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- Richard Gush Lecture 2021 20 June 2021
- SA Quaker News — June 2021 out now 14 June 2021
- Small business and food garden support applications open 31 May 2021
- Yearly Meeting 2021 18 May 2021
- 7 ways to welcome children and families to your Quaker meeting — from Quakers in Britain 13 February 2020
Category Archives: World community
Responding to forced migration
Britain Yearly Meeting’s Quaker News number 97 covers the current migration tragedy being played out on the world stage. Click on the link to download the PDF version of Quaker News 97.
Posted in Activism, Ethics, Newsletters, Publications, Quaker community, Resources, Uplift and outreach, World community, World issues
Tagged Europe, Refugee crisis, refugees, response
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World Quaker Day — 2 October; Quaker Week — 1-9 October
Britain Yearly Meeting is holding Quaker Week from 1-9 October, with the theme: Working together to build a better world. Their support material is on the BYM website. FWCC is using the theme “Inspired by Faith, Witnessing the World”. They have a … Continue reading
Hiroshima Day, Saturday 6th August 2016
On this day in 1945, at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time, an American B-29 bomber, the Enola Gay, drops the world’s first atom bomb, over the city of Hiroshima. Approximately 80,000 people are killed as a direct result of the … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, History, World community, World issues
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New Outreach resources are now available
There are now additional resources for Quaker activities on our website. A Resources section has been added to our Publications page. The New England meeting has just made some new and useful Outreach resources available.
Quakers say “no” to TTIP
On 20 May 2016 Ecclesia published an article that begins as follows: “Five Quaker organisations from Europe and the United States have asked governments to say ‘no’ to the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), the controversial ‘mega’ trade deal being … Continue reading
“Living Our Beliefs” — young British Quakers’ ideas on “Quaker Faith & Practice”
More than three hundred young Quakers living in Britain have contributed to a book summing up how they see Quakerism. Called Living our beliefs, it is available from the Quaker Centre Bookshop and as an ebook at www.yqspace.org.uk/living-our-beliefs. Playlists, video … Continue reading
FWCC items in The Friend
There are several interesting articles relating to the FWCC World Plenary held in Peru in 19 February edition of The Friend. Download the the PDF file of The Friend to read them.
Important issues that came out of FWCC
Email from the FWCC office in London Dear Friends, We hope you are all well and send our loving greetings from the World Office in London. Many of you will be sharing your experience with others, some will be offering presentations … Continue reading
Videos and slideshow about FWCC
The World Plenary Epistle has been recorded as a voiceover to a video about the World Plenary in both English and Spanish. The slideshow has been stored in three different file sizes, so you can choose the one that best … Continue reading
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Epistle from FWCC 2016
Epistle from 2016 Friends World Committee for Consultation World Plenary (International Representatives Meeting) Se contenta el Corazón ensanchándose de amor; todos a una voz a Dios gracias damos. ¡Bienvenidos Amigos! To all Friends Everywhere, We send loving greetings to you from … Continue reading
Posted in Epistles, Quaker community, Reports, World community
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