Quaker Earthcare Witness is a network of North American Friends (Quakers) and other like-minded people who are taking spirit-led action to address the ecological and social crises of the world, emphasizing Quaker process and testimonies.

While QEW supports reforms in laws, technology, education, and institutions, its primary calling is to facilitate transformation of humans' attitudes, values, identity, and worldview that underlie much of the environmental destruction going on in the world today.

You can be part of QEW's work by giving of your time, talents, and financial support, becoming a QEW contact for your Meeting, starting an Earthcare group in your meeting, reading and sharing BeFriending Creation and other QEW literature, and leading Earthcare activities in your Meeting.

We hope you enjoy your time exploring our site, and that you learn more about Quaker Earthcare Witness and sign up to join our mailing list while you're here.

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Sociocracy, Natural Living Systems, and Emergent Organizational Design

The Organizational Change Iceberg

“That’s good enough to try,” and “It’s good enough for experimentation,” are phrases often heard in organizations that use Quaker process-derived, sociocratic governance and decision-making. “Good enough” [after much discernment] reflects the understanding that predict-and-control organizational strategic planning isn’t relevant anymore as we move deeper into the groundless uncertainty of an uncharted climate- changed future.

BeFriending Creation Volume 33, Number 1
The quarterly journal of Quaker Earthcare Witness.

Quaker Earthcare Witness on Friends Journal's QuakerSpeak

We’re excited to share Quaker Earthcare Witness' collaboration with QuakerSpeak, a project of Friends Journal.The video features Shelley Tanenbaum (General Secretary, QEW), Hayley (Communications Coordinator, QEW), Beverly Ward (Southeastern Yearly Meeting’s Field Secretary for Earthcare and Representative to QEW) and Barb Adams (Baltimore Yearly Meeting’s Representative to QEW).