Coventry Quaker Eleanor Nesbitt is publishing a new book today – Sikh: Two Centuries of Western Women’s Art & Writing. Chronicling two centuries of encounters between Sikhs and 170 western women, this groundbreaking work seeks to correct a major imbalance Read More …
Our project Peacemakers have launched their 2023 annual report, sharing their work educating for peace. “Our new three-year project Planting the Seeds of Peace was launched at the start of 2023 and the name really sums up what we are Read More …
Journeymen Theatre is a husband and wife duo (Lynn & Dave Morris, of Stourbridge Local Meeting). Over the last 13 years, acting under Concern, they have written, produced and performed a number of powerful and thought-provoking productions on themes reflecting Read More …
Among Friends is the journal of EMES sharing Quaker news from across the Europe and Middle East section of FWCC (Friends World Committee for Consultation). The Spring 2024 edition is out now, focusing on peace – you can read it Read More …
Jaidon Guida-Lumiere reviews “Do Quakers Pray?” by Jennifer Kavanagh (Quaker Quicks). Enlightening, empowering and enchanting, this book is a life-enriching experience for anyone wishing to understand exactly what prayer involves and how to embed a life of prayer. An easy-to-read Read More …
Quaker founder George Fox, was born in the Leicestershire village of Fenny Drayton, near to Hartshill Local Meeting and part of our Area Meeting, in 1624. For Quakers around the world, the 400th anniversary of his birth next year will Read More …
This week CEQ trustees approved the 2021 Trustees Annual Report and Accounts. This will be filed on the Charity Commission Website and is a public document which can be accessed by anyone wanting to know about our Area Meeting charity. Read More …
Leslie Denis (an American Quaker, based in France) shares her new book about two US Quaker suffragists who came to Birmingham in the 1910s: I am happy to announce the publication of my new book, Susanna and Alice: Quaker Rebels, Read More …
Hot on the heels of Peacemakers, our project Peace Hub present their annual report and accounts for 2021: “In 2021 Peace Hub continued to respond to challenging times, supporting the existing movements for peace and social justice during the lockdown, Read More …
Our project Peacemakers (West Midlands Quaker Peace Education Project) present their Annual Report and Accounts for 2021: “We know we face many problems as a society and many that fall under Peacemakers’ sphere of interest: impact of the pandemic on Read More …