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Quaker sculpture opportunity
The IMOS Foundation is inviting expressions of interest from Quaker sculptors for a new sculpture park at the site of a ruined church, Hope All Saints, in Romney Marsh in Kent.
Film celebrates Quaker family
A documentary about the history of a well-established Quaker family will be premiered next week.
Protest at Cardiff arms fair
Many Quakers protested against the DPRTE (Defence Procurement, Research Technoology and Exportability) exhibition in Cardiff last week as part of the Stop the Arms Fair protest.
Poetry workshop at The Pales
A Quaker poet is to lead a poetry workshop at the historic Pales Meeting House near Llandegley in Wales. Stevie Krayer will lead the workshop on the theme of ‘Special Places’ in English, but Welsh will be welcome. Her publications include three collections of poetry and she also co-edited, with...
Recognition for Repair Café
Horsham Repair Café in West Sussex, with which local Friends are involved, was shortlisted for one of the ‘Green Heart Hero Awards’, presented at a ceremony at parliament on 13 March.
Rwandan Friends face crisis over lightning rods
Rwandan Friends may be forced to close all their buildings, including the Friends Peace House in Kigali, because of a government decree over the issue of lightning rods.
Stansted Fifteen upheld
Friends in Chelmsford have been praised for the solidarity they have shown towards the fifteen Stansted protestors charged with terrorism offences for disrupting a deportation charter flight.
QCEA peacebuilding manual launched
The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) has just released a hands-on manual called Building Peace Together. The pack includes advice on peacebuilding principles drawn from eighty real examples from around the world. It also identifies the issues that cause conflict from justice to communication, with exercises designed to help...
Friends support anti-fracking vigil
Quakers from Lancashire and Yorkshire will be attending a Christian vigil for the No Faith in Fracking Interfaith Week of Action at Preston New Road fracking site in Lancashire on 27 April.
Peace Hub gets third birthday makeover
Peace Hub, the Quaker Peace and Justice Centre in Birmingham, re-launched its Centre this month, showcasing a new cafe-style layout designed to attract more visitors.