Friends and St Paul’s
Quakers and their involvement in the St Paul's protests
A weekly Meeting for Worship is now taking place at the ‘Occupy London’ camp near St Paul’s Cathedral. Meanwhile, several Quaker Meetings are formally considering their response to the ‘Occupy’ movement.
‘There must be measured consideration,’ said Jill Segger, a member of Bury St Edmunds Meeting, who will discern their response on Sunday. ‘The tide of change, the potential for transformation, is on the rise and Friends need to capture it.’
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The protest at St Paul’s about the unfairnesses of 21st century capitalism is invaluable. It is succeeding in maintaining this unsatisfactory situation in the focus of public and political attention.
Quakers should be very much part of this worthwhile action.