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Quaker communities – loving, inclusive and all-age?

Updated 7 September 2017

In August, Yearly Meeting, the annual gathering of British Quakers, gave all Quakers in Britain an exciting challenge – for our meetings to be more diverse. Now I'm looking for suggestions on just how we can do that.

A more inclusive Quakerism

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Examining Quaker privilege and commitment to an equal world

Updated 12 June 2020

"The roots of racial prejudice lie deep within us, and in seeking a solution to the evil results of racial tensions we need to search our own hearts. Our belief in the significance of every individual in the sight of God and their need for an abundant life can guide us even when we shrink before the vastness of the problem." – London Yearly Meeting 1952

Examining Quaker privilege and commitment to an equal world

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Our Quaker year: 5 meeting insights for 2018

Updated 22 December 2017

Along with the Recording Clerk, Paul Parker, I love visiting local Quaker meetings. Britain Yearly Meeting employs staff to help meetings grow and to work for the changes Quakers want to see in the world. Together, we can do much more.

Five insights from Quaker Meetings

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Why the Windrush scandal is symptomatic of Britain's 'hostile environment'

Updated 18 April 2018

I grew up in a small town in the English midlands. Behind our terraced house was a lane where seven or eight families' children played together, doing all the stuff children do when they have a bit of space, time and imagination.

Why the Windrush scandal is symptomatic of Britain's 'hostile environment'

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Times and seasons: A Quaker reflection on Christmas

Updated 17 February 2020

Early Quakers did not observe Christmas nor mark other 'times and seasons'. They believed that no day was more holy than any other, and believed that each day, and all of life, was sacred (Quaker faith & practice 27.39 and 27.42). Today, as with so many things in the Quaker community, there is a full spectrum of practices and responses.

Times and seasons: A Quaker reflection on Christmas

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Protecting the most vulnerable among us

Updated 11 February 2021

A few years ago my partner and I cared for foster children. Our Quaker meeting has a great children's group and Sundays often saw us there – joining the 'adult' meeting as we all gathered; playing games in the children's group; and getting to know new friends. I think they learned about Quaker faith and values, but mostly they had fun. And that lovely experience opened my eyes to the importance of safeguarding in Quaker communities.

Safeguarding: protecting the most vulnerable among us

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Remembering Srebrenica

Updated 19 July 2022

Monday 11 July was the anniversary of the massacre in Srebrenica. Twenty-seven years ago, over 8,000 Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) men and boys over 12 were murdered in the town in the worst single event of the Bosnian civil war of 1992-1995.

Remembering Srebrenica