Important Announcements

CURRENT INFORMATION: go to our Facebook group "Waco Friends of the Climate." 1) Beginning Jan. 2025, our focus has been on resistance to Donald Trump, since his policies are our greatest threat to the climate. Thus, we are not having monthly meetings at this time. We hope to hold monthly meetings in the future. Visit our Facebook group for current activities, Waco Friends of the Climate. https://www.facebook.com/groups/1330231820335851 2) Our role in the resistance includes a weekly protest at the pedestrian bridge in Waco, Valley Mills Dr. & Bagby Avenue, each Sunday, 1:00pm-2:30pm. We began the protest in March 2025 and it has been carried on weekly for over one year. We provide huge, highly visible banners. Please join us. RESISTING FASCISM, ONE SUNDAY AT A TIME. 3) Because of the sad passing of our webmaster, Harrison Ward, we have not been able to keep the website up to date. For the most current information, please visit our Facebook group, Waco Friends of the Climate : https://www.facebook.com/groups/1330231820335851 4) To join our email list and be informed of actions, activities, and campaigns, email our Director Alan Northcutt at anorthc@aol.com 5)Free "climate crisis is here" yard signs may be obtained by emailing anorthc@aol.com. Delivery of signs is available. Help raise awareness of the climate crisis, deeply needed in Waco. 6) Winners of the "Sixth Annual Climate Crisis Art Exhibit" may be found in the Archives, April 2023. Some incredible climate art may be viewed.

First Annual Climate Change Art Exhibit














From September 1, 10:00 AM, until October 1, 9:00 PM (the entire month of September), Waco Friends of Peace/Climate will host an art exhibit.  The location will be Terry and Jo’s Food for Thought, at 1121 Speight Ave in Waco.  Admission will be FREE. Reusable shopping bags (kind to our climate) will be available for FREE.

Saturday, September 16, 6-8 PM, will be the showcase evening, with artists and Waco Friends of Peace/Climate members present.  There will be a scientific presentation, with wine and dessert, as well as classical guitar by Frank Exum.

Science tells us anthropogenic climate change is the existential threat of our time. Art provides the emotional expression of this environmental emergency.

ARTISTS:  please submit a piece to this show. We explore impacts such as sea level rise, droughts, floods, famine, coral bleaching, ice loss, species extinction, and superstorms. The human costs & solutions are additional appropriate topics. Your works may also be sold at this show.  Please email a photograph of any piece you would like to submit: anorthc@aol.com.

Please join us as artist or guest at Waco’s first art show on this vital subject.

Questions:  anorthc@aol.com.

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