ERA For Change 28 Days For Climate Campaign
The ERA For Change 28 Days for Climate Campaign aims to engage our students, staff and broader community in sustainability initiatives that encourage more sustainable habits and environmental protection. We want to ensure that the community and government take greater action and accountability in protecting the planet.
The 2022 theme is ‘Creating Change to Fight for our Future.’
Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) schools are invited to participate in one or all parts of the campaign components.
The campaign is guided by the ERA For Change Manifesto, the EREA Climate Crisis Report and the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Social Justice Statement 2021-2022. The campaign supports the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change. ARRCC creates the faith-based support and action needed to achieve a critical mass of active citizens dedicated to Australia making an ambitious response to the climate emergency.
You can read more about our Climate Campaign on our Sway!
The 2022 theme is ‘Creating Change to Fight for our Future.’
Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA) schools are invited to participate in one or all parts of the campaign components.
- The campaign will run from Monday 15th August to Sunday 11th September.
- The National Earth Hour Campaign will be held between these dates.
The campaign is guided by the ERA For Change Manifesto, the EREA Climate Crisis Report and the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference Social Justice Statement 2021-2022. The campaign supports the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change. ARRCC creates the faith-based support and action needed to achieve a critical mass of active citizens dedicated to Australia making an ambitious response to the climate emergency.
You can read more about our Climate Campaign on our Sway!
A Prayer for Our Earth
All-powerful God, you are present in the whole universe and in the smallest of your creatures.
You embrace with your tenderness all that exists. Pour out upon us the power of your love, that we may protect life and beauty. Fill us with peace, that we may live as brothers and sisters, harming no one.
O God of the poor, help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth, so precious in your eyes. Bring healing to our lives, that we may protect the world and not prey on it, that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.
Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor and the earth. Teach us to discover the worth of each thing, to be filled with awe and contemplation, to recognize that we are profoundly united with every creature as we journey towards your infinite light.
We thank you for being with us each day.
Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle for justice, love and peace.
Pope Francis,
Laudato Si’
You embrace with your tenderness all that exists. Pour out upon us the power of your love, that we may protect life and beauty. Fill us with peace, that we may live as brothers and sisters, harming no one.
O God of the poor, help us to rescue the abandoned and forgotten of this earth, so precious in your eyes. Bring healing to our lives, that we may protect the world and not prey on it, that we may sow beauty, not pollution and destruction.
Touch the hearts of those who look only for gain at the expense of the poor and the earth. Teach us to discover the worth of each thing, to be filled with awe and contemplation, to recognize that we are profoundly united with every creature as we journey towards your infinite light.
We thank you for being with us each day.
Encourage us, we pray, in our struggle for justice, love and peace.
Pope Francis,
Laudato Si’
Campaign Components
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1. School Based Activities
Schools are invited to organize weekly activities to educate students on how to be a sustainability advocate and create tangible change in the community. The activities are related to reducing waste and consumption.
2. National Earth Hour Campaign
Each EREA school is invited to participate in the National Earth Hour Campaign on a day of their choice between Monday the 15th of August and Sunday the 11th of September.
3. Social Media Campaign
Social media is a compelling force in advocacy. The Social Media Campaign aims to gain traction and spread the message of ERA For Change and the overall campaign.
1. School Based Activities
Schools are invited to organize weekly activities to educate students on how to be a sustainability advocate and create tangible change in the community. The activities are related to reducing waste and consumption.
2. National Earth Hour Campaign
Each EREA school is invited to participate in the National Earth Hour Campaign on a day of their choice between Monday the 15th of August and Sunday the 11th of September.
3. Social Media Campaign
Social media is a compelling force in advocacy. The Social Media Campaign aims to gain traction and spread the message of ERA For Change and the overall campaign.
