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Stage debut for The Silver Sword
A musical adaptation of Ian Serraillier’s much-loved children’s novel The Silver Sword has toured Britain. The novel tells the story of four Polish children’s struggles in the immediate aftermath of the second world war. It was written in 1956 and named by The Times as one of the...
Equality on the agenda in Birmingham
Some sixty Friends from twenty Area Meetings gathered at Bull Street Meeting House in Birmingham on 24 October for the ‘Road Maps to Equality’ conference. This was the second Birmingham conference on equality and focused on ‘finding practical ways forward’.
Friends declare ‘not in our name’
Southern Marches and Mid Wales Friends have put together two declarations for speaking truth to power. The declarations were prompted by a growing concern about the direction in which our society is moving, the Meetings said. They referred to the ‘deliberate dismantling of our welfare state, the diminishing of the...
White poppies for parliamentarians
Scottish Quakers have helped send white poppies to members of the Scottish parliament and Scottish members of parliament in Westminster.
FWCC welcomes representatives of Christian churches
Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) general secretary Gretchen Castle welcomed general secretaries of Christian communions to Friends House on 21 October.
Rajagopal’s work recognised
The Indian nonviolent campaigner Shri Rajagopal PV has won the Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration for the year 2013 and 2014. He will receive the award from Sonia Gandhi on 31 October. The award is given to individuals or organisations who have promoted national integration, fellowship and understanding among the religious groups,...
Religious leaders in zero carbon call
More than 150 religious leaders have signed a statement calling for a zero carbon, climate resilient and equitable future. The statement was handed to the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Christiana Figueres. It was coordinated by ACT Alliance, CIDSE (an international alliance of Catholic development...
Friend makes Scouting history
Ann Limb, of Milton Keynes Meeting, has been elected chair of The Scout Association UK. She is the first woman to hold the post and is responsible, with the trustees and chief executive, for the strategic oversight of the organisation, with legal and financial accountability for its policies and activities....
Glebe House celebrates fifty years
More than 100 guests gathered on 16 October to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the Glebe House Community Trust. Among those celebrating was Geoffrey Brogden, who founded the Cambridgeshire project. He gave a speech, as did Friends Sue Brock-Hollinshead and Sheila Gatiss. Peter Clarke, director of Glebe House, gave the welcome speech.
London Friend injured on the West Bank
David Amos, of Wandsworth Meeting, was injured last week when Israeli settlers attacked the Palestinian farmers with whom he was volunteering.