiences of the impact of climate [...]
