This gallery contains 11 photos.
Several of the Clerks visited Zimbabwe in June. Below is a selection of pictures from the blessed time spent together.
The 6th August 2015 will be the 60th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. British Quakers are drawing attention to this date, and are planning an anti-war commemoration on that date. Local Meetings may want to think of activities they would … Continue reading
Dignity: The Essential Role it Plays in Resolving Conflict by Donna Hicks, Ph.D, (2011) Forward by Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu Book Review by Janneke Weidema, Pretoria Worship Group — July 2015 I was excited to read this book, because of the … Continue reading
The July 2015 edition of the Southern Africa Quaker News is out, and can be downloaded from this page. It has also been printed and is available to Friends via their Meetings. The cover of this edition features a photograph … Continue reading
Lucas Makhobela made “Quaker Meeting” signs for the Pretoria Worship Group. Nancy can provide measurements and directions for others wanting to make their own signs.
Questioning the creeping militarisation of schools, this short film from Quaker Peace & Social Witness brings together voices from education, the armed forces and public life. http://www.unseenmarch.org.uk/
3-11 October 2015 Live Adventurously Every autumn, the British Friends hold Quaker Week, a national event in which they particularly encourage meetings to think about outreach and perhaps to organise an outreach event. Whilst many meetings do outreach all year round, Quaker Week offers a … Continue reading
The BYM Yearly Meeting 2015 Swarthmore Lecture is available to on the Woodbrooke Centre site. It can be listened to on line, or downloaded. Swarthmore Lecture 2015
The UN Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), regulating the international trade in conventional arms The ATT is the first legally binding instrument to regulate global trade of conventional arms. It entered into force on 24 December 2014 and has currently 67 … Continue reading
Dear Friends, Last weekend at Woodbrooke, Friends from across Europe and the Middle East came together for the Annual Meeting of Friends World Committee for Consultation, Europe and Middle East Section (FWCC-EMES). The gathering was enriched by Friends from further … Continue reading
