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Meeting for Sufferings: No unity on attenders joining central committees
Meeting for Suffering (MfS) declined a recommendation from Central Nominations Committee (CNC) that would allow attenders to Quaker Meetings to be appointed to central committees (with the exception of trustees). As a general rule, only members of the Religious Society of Friends can formally take such roles.
Meeting for Sufferings: Sustainability Monitoring Group
The afternoon drew to a slightly rushed close due to the previous lengthy session. Caroline Howden spoke on the annual report of the Sustainability Monitoring Group (SMG), which considers how Quakers in Britain are meeting their commitment to becoming a low-carbon, sustainable community.
BYM stands by peaceful climate protestors
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has said it is standing by peaceful protestors who were found guilty of breaking an injunction when they took nonviolent action to demand an end to new oil and gas projects in the UK.
Government plan will ‘deepen inequality and worsen climate crisis’.
Government plans will not tackle the cost-of-living and climate crises, Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has said, joining a sea of voices criticising the UK’s economic policies.
Friends let ‘silence ring out’ against fossil fuels
A group of Friends held a Meeting for Worship at Just Stop Oil coalition protests this weekend. The demonstrations on 1 October called for an end to new fossil fuel exploration alongside investment in home insulation and public transport.
Anti-war protests in Russia
As arrests of anti-war protestors increased in Russia, Quakers expressed concern about pacifists in the region.
Friend curates Quaker Salter Centenary exhibition
A South London Friend has curated an exhibition to celebrate Quakers Ada (1866-1942) and Alfred Salter (1873-1945).
Meeting for Sufferings: Opening business
Eighty-four Quakers gathered online for Meeting for Suffering (MfS) on 1 October, with just fifteen in Friends House due to a train strike.
Meeting for Sufferings: Review of Yearly Meeting, Yearly Meeting Gathering and MfS
The first main item focused on the ongoing review of Yearly Meeting, Yearly Meeting Gathering and MfS. Sarah Donaldson, clerk of the group appointed to conduct the review, said that, although the written report will not come until December, when it will be shared with MfS, she could outline where...
Meeting for Sufferings: BYM trustees report
Caroline Nursey, clerk of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) trustees, and Linda Batten, Yearly Meeting treasurer, then spoke to BYM’s report. The trustees met on 2-3 September, they said, when, according to Caroline, the meeting was ‘gently paced’.