The election result highlights that we need to work on climate change at a number of levels. There's probably even more validity now to offering support for individual lifestyle change as an option. 

ARRCC will be promoting Living the Change again in 2019, a campaign which encourages people of faith to make climate-friendly lifestyle changes inspired by the teachings of the major faith traditions. 

Learning from last year, we’d like to create more opportunities for people to get together for conversations, because community support is a major factor in making lasting changes possible. We need volunteers who can facilitate some workshops or host home-based suppers, in order to help us roll out our ambitious program for 2019.

ARRCC has already offered one series of workshops and another is about to start, offering leadership training for people who would like to help. These are held over Zoom on three consecutive Wednesday evenings, with the next series starting May 29 (next Wednesday) at 7 - 8.30 pm in the eastern States. 

We have a couple of places left. If you’re interested, please contact me ASAP via the RSVP to the right.

The webinars would cover:

May 29 - participants’ own stories; overall strategy, structure of LtC campaign in 2019, learnings from 2018

June 5 – motivating people of faith, levels of engagement, edging towards higher impact changes, doing this as part of a community

June 12 – participants’ plans for their own workshops or suppers, facilitation skills, ongoing support for volunteers.

Presenters 

• Mark Delaney, Christian, author of Low Carbon and Loving It, climate activist, and lived in India serving people in the slums for much of the last 25 years
• Thea Ormerod, retired social worker, long-time justice advocate, coordinator of ARRCC’s LtC campaign in Australia.
• Philippa Rowland, Buddhist, President of the Multi-Faith Association of SA, Committee member of Religions for Peace, with qualifications in sustainable agriculture and long experience in climate activism

 Participants in Melbourne Week of Living the Change event in 2018