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Friends gather in Norway
Nearly ninety Friends gathered in Norway to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of the Europe and Middle East Section (EMES) of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC). Quakers from seventeen countries attended the event on 21-24 June at Åsane Folkehøgskole, Hylkje, near Bergen, which also marked the 200th anniversary...
Bayard Rustin
The Quaker and black civil rghts activist Bayard Rustin, who was a close associate of Martin Luther King and an advocate of gay and lesbian rights, had a commemorative plaque unveiled on 28 June outside his long-time residence at Penn South, New York.
Friends join Armed Forces Day protests
Friends throughout the United Kingdom joined protests against events held to mark Armed Forces Day on Saturday 30 June. There were vigils and demonstrations in Glasgow, Southampton and Blackpool, as well as in smaller towns, such as Folkestone and Guildford, and elsewhere in the UK.
‘Peace tree’ at WWI centenary event
A ‘Tree for Peace’ adopted by Friends is to play a key role in a world war one centenary event in Woodbridge, bringing together Quakers and members of the Royal British Legion (RBL), on 8 July.
More Glasgow arms fairs are ruled out
Quakers were celebrating last week after an announcement by Glasgow City Council that it will not hold arms fairs in the future, following strong protests.
Young Friends address ‘Economy Now’
Young Friends gathered last week for a day of conversation and workshops to explore how today’s economy works. The ‘Young Quakers: New Economy Now’ event was held on 30 June at Friends House and asked: ‘Who’s the economy for?’ ‘What’s wrong with today’s system?’ and ‘How...
QCA plans research into Quaker centre food
Quaker Concern for Animals (QCA) is researching the provision of plant-based diets in Quaker centres overseas and in the UK.
Exhibition to mark war’s end
The Library of the Religious Society of Friends has contributed material to an exhibition to mark the centenary of the ending of world war one.
‘Naked Dietician’ on stage
A Quaker and former NHS worker performed a one-woman ‘spoken word’ show last month exploring the links between political and social factors and poor diet. Raise the Roof by dietician Lucy Aphramor, also known as ‘The Naked Dietician’, was shown at the Glasgow Women’s Library on 12 June.
‘Shadow World’ talk
Brighton Quakers hosted a showing of the film Shadow World last week. Speakers included the director, Andrew Feinstein, who took part in a question and answer session.