Issue 24-05-2024
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Thought for the Week: Abigail Maxwell stands up for her self
Quakers believe there is a Light in every human being, which we also call ‘that of God’. My other spiritual or psychological groups call this a ‘self’, or ‘true self’. I believe the true self, or inner child, which these groups seek to liberate, is the same as the Light....
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On the move: Matt Rosen, Eleanor Beswick, Julia Dallaway & Katy Jenkinson plan an Oxford gathering
The Spirit is moving among young adult Friends. In new and exciting ways, we are being gathered, guided, and knit together by the divine hand. In response, a group of Oxford Friends are organising a Young Adult Quaker Gathering at Jordans Meeting House in August, bringing together an international group...
Moederland: Cato Peddar on what brought her to investigate her family history
In the course of my work as media officer at Quakers in Britain, I spend some time each week, in Zoom meetings or on telephone calls, explaining the pronunciation of my name. ‘No, not “Kate-o”, “Cuh-too”. It’s Afrikaans, short for Catharina. No, I’m not Afrikaans, just named for...
Climate Choir interrupts Standard Chartered AGM
The Quaker-founded Climate Choir disrupted the Standard Chartered annual general meeting this month, to accuse the bank of financing environmental destruction.
Being faithful to the vision: Harvey Gillman responds to some recent pieces in the Friend
I joined Friends almost fifty years ago, after a mystical experience of being in communion with the world around me. This experience gave me a sense of belonging and of place, to which I have tried to remain faithful even in moments of great doubt. I needed to explore the...
Homecoming
Eyeless in the midst of chaos are the giants of concrete: windows shattered, knees bent beyond repair. Testaments to bombs and shells. An authentic, new reality.
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Quaker Service Norway supports Gaza kindergartens
A Quaker-supported programme in Gaza has started ‘open days’ to help traumatised children in three kindergartens.
BYM highlights general election priorities
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has developed resources to aid Quakers in the upcoming 2024 general election.
Edinburgh Meeting House festival venue renamed
Edinburgh Meeting House is returning as a venue for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Quaker charity launches school pack
The Quaker Peacemakers charity has launched a free pack to help schools become more peaceful. The move, designed to coincide with International Day of Living Together in Peace, is part of the charity’s bid ‘to roll out nationwide support for teachers and schools to develop skills and tools for...
The future of religion: Daniel Clarke Flynn attends the Quaker Universalist Group annual conference
The theme of the 2024 Annual Conference of the Quaker Universalist Group (QUG), held at High Leigh Conference Centre in April, was ambitious. ‘What is the future of religion worldwide? Why is this so important for us all? What is actually happening? What can we as universalist Quakers do about...
Eye - 24 May 2024
Winding in Winchester A new labyrinth has been created by Friends in the Meeting house garden in Winchester as part of outreach efforts this year. Local Friend Maggie Allder told Eye that the Meeting plans to hold a series of ‘Open Gate’ events: ‘…events that we hope will encourage people...
Letters - 24 May 2023
Darkness around us but… The darkness around us is a chaos we can’t make sense of. It can be so frightening we plaster it with explanations, excuses, the unreal. This is OK for survival and a kind of emotional health but it is limited and limiting. How do we...