Barbara Forbes reports on participation in Friends House Moscow (FHM) Board Meeting in November 2019. Quakers’ links to Russia go back to the 17th century, when Tsar Peter I (“the Great”) visited London, met some local Friends and attended Meeting Read More …
Over 700 people of different faiths (including a number of Quakers from Central England) attended the No Faith in War protest against the DSEI arms fair in London on 3rd September. Pete Doubtfire, from our project Peace Hub, reflects on Read More …
Solihull Quakers are taking part in the Roots of Resistance demonstration at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) fair in the autumn. DSEI is an arms fair held every two years in London Docklands, which is attended by both arms Read More …
The Nene Way – Sponsored Walk. Elaine Smith and Sue Jenkins of Central England Quakers have decided to complete a sponsored walk in September 2019 in aid of refugees. What do we want to do? We have decided to walk Read More …
Book now for children’s activity, and save the date for Paul Parker talk. Lord Mayor of Coventry’s Committee for Peace and Reconciliation invite you to two events at Coventry Cathedral to mark Hiroshima Day: 6th August 2019. Taiko Drumming Workshop Read More …
Central England Quakers’ branch Peacemakers (West Midlands Quaker Peace Education Project) report on a special event held with young people: As part of our Minus Violence Plus Peace Project we worked with groups of young people to provoke discussions around Read More …
Birmingham Quaker Pete Doubtfire reflects on attending a Church & Peace conference on behalf of Central England Quakers Peace Committee. In May 2019, I attended the AGM and 70th Anniversary Celebration of Church & Peace, in Berlin. Church & Peace Read More …
Coventry Quaker Vicky Cowell explains how Roots of Resistance is opposing the arms trade, and how you can get involved: Roots of Resistance is a community of Friends building a creative, vibrant and radical Quaker response to the Defence and Read More …
Barbara Forbes reflects on the Church & Peace conference which took place at Bull St Quaker Meeting House on 23rd February: “Peace is not a fairy-tale – we have to work to make it happen”. This statement, by the late Read More …
John Lampen reports on a recent trip to Uganda to support the work of Central England Quakers’ Hope Project: For years our adult students in the Ibanda Literacy Schools [ILS] have asked to take their learning further and acquire skills Read More …