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FWCC announces new general secretary
Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) has announced the name of its new general secretary.
Friends back climate assembly
Quakers helped launch a West Midlands climate assembly this month in preparation for the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26). The event on 20 July was organised by councillor Olly Armstrong and Climate Action Network West Midlands (CANWM) to ‘involve as many people and groups as possible’.
Surge of registrations for Yearly Meeting
Over 1,800 people have already booked their place on this year’s Yearly Meeting Gathering (YMG) – thought to be one of the highest numbers in recent years.. Clare Scott Booth, clerk of the Gathering, said: ‘For centuries, Quakers have come together in fellowship to see each other’s faces. This year...
Quakers in COP26 cycle relay
East Kent Quakers welcomed Friend Liz Cooper last month as she cycled from Broadstairs to Canterbury Meeting House as part of a relay leading up to the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in November.
Quaker women honoured for sugar boycott
A Sunderland Friend has spoken about the role that Quaker women played in the movement to end thhe slave trade. The talk by Ann Smith was made for the virtual unveiling of a blue plaque dedicated to the women’s activism.
Nontheists gather for conference
The Nontheist Friends Network has been meeting this month for its annual conference.
Sculpture for Hitchen Peace Garden
Hitchin Friends are planning to create a sculpture for their Meeting house’s peace garden.
Philip Gross in ‘Outposted’ map project
The Quaker poet Philip Gross has contributed to a map project exploring the mysterious sense of place.
Meeting for Sufferings: Minutes from Area Meetings
After lunch and notices the Meeting turned to minutes sent in from Area Meetings (AMs). There were twelve in total, plus minutes from Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW) Central Committee, most of which related in some way to the restructuring at BYM. A threshing Meeting earlier in the week...
Meeting for Sufferings: QPSW strategy
Jeff Beatty, co-clerk to QPSW Central Committee, opened the item by expressing his hope that the concerns about restructuring set out in several AM minutes had been addressed in the earlier threshing Meeting. His co-clerk, Robert Almond, said he was glad to engage with the wider body of Friends, and...