Hospice workers for the world or midwives for a new one?
Quakers unite to tackle economic issues
Nearly 350 people – the majority of them Quakers – spent a gloriously sunny Saturday in the Large Meeting house at Friends House on 26 September, pondering some really tough issues. Deep pessimism and profound hope about the future of the world sat side by side in the four talks we were given. The conference, chaired by Jocelyn Bell Burnell, was called ‘Zero Growth Economy: what would it mean for us?’ and it was clear that Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW) had been prescient in choosing the subject many months ago.
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