For this month's gathering we were joined by Rev. Laura Kigweba James of the General Board of Church and Society and Rev. Mel Caraway, retired clergy from the North Texas Conference. Both Laura and Mel attended COP26 and were willing to share their experience, both the frustrations and the hopes.
We grounded our work in the UMC Book of Discipline, Social Principle Paragraph 160:
https://www.umcjustice.org/who-we-are/social-principles-and-resolutions/the-natural-world-160/the-natural-world-global-climate-stewardship-160-d
And the Book of Resolutions #1035:
https://www.umcjustice.org/who-we-are/social-principles-and-resolutions/climate-change-and-the-church-s-response-1035
There were a multitude of links shared during our conversation. Here are some of those links:
Action opportunities from the General Board of Church & Society:
https://www.umcjustice.org/what-you-can-do/advocacy/take-action
The upcoming Climate Webinar through GBC&S:
https://www.umcjustice.org/articles/climate-community-a-faithful-action-to-climate-justice-1464
The Glasgow Climate Pact from COP26:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2021/glasgow-climate-pact-full-text-cop26/
The work of the World Methodist Council:
https://worldmethodistcouncil.org/who-we-are/
The Carbon Buddy Project: https://www.carbonbuddyproject.org/
If you have further questions, contact Rev. Laura:
lkjames@umcjustice.org
or Rev. Mel:
mel.caraway@sbcglobal.net
