Items to appear in the printed version of News from Central England Quakers
Stuart Masters shares some of his experience of how Quakers today are shaped by the past – and might still turn things upside down. In the recent Swarthmore lecture, I explored how the complex mix of characteristics visible in the Read More …
Friends in Central England joined Quakers and other across Britain to craft baby items, to campaign against the arms trade. Pete Doubtfire, of our project Peace Hub, reflects on this creative approach to a difficult topic. Over the past few Read More …
The Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) encourages fellowship and understanding among all the branches of the Religious Society of Friends. Ahead of the 2026 Meeting, Ethel Livermore, clerk of Europe & Middle East Section (EMES), reflects on attending all Read More …
Brad Baker recently gave talks at Bournville, Cotteridge and Stourbridge Quaker Meetings on his experiences of being an Ecumenical Accompanier. Carole Panell of Stourbridge gives her reflections on Brad’s talk, and shares links to further reading and action that Brad Read More …
Tanya Jones (Climate Justice Lead for Quakers in Britain) reviews the facts about food insecurity and asks what love requires of us in the midst of a crisis not just of climate and nature but of justice. “I was farming Read More …
As Earth Day falls this week, Lucy Aphramor (Workplace Equity Coordinator for Quakers in Britain) explores why climate is a social justice issue, looking at how it is intertwined with issues about disability, racialisation, and more. Launched in the US Read More …
Rebecca Bellamy suggests a change in perspective to help create hope as we grapple with questions about living well together and deep division in society. Quakers are continuing to grapple with the question of how we can live well together Read More …
We hope that you have been enjoying a happy and peaceful Easter. While our Communications and Outreach Administrator is on an Easter break, we share this blog from 2018, in which Alistair Fuller at Quaker Life explains how his understanding Read More …
Peter Ullathorne of Cotteridge Quaker Meeting, reflects on a recent Area Meeting workshop which aimed to share ideas and concerns about how we might adapt with the changes to other Area Meetings around us; and hear about how things are Read More …
Epilogue, as used by young Friends, can create very powerful Quaker worship. Matt Alton reflects on what we can learn from his experience and research. I enter a darkened room, the only light coming from a scattering of electric candles, Read More …