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22 November 2011

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24 May 2011

Reason, Faith and Commitment

Keynote speech by Diana Francis to QPSW 2011 spring conference

Quakers were once believers of a particularly convinced kind, proclaiming their faith from the hilltops. Now we are more comfortable with uncertainty than conviction, a home for seekers, uncomfortable with ‘Jesus’ and ‘God’. Yet our testimonies came into being as early Friends’ response to Jesus’ teaching, which was the source of their faith, affirmed by their own spiritual experience.

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11 May 2010

As the present stage of the QPSW project in Uganda winds down over the coming months, careful thought is going into the shape of the next stage of the work. Marigold Bentley, Assistant General Secretary of QPSW, relects on how the context for the work is changing.

Village in UgandaThe Quaker Peace & Social Witness programme in northern Uganda has undergone many changes over the years.

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11 May 2010

Dr Alexia of the Friends Women's Association health clinicQuakers, including some from QPSW, are involved in a number of projects in Burundi. Laura Shipler Chico, QPSW programme manager for East Africa, reports on her recent visit to Burundi.

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11 May 2010

Sunniva Taylor joined QPSW as Programme Manager of the Sustainability and Peace Programme in February 2010 and is responsible for developing plans for work over a three-year period. Here she reflects on how Friends might link sustainability and peace.

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