Post on 28-Dec-2015
For the love of…
For the love of…our planetEach of the last three decades was warmer than the last.
The ‘noughties’ was the hottest decade on record.
Globally, since the 1970s, droughts are getting longer and more widespread.
For the love of…our planet
There has been a substantial global increase in large floods over the 20th century.
For the love of…our planet
For the love of…sustainability
90% of people who die in natural disasters live in the poorest countries.
Zimbabwe ranks 156 out of 187 (monitored) countries for development and has seen many natural disasters, particularly flooding.
However, Jesuit students in Zimbabwe are working hard to protect our planet…
Who decides? These are
questions about
power. Who makes
choices? Who
benefits and who loses?
Natural
EconomicSo
cial
Who
decides
Natural These are questions about the
environment, both built
and natural and their
relationship.
Natural
EconomicSocial
Who
decid
es
Social These
questions are people,
their relationship
s, traditions, cultures.
Natural
EconomicSocia
l
Who
decides
Economic There are
questions about
money, trading, aid ownership, buying and
selling.
Natural
EconomicSocial
Who
decides
Looking back at the photos and the questions, how does
it compare to your own school? Can you find
similarities?
For the love of…your school
Three ways to change our world for the better
For the love of…your school
Act
Or if you can’t be at the march in June…
…become a sustainable school e.g. by signing up to Eco-Schools
Pray
All creation reflects the beauty and blessing of God. Where did I see/feel this beauty and blessing most today?Can I pinpoint how I made an effort to care for God’s creation today?What challenges or joys do I experience when I think about the way I care for creation?If I break my relationship with creation, e.g. through feeling superior to it, how can I repair it?
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