Search results for '兴盛棋牌2017下载【wn4.com】千炮机打鱼.w7p2c1.2023年2月8日6时42分43秒.mwyiqiege.cc'

Displaying 51 - 60 of 99 in total

News

Quakers host two survivors of atomic bombing of Japan in 1945

Updated 4 February 2025

Nagasaki must be the last city in the world to ever experience an atomic bomb, two survivors of the bombings of Japan by the USA told a gathering in Friends House, London, last weekend.

Quakers host two survivors of atomic bombing of Japan in 1945

News

Benson Alusiola Khamasi

Updated 4 February 2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of our colleague, Benson Alusiola Khamasi.

Benson Alusiola Khamasi

Blog

Staying engaged after the election

Updated 25 September 2017

As Quakers, we have a long history of speaking truth to power and getting involved in politics. The election offered us a great opportunity to talk about important issues. Those debates shouldn't end now that it's over.

Staying engaged after the election

Blog

After the Gathering: 11 ways to live out our Quaker faith in the world

Updated 17 February 2020

I left Yearly Meeting Gathering with a sense of hope for the future. It took me a while to identify this, given that the daily news discourages a feeling as impertinent as hope. This Yearly Meeting Gathering was the culmination of a three-year arc looking at living out Quaker faith in the world, and it felt like many seeds for change were sown. Which of these seeds will grow? Which will take root? Which will flourish for years to come?

11 ways to live out Quaker faith in the world

Blog

11 ways to support the arms fair protesters

Updated 25 September 2017

The Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) event, despite its sanitised title, is actually the world's largest arms fair. The recent week of action to stop it happening saw many inspiring acts of witness.

11 ways to support the arms fair protesters

Blog

Quakerism: a faith for turbulent times

Updated 3 October 2017

In Quaker Week 2017 we are saying: "In turbulent times, be a Quaker". This phrase speaks to the heart of how we live out our beliefs today in an ever more challenging world, but it also harks back to our radical roots as a faith born out of turbulence.

Quakerism: a faith for turbulent times

Blog

Eight things we learned at Quaker Activist Gathering 2017

Updated 27 October 2017

There has been a groundswell of activism in 2017, as people respond to threats to women's rights, freedom of movement and our climate, among many other things. As the government are caught up in the detail of enacting Brexit, we're seeing a shift away from lobbying towards less conventional means of influencing Britain's course.

8 things we learned at the 2017 Quaker Activist Gathering

Blog

Eight ways that Quakers can shape Britain’s economy for the better

Updated 24 November 2017

Thirty Quakers from around Britain recently spent a weekend in Manchester at a new economy training run by the Economics and Sustainability team and subcommittee. Together, they explored what might need to change in order to make our economy into a system that values people and the planet before profit.

8 ways that Quakers can shape Britain’s economy for the better

Blog

Why rejecting a person seeking sanctuary is a rejection of Christian values

Updated 5 December 2017

Quakers talk a lot about our heritage of welcoming refugees. Deeper than the practicality of action though is a strong spiritual foundation. Inherent in the belief that God dwells within every person is an imperative to welcome every person in need.

Why rejecting a person seeking sanctuary is a rejection of Christian values

Blog

How we can help prevent tragedies like Grenfell

Updated 17 February 2020

"Action that aims merely to alleviate the worst effects of inequality is not enough. As we wrestle with the implications of our testimony to equality, Quakers feel called to act more radically to tackle the underlying causes. This calling requires spiritual struggle and real practical change." – Meeting for Sufferings, April 2014

How we can help prevent tragedies like Grenfell