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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