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🌙 Ramadan Mubarak!🌙 As the blessed month of Ramadan begins, we extend our warmest wishes to all observing this sacred time of reflection, compassion, and renewal. May this month bring peace, strength, and unity as we work towards a more just and kinder world for all beings. #RamadanMubarak #FaithInAction #PeaceAndUnity

🌱 Join the Conversation on Rural Climate Resilience!🌍 The Rural Action for Climate Resilience (RACR) project is hosting a webinar TODAY at 11:00 AM – 12:30 PM. Hear firsthand from RACR participants as they share their experiences and responses to climate change in rural communities: ✅ Otsile Bokamoso NPO (Free State) ✅ Bathuseng Community Centre (Limpopo) ✅ Port St Johns Legal Advice Office (Eastern Cape) ✅ Mount Frere Advice Centre (Eastern Cape) 🌍 After their presentations, we’ll dive into a powerful discussion on the realities of climate change impacts in rural areas and how communities are adapting. 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/dS9K72H2 Be part of the movement—your voice matters!💚 #ClimateResilience #RuralVoices #ActOnClimate #RACR

What if the eggs on your plate came with a hidden cost—one you were never meant to see? Corporations represented by the Consumer Goods Council of South Africa are silencing concerned voices, discouraging dialogue and keeping consumers in the dark about harmful practices. Instead of supporting ethical progress, they’re using intimidation tactics and secret industry-funded studies to maintain the status quo. We’re eggs-posing the truth and demanding change. 🐣 Stand with us. Demand transparency & accountability. Fight for ethical food systems. 👉 Share. Speak up. #Eggsposure because transparency matters ✊ Visit www.eggsposure.org

Responding to climate change requires more than just policies, it demands dismantling the systems of capitalism and colonialism that continue to exploit our planet and its people. In South Africa’s rural areas, these injustices manifest in extractive industries that deplete resources, displace communities, and deepen inequality. 💡 Did you know? ➡️ Rural communities often bear the brunt of climate disasters, yet receive the least support. ➡️ Industrial agriculture, driven by profit over sustainability, depletes soil and water while small-scale farmers struggle for access to land and resources. ➡️ Just Energy Transition solutions must uplift those most affected—not greenwash harmful industries. We must rethink how we produce, consume, and relate to the natural world, centering people and the planet over profit. 🔥 The fight for climate justice is a fight against systemic injustice. How will you take action? Let’s build a fair and sustainable future together. Read our Learning Festival Resource book here: https://lnkd.in/d7VQ57BG #RACR #ClimateJustice #JustTransition #SustainableFuture #RuralVoices #RuralVoicesForClimate #RuralActionClimateResilience #ClimateResilience

Your voice matters! Join the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) for a crucial Faith Community Consultation on South Africa’s updated Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for 2030-2035.   Faith communities play a crucial role in advocating for climate justice, ethical responsibility, and environmental stewardship. This session will explore how faith-based organisations can contribute to South Africa’s NDC and ensure that climate action remains inclusive and people-centered. 📅 Date: 27 February 2025   🕤 Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM   🔗 Click here to register for online or in-person attendance: https://lnkd.in/dB2_eCUQ 🌍Be part of shaping SA’s climate action!  #Faith4Climate #ClimateAction #JustTransition

Last Friday the RACR team visited the Sandsloot Youth Development (SYD) project in Ga-Masenya village in Mogalakwena municipality, Limpopo. The SYD project is committed to engaging young people in different initiatives that promote environmental stewardship, sustainable practices, and social responsibility. They are particularly concerned with climate change causing increased temperatures, irregular rainfall patterns, and prolonged droughts, which impact agricultural productivity, water availability, and the overall socio-economic stability of the community. The project received support with permaculture training and during the field visit the team shared how they have applied their learnings so far, including their successes with intercropping and planting diverse crops, experimenting with natural pest management, and how this has contributed to their ability to provide fresh vegetables to the surrounding community. They also shared the work they have been doing, with the support of the Youth Ambassadors for Climate Change (YACC) programme, engaging schools, and local community spaces to raise awareness around climate change. #RACR #RuralVoices #Agroecology #FoodSecurity #RACR #Limpopo #Permaculture

🥚✅We're excited to announce the launch of Verified Cage-Free , a campaign dedicated to promoting animal welfare and supporting businesses committed to using cage-free eggs 🌱🍽️. 🐔💚 By choosing Verified Cage-Free establishments, you're making a positive impact on animal welfare and supporting ethical practices in the food industry.🐣 Join us in celebrating 🎉 and supporting these businesses that are leading the way towards a more humane future🌍❤️. Visit 🔗 https://lnkd.in/djghnRpu to discover which local businesses 🏪 have made a commitment to using cage-free eggs🍳. #CageFreeSA 🐓 #VerifiedCageFree ✅ #ChickensDeserveBetter 💕 #SAFCEI 🌿

SAFCEI and Project90by2030 are in the Northern Cape, engaging communities near the Vaalputs National Radioactive Waste Disposal Facility, sharing information and empowering them to address the unique challenges of radioactive waste. 🚨 These workshops aim to strengthen community voices in key platforms like the Public Safety Information Forum (PSIF). The next PSIF meeting, hosted by South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA), takes place on Thursday, 20 February, in Hondeklip Bay, Northern Cape. 📢 Communities deserve a say in their energy future! #EnergyPlan4All #NuclearFreeSA

🌍🔋 WEBINAR INVITE: The Role of Nuclear in SA’s Energy Mix ⚡🚫 Join the Presidential Climate Commission (PCC) on 19 Feb 2025 for a key Energy Dialogue on nuclear’s role in SA’s energy future. SAFCEI's Executive Director, Francesca de Gasparis, will present on nuclear energy while advocating for a nuclear-free Southern Africa. Facilitated by Dr. Brian Mantlana (CSIR Commissioner). 🗓 Date: 19 Feb 2025 ⏰ Time: 11:00 - 13:00 (SAST) 📍 Platform: Zoom 🔗 Register now https://lnkd.in/dyjseVSs #EnergyPlan4all #NuclearFreeSA

🗣️Why Should You Care About the Budget Speech?💰 The Budget Speech isn’t just for politicians and economists, it affects YOU! From social grants to job creation, farmers' support, and rural development, this speech outlines how the government plans to spend money on services that impact your daily life.   📌Why Listen?   ✔️It tells us how much will be spent on key issues like education, healthcare, and agriculture.   ✔️It affects fuel prices, food costs, and small business support.     ✔️It helps us hold leaders accountable for promises made.   Finance Minister Enoch Godongwana will deliver the 2025 Budget Speech on Wednesday, 19 February at the Nieuwmeester Parking, Dome (corner Commercial Street and Plein Street) at 14:00. Broadcast live on Parliament TV (DSTV Channel 408) and livestreamed on Parliament’s website and social media platforms, including Parliament’s YouTube Channel. #BudgetSpeechSA  #RACR #YourMoneyYourFuture