Shelly Dennison writes on joy, wonder and social media. I recently attended Communicate 2022, a two day online conference aimed at environmental communicators from across a variety of sectors including charities, NGOs and academia. I’ve written elsewhere about some of themes that emerged from the twelve sessions I chose to …
“Put that light out” was the cry of the air raid wardens in World War Two. A cry that seems to resonate with our lives today. Across war torn Ukraine, with winter approaching, with blackouts common due to Russian attacks on power stations, the government asks people to save electricity. While here in the UK, it’s not falling bombs but the rising price of energy that leads to us to think twice whether we need the lights on at home lest an unaffordable bill falls through our letterbox.
A year on from the COP26, the UN Climate Summit hosted in Glasgow in Nov 2021, the world feels a different place.
Dr Andrew Wright considers the importance of compassion in responding to the cost of living crisis, climate change and so much more…
Debra Rienstra is a professor of English, specialising in early British Literature and creative writing, at Calvin University. “Refugia Faith” is, in part, the story of how she found herself reading scientific papers and learning about environmental theology. The book is a fascinating blend of theological reflection, memoir and nature …
We were the first to arrive, apart from the volunteers who were busy setting up tables and laying out leaflets. It was a blustery April morning but the rain held off as we settled down to wait. We did a lot of waiting that day so I was glad that …
We were sorry to hear that Dena Burne died on 25th January 2017, aged 87. The daughter of a (Wesleyan) Methodist Minister, Dena won the Pfeiffer Scholarship to Bedford College, University of London, where she studied Zoology (1947-1950). Bedford College was in Regent’s Park and she was frequently woken by …
