August 2019 editions of Books of the Month from the Quaker Centre Bookshop
Books of the Month LINK
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Children & Young Adults Books of the month LINK
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Woodbrooke Upcoming
Courses August 2019 LINK TO PDF
Among Friends Issue
145 The latest newsletter from the Europe & Middle East Section of Friends
World Committee for Consultation – containing news of the EMES Annual Meeting in
Budapest, the Europe & Middle East Young Friends Spring Gathering in Russia,
Kindertransport commemoration in Prague and remembering John Corsellis. LINK
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Friends World
News, 2019, Vol 1, Issue 188 The bulletin of the Friends World Committee for
Consultation, featuring news from their recent Central Executive Committee meeting,
Section reports, plans for World Quaker Day 2019, and the latest updates from the
World Office including sustainability and the Young Adult Friends Development
Fund. LINK
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FWCC Appeal The
worldwide organisation for Friends, Friends World Committee for Consultation,
is appealing for financial contributions. Their appeal letter LINK
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Support for meetings
Want to host a hub
or a Local Development Worker?
Last month’s mailing included a blog outlining the recent decision by
Woodbrooke and Britain Yearly Meeting Trustees to build on the successful
Vibrancy in Meetings pilot programme with a plan to place a paid Local
Development Worker (LDW) within reach of each Quaker community within five
years. There are also plans to experiment by setting up a trial staff hub
outside of London or Birmingham. We’ll soon be inviting expressions of interest
from Quaker communities interested in hosting either an LDW or a pilot hub.
Look out for more information in the September mailing or
at www.woodbrooke.org.uk/vibrancy
Suzanne Ismail, 020 7663 1172, suzannei@quaker.org.uk
Quaker Week
Quaker Week 2019
Saturday 28 September – Sunday 6 October 2019
This year’s theme is ‘Quaker Stories’. What story can you
tell? What is the story of your Quaker community? What are your favourite Quaker
stories? If you’re on social media use #QuakerStories to share your story and
find inspiration. Quaker Week posters will be delivered to clerks by
mid-August.
Sanctuary Everywhere
Sanctuary Everywhere
appeal 2020
The Sanctuary Everywhere programme supports Quaker meetings
to create a culture of welcome in their communities
for people seeking refuge in Britain. This work is due to end in December 2019,
but – with almost 100 meetings now signed up – we want to keep it going throughout
2020. We have already found around £25,000 of the £76,000 needed for the
extension – can you help to make the difference? See poster for details on how to
give. You can give online at https://cafdonate.cafonline.org/10147#/DonationDetails
Tatiana Garavito, 020 7663 1096 tatianag@quaker.org.uk
Climate Action
New climate action
project seeking host meetings
If your local meeting has been thinking about how to support
climate action or move forward with your work on the new economy, this project could
be for you. QPSW is hoping to develop a project employing coordinators in three
different places to bring together local groups contributing to the zero-carbon
transition, with local meetings playing a hosting role. See flyer for more information.
Olivia Hanks, 020 7663 1055, oliviah@quaker.org.uk
Witness against the
arms trade reminder
Stop the Arms Fair
this September
September 2019, mainly London & some events across
Britain
The international arms fair, DSEI, is setting up shop in
London in September 2019, to export war and conflict around the world. When we
play host to one of the world’s largest arms fairs, war, repression and
injustice start here. Let’s stop it here.
Friends interested in opposing the arms fair can see the
flyer on activities by Roots of Resistance and an additional flyer about the
vigil Young Quakers see below
Daniel Jakopovich, danielj@quaker.org.uk, 020 7663 1090
How young Quakers can
witness for peace at the arms fair
Monday 9 September, 2019 from 6pm to 8pm.
ERRATUM Meet 6pm at South side Royal Victoria DLR, by roundabout,
on Seagull Lane, E16 1BY
We will attend the silent peace vigil held the evening
before the September DSEi arms fair starts. This is an informal opportunity, parent/s
or guardian/s should be happy that the young people attending the event can take
responsibility for themselves.
Please continue to encourage young people to attend.
It would be very helpful for us to know who to expect, so
please register your interest with:
Cat Waithaka, catw@quaker.org.uk,
020 7663 1011
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