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Annual talk back at Adderbury
Banbury and Evesham Friends are to host their annual public talk at the historic Adderbury Meeting House, after two years online. This year’s free talk on 19 June will be given by activist, writer, public speaker and trainer Linda Aspey, on the theme ‘Climate seems to be the hardest word’.
350 years of Quakerism in Carolina
North Carolina Friends are celebrating the 350th anniversary of Quakerism in the state this year.
Yearly Meeting 2022: Session 2 - Learning, waiting, changing
In Session Two, entitled Faith: Learning, waiting, changing, ministry was to be called by elders, to allow the clerks to concentrate elsewhere. Siobhán Haire read Qfp 26.70: ‘Give over thine own willing, give over thy own running, give over thine own desiring to know or be anything and sink down...
Yearly Meeting 2022: Session 4 - BYM Trustees’ Report
In Session Four, Friends received and considered a report of the work of BYM trustees. After a reading from the Testimony to the Gace of God as shown in the life of Lea Adonis Keeble (a ‘big, warm personality’ who had dealt with the difficulties of apartheid South Africa), Caroline...
Yearly Meeting 2022: Session 5 - Action: Learning uncomfortable lessons & taking forward our witness
Appropriately, after the tough last session, Session Five looked at Action: Learning uncomfortable lessons and taking forward our witness. With elders again calling for ministry, one Friend said he had gone for a walk after the last session, to Tavistock Square, where there is a statue of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi....
Yearly Meeting 2022: Session 7 - Our all-age community, Closing session
Opening the final Session Seven, Siobhán Haire offered some reflections of her own. ‘I feel we’ve made progress, it feels tangible… I have sat at this table and at a desk in my spare room for the last couple of years as we’ve considered privilege and anti...
Friends raise more funds for Ukraine
Therapy, schooling and temporary accommodation are just some of the ways that Quaker funds have supported people fleeing Ukraine.
Quaker ‘Just Stop Oil’ protestor released
A Quaker imprisoned on remand for breaking a protest injunction was released last week.
The Retreat marks Quaker heritage
Friends in the York area have requested more events to showcase the Quaker heritage of the mental health institute The Retreat.
Quakers mark ‘EU military drift’
Quakers gathered this week to discuss concerns about Europe’s new defence strategy, which includes increased spending.