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The links are arranged under the following headings:</div> <div>  <A NAME="top"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Arial" ><B>TOP</B></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="#local_christian_environmental" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>Local Christian Environmental Initiatives</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#uk_christian_environmental_groups" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>UK Christian Environmental Groups</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#christianity_and_rural_issues" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>Christianity and Rural Issues</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#international_christian_environmental" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>International Christian Environmental Groups</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#churches" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>Churches</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#other_christian_groups" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>Other Christian groups</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#religion_and_theology_research_sites" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>Religion and Theology Research sites</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#special_events" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>Special events</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#local_secular_environmental_groups" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>Local Secular Environmental</B></U></A><B> </B><A HREF="#local_secular_environmental_groups" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>Organizations and</B></U></A><A HREF="#local_secular_environmental_groups" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B> Groups</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#general_information_about_oxford" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>General information about Oxford</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#courses" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>Courses</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#blogs" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>Blogs</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#articles" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>Articles</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="#sage_history" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>Sage History</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="local_christian_environmental"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Local Christian Environmental Initiatives</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="ecohouse.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ecohouse"><U>Ecohouse</U></A></FONT> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage </B></FONT>is supporting Averil Stedeford in her efforts to turn a run down semi into a house that will be equipped for the 21st century.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.chilterngateway.org.uk/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.chilterngateway.org.uk/index."><U>Chiltern Gateway Project</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is a new project from </FONT><A HREF="http://en.arocha.org/uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://en.arocha.org/uk/"><U>A Rocha UK</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > that is working in Lewknor, Oxfordshire, and the area around it. Sage also has a special page for the project at </FONT><A HREF="lewknor.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Chiltern Gateway Project"><U>The Chiltern Gateway Project</U></A> </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.mkceg.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mkceg.org.uk"><U>MK Christian Environmental Group</U></A></FONT><B> </B>is a new group operating in the Milton Keynes area.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.sageoxford.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sageoxford.org.uk"><U>Sage</U></A></FONT>, Oxford's Christian Environmental Group-  that's us! Founded in 1990, if you look around this site you will get a pretty good idea of what we do. Harvard University in the States <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >have published a </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://environment.harvard.edu/religion/religion/christianity/projects/sage.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://environment.harvard.edu/religion/"><U><B>Sage Profile</B></U></A><B> </B></FONT>giving a summary of <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >Sage and its history. </FONT>The <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage </B></FONT>web site has been archived by the British Library's <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/index.html"><U>UK web archiving consortium</U></A></FONT>. They first archived our site on 4th July 2005, and you can see the archived versions at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/tep/12233.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/tep/12233.h"><U><B>Sage archive</B></U></A></FONT>!</div> <div> <A HREF="churchyard.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ss Mary John churchyard"><U>Ss Mary & John churchyard</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > is a project aimed at restoring the derelict churchyard in Cowley, Oxford.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="odeg.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Oxford Diocesan Environment Group"><U>Oxford Diocesan Environment Group</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is a new group founded in November 2006.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="uk_christian_environmental_groups"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>UK Christian Environmental Groups</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://en.arocha.org/uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://en.arocha.org/uk/"><U>A Rocha UK</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > is the UK section of a now much larger organization (see </FONT><A HREF="#a_rocha___christians_in_conservation_" TITLE="Related Links"><U>A Rocha - Christians in Conservation.</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >). </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Sage members have visited the project in</FONT> <A HREF="swords2001b_sage_visits_a_rocha_uk.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sage Words May 2001"><U>Southall</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > in London on a number of occasions, a recent visit being described in</FONT> <A HREF="southall2002.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Southall 2002"><U>Southall 2002</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >. </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://portal.campaigncc.org/?q=taxonomy_menu/7/127/102/117" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://portal.campaigncc.org/?q=taxonomy"><U>Campaign against Climate Change- Faith Groups</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Not so much a group, but a listing of faith activities (largely Christian) concerning Climate Change.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.christian-ecology.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.christian-ecology.org.uk"><U>Christian Ecology Link</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >is an ecumenical UK organisation  concerned with taking care of creation. There is a huge amount of useful information on their site, including a calendar of events for the whole UK.</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.ceconsultants.co.uk/index.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ceconsultants.co.uk/index.php"><U>Christian Environmental Consultants</U></A></FONT>. is an independant environmental consultancy which specialises in tailoring solutions to meet clients environmental problems and in supporting major consultancies in providing selected expert services.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.stewardship.cofe.anglican.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stewardship.cofe.anglican.org"><U>Christian Stewardship</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Stewardship in the Diocese of Chichester. Has enormous numbers of links to web sites on a whole variety of topics. Most useful to Sage members will be the section under "God's Creation".</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.mea.org.uk/congs/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mea.org.uk/congs/index.htm"><U>Congregations </U></A><A HREF="http://www.mea.org.uk/congs/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mea.org.uk/congs/index.htm"><U>for a Low Carbon Future</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- a new (2005) initiative from Hereford Diocese.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecocongregation.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ecocongregation.org/"><U>Ecocongregation</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > aims to encourage churches to consider environmental issues within a Christian context and enable local churches to make positive contributions in their life and mission. They have extensive resources for greening your church!</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.elyenvironment.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.elyenvironment.org.uk/"><U>Ely Diocesan Environment Group</U></A></FONT> is a new group that operates in the Cambridgeshire and North West Norfolk area.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.hilfieldproject.co.uk/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hilfieldproject.co.uk/index.h"><U>Hilfield Project </U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >At Hilfield Friary in Dorset, UK, the brothers of the Society of St Francis have established a project which brings together both a commitment to peace and justice between people and also a care for our natural environment. </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.operation-eden.org.uk/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.operation-eden.org.uk/index.h"><U>Operation Eden</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >. A new inititative from the Liverpool Diocese.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.operationnoah.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.operationnoah.org"><U>Operation Noah</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - the churches' Climate Change campaign.</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.quakergreenconcern.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.quakergreenconcern.org.uk/"><U>Quaker Green Action</U></A> </FONT>is a network exploring and promoting awareness of the need for a green lifestyle associated with the Religious Society of Friends.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.stopclimatechaos.org/index.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stopclimatechaos.org/index.as"><U>Stop Climate Chaos</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is a new coalition of Christian organizations such as Christian Aid and Tearfund, together with many secular groups. Aim is obvious from the title!</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.jri.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jri.org.uk"><U>The John Ray Initiative</U></A></FONT> was set up in 1997 by a group of leading UK scientists. They aim to bring together Christian and scientific understanding of the environment. Several Sage members have attended their <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="swords2001a_stewardship_explored_at_windsor.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sage Words February 2001"><U>courses and workshops</U></A></FONT>.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.shrinkingthefootprint.cofe.anglican.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.shrinkingthefootprint.cofe.an"><U>Shrinking The Footprint</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is the Church of England's campaign to reduce the size of its current ‘carbon footprint’.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.srtp.org.uk/srtpage3.shtml" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.srtp.org.uk/srtpage3.shtml"><U>Society, Religion and Technology Project</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - Church of Scotland project looking at the interaction between the Christian faith and science/technology issues.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="christianity_and_rural_issues"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Christianity and Rural Issues</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.agriculture-theology.org.uk/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.agriculture-theology.org.uk/i"><U>Agriculture and Theology Project</U></A></FONT> The project aims to bring a Christian perspective to farming, food and the land in a global context.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ari.edu" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ari.edu"><U>Asian Rural Institute</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Rural leaders training centre in Japan, which specialises in teaching Third World rural leaders appropriate technology and organic farming.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.countrysidematters.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.countrysidematters.org.uk/"><U>Countryside Matters</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - the site for rural concerns. Lots of useful information from a site co-ordinated by the Rev'd -Terry Brighton (Rural Officer, Salisbury Diocese).</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.cruc.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cruc.org.uk/"><U>Christian Rural Concern</U></A></FONT> has run ecumenical courses on rural issues since 1986, and aims to spread a Christian understanding of rural and environmental issues.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.farmcrisisnetwork.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.farmcrisisnetwork.org.uk/"><U>Farm Crisis Network</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > provides pastoral and practical support to farming people during periods of anxiety, stress and problems relating to both the farm household and the farm business.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/rural/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/rural/"><U>Rural Ministry</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - Canon Glyn Evans, who is the Rural Officer for the Diocese of Oxford, has a section of the Diocese site giving some useful resources on rural issues, and much more.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.arthurrankcentre.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.arthurrankcentre.org.uk/"><U>The Arthur Rank Centre</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is the major resource site for UK farming and Christianity.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="#top" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>TOP</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="international_christian_environmental"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>International Christian Environmental Groups</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ethics_technology/introducing_the_network.cfm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.anglicancommunion.org/ethics_"><U>Anglican Communion Environmental Network (ACEN)</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >In 1998 the Anglican bishops gathered at Lambeth expressed their concern that efforts to address environmental issues be given greater visibility and be better coordinated across the Anglican Communion. The Network is an attempt to do just that. </FONT></div> <div>  <A NAME="a_rocha___christians_in_conservation_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A><A HREF="http://www.arocha.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.arocha.org"><U>A Rocha</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - Christians in Conservation. Sage has been strongly linked to A Rocha ever since six of us visited Cruzinha, the A Rocha centre on the Portuguese Algarve in April 1993. Sage members have also visited the projects in France, Lebanon and</FONT> <A HREF="swords2001b_sage_visits_a_rocha_uk.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sage Words May 2001"><U>Southall</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > in London. Eight Sage members made a return visit to Portugal in 2005 (see </FONT><A HREF="portugal2005.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Portugal 2005"><U>Portugal 2005</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >). Many Sage members are also members of A Rocha, and we have a lot in common.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://ausable.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://ausable.org/"><U>Au Sable Institute</U></A>. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >American Christian educational institute, "whose mission is to bring healing to the biosphere and the whole of Creation." Puts on a whole variety of courses for college and university students.</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.careofcreation.org/home.cfm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.careofcreation.org/home.cfm"><U>Care of Creation</U></A></FONT>. A new evangelical organization founded in 2005 in the United States that is seeking to awaken and mobilize the Church to care for God’s creation in the face of an environmental crisis that is already devastating vast areas of the world.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.climatestewards.co.uk/index.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.climatestewards.co.uk/index.p"><U>Climate Stewards</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is the new web site from </FONT><A HREF="http://www.arocha.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.arocha.org"><U>A Rocha</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > , which enables you to offset the carbon emissions of your travel. Any money you give to Climate Stewards will be spent by A Rocha on projects which are directly managed by one of their 16 national A Rocha teams or by one of their partners.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.creationcare.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.creationcare.org"><U>Creation Care</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is the website of the Christian Environmental Quarterly published by the Evangelical Environmental Network in the United States.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecen.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ecen.org/"><U>European Christian Environmental Network</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > has links to many local groups across Europe, and many useful resources.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.marah.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.marah.org/"><U>Marah International</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >, is a Christian environmental and health organization based in the United States. Their mission is the healing of human lives and the restoration of the earth where there has been significant environmental deterioration.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.nuevacreacion.info/ingles/home.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nuevacreacion.info/ingles/hom"><U>Nueva Creacion</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is a Christian Institute for Ecology and Development based in Lima, Peru (they have an English version of their web site)</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.plateauperspectives.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.plateauperspectives.org/"><U>Plateau Perspectives</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is a Canadian non-profit organization that supports local initiatives in conservation and sustainable development in the Tibetan Plateau region of China. They have an excellent gallery of </FONT><A HREF="http://www.plateauperspectives.org/gallery/birds/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.plateauperspectives.org/galle"><U>Bird Photos</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="churches"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Churches</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.staldates.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.staldates.org.uk/"><U>St Aldate's, Oxford</U></A></FONT> Sage was formed in 1990 by a small group of interested people in St. Aldate's. We have now spread into many Oxford churches and some further afield!</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.stclements.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.stclements.org.uk/"><U>St Clement's, Oxford</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > In recent years we have given more presentations and talks at St Clement's than any other church. Their home page shows an outdoor service for Conservation Sunday in 1999. We also celebrated our 10th anniversary there on 3rd September 2000 with a wonderful all-age worship service. We ran a series of </FONT><A HREF="walks.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Walk with the Creator"><U>Walk with the Creator</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > from there 2004/5. Many thanks to the Rector, Bruce Gillingham!</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.keynshamparish.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.keynshamparish.org.uk/"><U>Keynsham Parish</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > In the early years of Sage, John Samways was Vicar of St. Matthew's, Oxford, and gave us an incredible amount of support. Some years ago he moved to become Rector of Keynsham near Bristol and Bath. John asked Sage if we could lead a weekend in his parish in Summer 2000. It was a great experience, and we provided speakers for six Sunday morning services!! We went back again on Sunday 31st July 2005, and took a joint service for the whole benefice.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="other_christian_groups"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Other Christian groups</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.artofgod.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.artofgod.co.uk/"><U>Art of God</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is the web site of Christian artist, David Thistlethwaite, who is also the administrator for </FONT><A HREF="http://www.jri.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jri.org.uk"><U>The John Ray Initiative</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ccow.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ccow.org.uk"><U>Christian Concern for One World</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > (CCOW) is an ecumenical organisation, operating in Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Buckinghamshire. It believes that justice, peace and the integrity of creation are central to the Gospel.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.communigate.co.uk/oxford/churchinoxon/index.phtml" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.communigate.co.uk/oxford/chur"><U>Churches Together in Oxfordshire</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > often run events with an environmental slant, including </FONT><A HREF="godsworld.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gods World? Christian Choices for the Fu"><U>God's World? Christian Choices for the Future of the Earth</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >in November 2001.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk"><U>Fresh Expressions</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > aims to resource a growing movement of fresh expressions of church. Their website was launched by the Archbishop of Canterbury on 16th February 2005. Sage is registered as a Fresh Expression.</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.iona.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.iona.org.uk/"><U>Iona Community</U></A></FONT> Sage are very much in tune with the ethos of the Iona Community on a small island off Scotland. We spent one of our holidays there, and have used several of their prayers and songs in our <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="bibstuds.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sage Bible Studies"><U>Sage Bible Studies</U></A></FONT>.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/index.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/index.php"><U>Oxford Diocese</U></A></FONT> Most, but not all, Sage members live within the area covered by the Oxford Diocese. Sage is very definitely inter-denominational, but the majority of our members attend Anglican churches.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.unauthorisedversion.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.unauthorisedversion.co.uk/"><U>The Unauthorised Version</U></A></FONT> - a website designed to give Churches a better media voice, which has been developed by the Oxford-based Churches' Media Trust to enable Churches to tell their stories to print and broadcast providers.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/vaxjostift/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/vaxjostift/"><U>Växjö diocese</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > in Sweden and Oxford Diocese twinned in 2003, and Magnus Wåhlin, their environmental secretary wrote </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > an article in </FONT><A HREF="swords2004a.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sage Words January 2004"><U>Sage Words January 2004</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >on environmental work in churches in Sweden. We are hoping for future collaboration on environmental issues (note- most of the Växjö web site is in Swedish, but there are English translations of some parts, and you can get an idea of Magnus' work by searching on "Magnus", using their search facility in the bottom right of the home page).</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="religion_and_theology_research_sites"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Religion and Theology Research sites</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://environment.harvard.edu/religion" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://environment.harvard.edu/religion"><U>The Forum on Religion and Ecology</U></A><A HREF="http://environment.harvard.edu/religion" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://environment.harvard.edu/religion"><U> </U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >is an interreligious, multi-cultural, interdisciplinary initiative engaging in scholarly dialogue on the environment. It is sponsored by Harvard University in the States. </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >They have now published their </FONT><A HREF="http://environment.harvard.edu/religion/religion/christianity/projects/sage.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://environment.harvard.edu/religion/"><U><B>Sage Profile</B></U></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >giving a summary of </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >Sage and its history.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://environment.yale.edu/climate/working-groups/religion-ethics/current-climate-change-work-in-religion-and-ethics/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://environment.yale.edu/climate/work"><U>Climate Change and Religion and Ethics</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- a new web site from Yale University in the States. You can download the report "Americans and Climate Change" (bottom right) from here- there is a section on religious responses in that.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="special_events"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Special events</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.climateforum2002.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.climateforum2002.org/"><U>Climate Forum 2002</U></A>-</FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >the conference was organised jointly by </FONT><A HREF="http://www.jri.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jri.org.uk"><U>The John Ray Initiative</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > and the </FONT><A HREF="http://ausable.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://ausable.org/"><U>Au Sable Institute</U></A>. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Do look at this page and publicise as much as possible. Sage were there! See </FONT><A HREF="forum2002.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Forum 2002 Global Climate Change"><U>Forum 2002 Global Climate Change</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="wedding.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Wedding"><U>Wedding</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > of Felicity Stevens and Karl Wallendszus at St. Peter's College in Oxford on Saturday 27th July 2002. </FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" >The National Debate on GM Crops in 2003-</FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT>see our special page <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="gmdebate2003.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="GM debate 2003"><U>GM debate 2003</U></A></FONT> for all the details about this important topic.</div> <div> <A HREF="sustoxford.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sustainable Oxfordshire"><U>Sustainable Oxfordshire Day Conference</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >, 23 April 2005. Summary Report by Martin Conway</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="climatechange.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climate Change: How Christians Respond"><U>Climate Change: How Christians Respond</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >on Saturday 26th February 2005 in High Wycombe.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="noah.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Operation Noah in Oxford"><U>Operation Noah in Oxford</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >on Saturday, 11th February 2006 in Oxford.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#top" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>TOP</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="local_secular_environmental_groups"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Local Secular Environmental Organizations and Groups</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ab-arch.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ab-arch.co.uk/"><U>Alastair Binnie Architecture & Environment</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > are the "green" architects behind Averil Stedeford's </FONT><A HREF="ecohouse.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Ecohouse"><U>Ecohouse</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > project. They can be contacted at 52 St Giles, Oxford, OX1 3LU or email </FONT><A HREF="mailto:projects@ab-arch.co.uk " TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:projects@ab-arch.co.uk "><U>projects@ab-arch.co.uk </U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.bbowt.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bbowt.org.uk"><U>Berkshire. Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire Wildlife Trust</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > The local wildlife trust that are involved in the management of many nature reserves in our area.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.climateprediction.net/index.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.climateprediction.net/index.p"><U>Climate</U></A><A HREF="http://www.climateprediction.net/index.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.climateprediction.net/index.p"><U><I>prediction</I></U></A><A HREF="http://www.climateprediction.net/index.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.climateprediction.net/index.p"><U>.net</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > experiment has been developed by scientists, many of whom are, at Oxford University to allow a state-of-the-art climate prediction model to be run on home/ school/ work computers. By getting data from thousands of climate models, they can generate the world's largest climate prediction experiment.</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.cyclox.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cyclox.org"><U>Cyclox</U></A></FONT> the Oxford group campaigning for a better deal for the city's cyclists.</div> <div> The <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.oxford.gov.uk/environment/Award.cfm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.gov.uk/environment/Awa"><U>David Steel Sustainable Buildings Award</U></A></FONT> from Oxford City Council aims to recognise leading sustainable building developments in Oxford. Dave Steel was a much loved <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> member who sadly died in November 2006.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.earthwatch.org/europe" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.earthwatch.org/europe"><U>Earthwatch Institute (Europe)</U></A></FONT> is based in Oxford, and it promotes the sustainable conservation of our natural resources and cultural heritage by creating partnerships among scientists, the general public, educators, and businesses.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.energy4all.co.uk/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.energy4all.co.uk/index.htm"><U>Energy4All</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > deliver community owned renewable energy projects through partnership with communities, project developers, energy agencies and land owners. They are behind the </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >Westmill Wind Farm Project near</FONT> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Shrivenham.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.eci.ox.ac.uk/"><U>Environmental Change Institute</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >at the University of Oxford. </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >Runs a series of lectures open to the public.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.oxfoe.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxfoe.co.uk/"><U>Friends of the Earth</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > in Oxford. Sage member, Karl Wallendszus, is also a member of Oxford Friends of the Earth, and coordinates their web site.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.greenpeaceactive.org.uk/group.php?cat=254" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.greenpeaceactive.org.uk/group"><U>Greenpeace Oxford Group</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - the local group of the campaigning organisation.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.hurst-water-meadow.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hurst-water-meadow.co.uk/"><U>Hurst Water Meadow</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > lies to the south of Dorchester on Thames, between the village and Overy. It is owned and managed by and for local people.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="lifebegins20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Life Begins at 20"><U>Life Begins at 20</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > Campaign to enforce a 20 mph speed limit throughout Oxford.</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.nappytales.freeserve.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nappytales.freeserve.co.uk"><U>Nappy Tales</U></A></FONT>. Supplies, delivers, collects and launders cotton nappies in the Oxford area. Three main reasons are behind the business: 1) Nappy Tales believe it is better for babies; 2) it is an environmentally sound way of using cotton nappies and; 3) and most importantly, by so doing we look after the environment which we have been given by the good Lord and are responsible to care for.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.northmoortrust.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.northmoortrust.co.uk"><U>Northmoor Trust</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >, at Little Wittenham, Oxfordshire- manages the estate land for wildlife and countryside conservation.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.orinoco.artalert.org.uk/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.orinoco.artalert.org.uk/index"><U>Orinoco </U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >The Oxfordshire Scrapstore. Orinoco is a charity, based in Oxfordshire, that works to promote recycling through education and direct action.</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.botanic-garden.ox.ac.uk"><U>Oxford Botanic Garden</U></A></FONT>, Rose Lane, Oxford. Simply superb! See also the pages on this site about the arboretum at Nuneham Courtney.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OxfordFreecycle/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OxfordFree"><U>OxfordFreecycle</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is an internet-based scheme where people can offer stuff that they no longer need, for other people to collect for free. You can also post "wanted" messages.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.oxfordinspires.org/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxfordinspires.org/index.html"><U>Oxford Inspires</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > the cultural development agency for Oxford and Oxfordshire.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cafesci.org/oxford/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cafesci.org/oxford/"><U>Oxford Cafe Scientifique</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >- monthly meetings at Blackwell's Bookshop in Oxford- they often take an environmental topic.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ocv.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ocv.org.uk/"><U>Oxford Conservation Volunteers</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > for practical conservation work in the Oxford region.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.oos.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oos.org.uk/"><U>Oxford Ornithological Society</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > for all those interested in birds!</FONT></div> <div> The <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.oxtrust.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxtrust.org.uk/"><U>Oxford Trust </U></A></FONT>for information on the science and technology news, events and projects in Oxfordshire. </div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ouwg.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ouwg.org.uk"><U>Oxford Urban Wildlife Group</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > runs an extensive programme of events throughout Oxford. For several years Sage has been helping with their work at </FONT><A HREF="boundarybrook.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Boundary Brook Nature Park"><U>Boundary Brook Nature Park</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FF6600" FACE="Arial" ><B><IMG SRC="a7e643d0.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="61" ALT="Oxfordshire Climate Alliance" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="10">Oxfordshire Climate Alliance</B></FONT> is an umbrella group for all those local groups operating in the Oxfordshire area that are working on Climate Change. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> is pleased to be a member of this new grouping. The Alliance has a <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oxonca/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/oxonca/"><U>Yahoo Group</U></A></FONT> (membership required).</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.climatex.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.climatex.org.uk/"><U>Oxfordshire Climate Exchange</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > a new Climate Change project for Oxfordshire. </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.oncf.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oncf.org.uk/"><U>Oxfordshire Nature Conservation Forum (ONCF)</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > draws together the many interests that touch upon wildlife and landscape in Oxfordshire. It is a partnership of conservation organisations, farming bodies, environmental and recreation interests, as well as local government. They run an excellent weekly email bulletin, which keeps you up to date on all the local events, jobs etc. For more details see </FONT><A HREF="oncf.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Oxfordshire Nature Conservation Forum"><U>ONCF</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >.</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://oxfordsolar.energyprojects.net/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://oxfordsolar.energyprojects.net/"><U>Oxford Solar Initiative</U></A></FONT>- local initiative until 2005 to encourage home solar projects, with grants etc available.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF=" http://www.climatesoutheast.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE=" http://www.climatesoutheast.org.uk/"><U>South east climate change partnership</U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" ><I><B> </B></I></FONT>looks at climate change impacts in the South East of the UK, and is helping to plan for the imminent changes facing the region.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.sustainablewallingford.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.sustainablewallingford.org/"><U>Sustainable Wallingford</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is a group of local residents who aim to make Wallingford more sustainable in the future and to lower our ecological impact.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.tvec.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.tvec.org.uk"><U>Thames Valley Energy Centre</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > encourages householders in the Thames Valley to conserve energy by offering advice and access to energy savings grants and initiatives to help reduce harmful greenhouse gas emissions and combat global warming.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.westmill.coop/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.westmill.coop/"><U>Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative Ltd.</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > all the details about this exciting project, and about their 2006 share offer.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Wheatley-Thame-Freecycle/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Wheatley-T"><U>Wheatley-Thame-Freecycle</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is an internet-based scheme where people can offer stuff that they no longer need, for other people to collect for free. You can also post "wanted" messages.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.woodcotecg.org.uk/home" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.woodcotecg.org.uk/home"><U>Woodcote Conservation Group </U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >is involved in maintaining and protecting the characteristic environmental features of the south-western end of the Chiltern Hills, and in promoting awareness and appreciation of local plants, creatures and habitats.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.TheEnvironmentSite.org" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.TheEnvironmentSite.org"><U>www.TheEnvironmentSite.org</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > have fund-raising facilities for the Wildlife Trust, green living tips, an active environmental discussion group, news and much more.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="general_information_about_oxford"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>General information about Oxford</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/index.htm"><U>Oxfordshire County Council</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > have large numbers of links to local environmental groups from their Environment section.</FONT></div> <div> Two sites where you can find lots of information about Oxford are <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.oxfinder.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxfinder.co.uk/"><U>http://www.oxfinder.co.uk/</U></A></FONT> and <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.oxfordcity.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxfordcity.co.uk/"><U>http://www.oxfordcity.co.uk/</U></A></FONT> If you look in the Community section they list a number of places of worship and clubs and societies (including Sage!).</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.headington.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.headington.org.uk/"><U>Headington, Oxford</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >. Very good detailed information about everything going on in the Headington area of the city.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="courses"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Courses</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cres.org.uk/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cres.org.uk/index.html"><U>Certificate in Christian Rural and Environmental Studies</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > This two year Certificate course provides an opportunity to study rural and environmental issues from a Christian viewpoint. It is a joint initiative of </FONT><A HREF="http://www.cruc.org.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cruc.org.uk/"><U>Christian Rural Concern</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >and </FONT><A HREF="http://www.jri.org.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.jri.org.uk"><U>The John Ray Initiative</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >. See </FONT><A HREF="cres.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CRES"><U>CRES</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.eco-justice.org/CurricReview.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.eco-justice.org/CurricReview."><U>Eco-Curriculum Reviews</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > from Eco-Justice Ministries in the States, gives a review of the many courses on Green issues that are available in the States.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="blogs"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Blogs</B></div> <div> A new category for the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage </B></FONT>website. If you know of more, preferably of local or Christian environmental interest, then <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="contactus.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Us"><U>Contact Us</U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.climatedenial.org/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.climatedenial.org/"><U>Climate Denial</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is a new blog from Oxford climate change campaigner, George Marshall.</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cucumbersandwiches.org/tiki-view_blog.php?blogId=4" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cucumbersandwiches.org/tiki-v"><U>Eco-vicarage Blog</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - an interesting personal insight from Brian Irvine on the </FONT><A HREF="http://www.cucumbersandwiches.org/tiki-index.php" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cucumbersandwiches.org/tiki-i"><U>Cucumber Sandwiches</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > website, which is a specialist site for the husbands of female clergy!</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.pieandcoffee.org/category/environment/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.pieandcoffee.org/category/env"><U>Pie and Coffee -Environment </U></A></FONT>is a blog where <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT> member Kaihsu Tai is a frequent contributor.</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.evaneco.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.evaneco.com/"><U>The Evangelical Ecologist</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > - views from the States.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="articles"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Articles</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="782" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 77 WIDTH="770"><div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="2da39430.gif" border=0 width="57" height="67" ALT="Diocese of Oxford" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5">The</FONT> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/thedoor/eco-column/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/thedoor/e"><U>Eco-column</U></A></FONT> articles in the Diocese of Oxford newspaper, The Door, are well worth reading. <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > members, Margot Hodson and Karl Wallendszus, are frequent contributors. The Diocese web site has now introduced RSS (Really Simple Syndication), and so we can link directly to these pages from here, and they will continually update automatically!</FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <script language="JavaScript" src="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/syndication/rss2js.php?src=http%3A%2 F%2Fwww.oxford.anglican.org%2Frss.xml%3Fc%3D51&chan=yes&num=0&desc=yes&d ate=no"></script> <noscript> <a href="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/syndication/rss2html.php?src=http%3 A%2F%2Fwww.oxford.anglican.org%2Frss.xml%3Fc%3D51&chan=yes&num=0&desc=ye s&date=no">View RSS feed</a> </noscript>  </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="783" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 77 WIDTH="771"><div> <IMG SRC="2da39430.gif" border=0 width="57" height="67" ALT="Diocese of Oxford" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="5" VSPACE="5">The other section of the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >Diocese of Oxford website which has articles of relevance to Sage members is the "Just World" section of the Board of Social Responsibility pages. At the moment most of the pages concern Fair Trade (which of course we support!), but there are a couple of articles on the environment, including one on </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage.</B></FONT></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div>  <script language="JavaScript" src="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/syndication/rss2js.php?src=http%3A%2 F%2Fwww.oxford.anglican.org%2Frss.xml%3Fc%3D60&chan=yes&num=10&desc=yes& date=no"></script> <noscript> <a href="http://www.oxford.anglican.org/syndication/rss2html.php?src=http%3 A%2F%2Fwww.oxford.anglican.org%2Frss.xml%3Fc%3D60&chan=yes&num=10&desc=y es&date=no">View RSS feed</a> </noscript>  </div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Other Articles</B></I></div> <div> See the <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="rogsun03.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ROGATION SUNDAY BRIEFING 2003"><U>ROGATION SUNDAY BRIEFING 2003</U></A> </FONT> by Rev Glyn Evans who is the Rural Officer for the Diocese of Oxford.</div> <div> <A HREF="denial.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CLIMATE CHANGE, DENIAL and the ROLE of F"><U>CLIMATE CHANGE, DENIAL and the ROLE of FAITH</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > is a personal response by Averil Stedeford to the talk given by George Marshall at the</FONT> <A HREF="noah.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Operation Noah in Oxford"><U>Operation Noah in Oxford</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >conference.</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="corpcontfc.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Corporate control of the food chain: the"><U>Corporate control of the food chain: the GM link</U></A></FONT> by John Madeley. This was circulated as a Parish mailing by the Oxford Diocese.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://politics.guardian.co.uk/green/comment/0,9236,1007302,00.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://politics.guardian.co.uk/green/com"><U>Guardian article</U></A></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" > by Sir </FONT>John Houghton. "Global warming is now a weapon of mass destruction". (<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Geneva" >Monday July 28, 2003).</FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/christianity/features/hymn/pdf/the_green_church.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/"><U>Hymn for the Green Church</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Helvetica" > by </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Anna Briggs was broadcast for the first time on Sunday Half Hour on Radio 2 on Sunday 11th June 2006. Anna has been writing hymns for twenty years or so, and wrote this one because she believes we need more "green" worship resources.</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#993300" FACE="Arial" ><B>SHARING GOD'S PLANET</B></FONT> is a 72 page report produced for the Anglican General Synod debate on 17th February 2005. You can buy it for £5-99 plus £2-50 p&p at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.chpublishing.co.uk/product.asp?id=2383277" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.chpublishing.co.uk/product.as"><U>http://www.chpublishing.co.uk/product.asp?id=2383277</U></A></FONT> Or you can download it for free at  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.cofe.anglican.org/about/gensynod/agendas/gs1558.pdf" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cofe.anglican.org/about/gensy"><U>http://www.cofe.anglican.org/about/gensynod/agendas/gs1558.pdf</U></A></FONT> (you will need Acrobat Reader installed to read this file).</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="whatnextlt.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="What Next? Leaflet"><U>"What Next?" Leaflet</U></A></FONT>. The conference steering group for <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="climatechange.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Climate Change: How Christians Respond"><U>Climate Change: How Christians Respond</U></A></FONT> collaborated to produce an excellent short resource sheet.</div> <div> <A HREF="blessed.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Blessed are the Environmentalists"><U>Blessed are the Environmentalists</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >, an article about contraction and convergence by Rachel Howell who attends St. Columba's URC in Oxford.</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.ringmerchurch.org.uk/keith" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ringmerchurch.org.uk/keith"><U>The Old Testament Wilderness in Ecological Perspective</U></A></FONT><I> </I>is as interesting theological paper from Revd. Keith Innes, based on the author's M.Phil. thesis.</div> <div> <A HREF="night.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="What keeps me awake at night"><U>What keeps me awake at night</U></A> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >This is a personal reflection on some events in early 2006 by Dr. Kaihsu Tai.</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="sage_history"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Sage History</B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >Harvard University researchers published (2003) their </FONT><A HREF="http://environment.harvard.edu/religion/religion/christianity/projects/sage.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://environment.harvard.edu/religion/"><U><B>Sage Profile</B></U></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" >giving a summary of </FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#003300" FACE="Arial" >and its history.</FONT></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="davesteeltribute.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Dave Steel Tribute"><U>Dave Steel</U></A></FONT>- a tribute to one of the founders of <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage </B></FONT>who sadly died on Monday 20th November 2006. The <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.oxford.gov.uk/environment/Award.cfm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.oxford.gov.uk/environment/Awa"><U>David Steel Sustainable Buildings Award</U></A></FONT> from Oxford City Council aims to recognise leading sustainable building developments in Oxford.</div> <div> The <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#00CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Sage </B></FONT>web site has been archived by the British Library's <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/index.html"><U>UK web archiving consortium</U></A></FONT>, and you can see it at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/tep/12233.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/tep/12233.h"><U><B>Sage archive</B></U></A></FONT>! So far they have archived the site 8 times on:</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/12233/20050705/www.sageoxford.org.uk/index.html " TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/12233/2"><U>04 July 2005</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/12233/20060107/www.sageoxford.org.uk/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/12233/2"><U>07 January 2006</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/12233/20060407/www.sageoxford.org.uk/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/12233/2"><U>06 April 2006</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/12233/20060707/www.sageoxford.org.uk/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/12233/2"><U>06 July 2006</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/12233/20061007/www.sageoxford.org.uk/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/12233/2"><U>06 October 2006</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/12233/20070107/www.sageoxford.org.uk/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/12233/2"><U>07 Jan 2007</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/12233/20070407/www.sageoxford.org.uk/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/12233/2"><U>06 April 2007</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/12233/20070707/www.sageoxford.org.uk/index.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.webarchive.org.uk/pan/12233/2"><U>06 July 2007</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="#top" TITLE="Related Links"><U><B>TOP</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I>This site is coordinated by Sage member </I></FONT><A HREF="http://www.hodsons.org/MartinHodson/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.hodsons.org/MartinHodson/"><U><I>Martin Hodson</I></U></A><I>.</I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>