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The concept of life as a journey is a familiar one. Applicants for membership of our Society often speak of this move as being ‘part of their journey’, and a whole chapter of Quaker faith & practice is given to accounts of journeys.
The sixtieth anniversary of Border Meeting in continental Europe was celebrated by sixty-three Friends and Young Friends from Great Britain, Ireland, the Republic of Georgia, Russia, and from elsewhere in Europe at Maison Notre–Dame du Chant d’Oiseau in Brussels earlier this month.
Friends moved from the theme of ‘Border Meeting: Living with the Other – an exploration of differences and similarities’, through ‘Neighbours Meeting’ and ‘Welcome Home! Is this the first time you have been home?’ From Border Meeting to Quakers without Borders!
The Passion story is told for the first time from the perspective of Judas Iscariot in a new work for the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment: The Judas Passion.
Sally Beamish, who is a member of Glasgow Meeting, has composed the music and she explains that her Quaker background played an important part in her thinking when she approached the commission.
At least eight Quakers were seized by police while engaging in a peaceful witness against the world’s biggest arms fair in London on Tuesday 5 September.
Members and supporters of Quaker Concern for Animals (QCA) joined thousands of vegans as part of a global campaign for animal rights on Saturday 2 September.
A feature of the protest at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DESI) arms fair this year was the prominence given to art and creative expression.
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