September 2011 letter to QPSW correspondents

Dear Friends,

Economic Justice and the Global Society conference

The conference is aimed at helping Friends understand the links between economics, economic justice and the achievement of a sustainable peaceful global society.

Following the discernment of Yearly Meeting, recorded in Minutes 23 and 36, the conference offers Friends an opportunity to reflect further and to begin the thinking about what steps we need to take to implement the minutes. A sustainable community is one that is economically just as well as low carbon. By living sustainably we help to build a peaceful world. The conference will focus on economic injustice and peace and will provide the opportunity to hear from those working nationally and globally to redress economic injustice.

Also enclosed with this mailing are copies of minutes 23 and 36 of Yearly Meeting.

Please ensure that Friends in your meeting are aware of these minutes.

See the full minutes here [PDF].

The actions Friends have been asked to take include the practical, political and spiritual and are about both personal and corporate action, across the Yearly Meeting. Friends are asked if we can reconnect with our roots, to live a religious life and proclaim a message the world needs to hear. Meeting for Sufferings have been asked by the Yearly Meeting to work with area meetings and staff to define appropriate aims for our corporate commitment. In the meantime there are many things that individual Friends and meetings can do. A fuller explanation of the process and suggested actions are available at
http://www.quaker.org.uk/creating-just-and-sustainable-world

Please note that the Ethical Consumer offer runs only to the end of September.

If you would like copies of any of the documents referred to please let me or Miranda Girdlestone (020 7663 1158 or mirandag@quaker.org.uk) know and we will forward them to you.