Barbara Forbes, a Bull St Quaker and board member of Friends House Moscow recommends an article on Translating Quaker Texts into Russian in Friend’s Journal (the North American Quaker magazine). “Quakerism, in its fullness, is something impossible to spread with Read More …
Opportunities for Sharing. CEQ Climate Emergency Action (CEA) helps Quakers in Central England to respond to the climate emergency in our own lives, as a community, and by working for systemic change. Until well into 2021 it looks as if Read More …
Over 30 people participated in an online event on Fair Tax Councils on 27th June 2020, organised by Central England Quakers Peace Committee and Peace Hub. John Sheldon chaired the event and introduced our speakers. Summary David Haslam (Church Action Read More …
Central England Quakers Peace Committee invite you to mark the run up to Hiroshima Day (6th August) by making paper cranes. 2020 marks the 75th anniversary of nuclear bombs being dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Origami cranes Read More …
CEQ Climate Emergency Action (formerly the low carbon commitment forum) would like to encourage Friends living within the Birmingham City Council area to respond to the current consultation on the draft Birmingham Transport Plan. The consultation closes on Saturday 21st March 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 …
Updates on our commitment to sustainability: a new document from QPSW & a local consultation on the environment. New ‘Net-zero’ briefing Quaker Peace & Social Witness have released a new briefing for Quakers ‘Ending the UK’s contribution to climate change‘. Read More …
Food production, packaging and transport make up a big part of our carbon footprint, and many of us are interested in changing our eating habits to help the environment. It can be difficult to know where to begin, so in Read More …
Central England Quakers recently hosted an ecumenical event exploring how we can work together to move to a low carbon future. On Saturday July 29th 72 people gathered at the Quaker rooms in Bull Street under the theme of “No 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 …