Amersham Quakers consider roots of violence
Quakers in Amersham have completed a series of three meetings on different aspects of 'Why conflict? Why violence?'
Amersham Friends held their last meeting on the subject of ‘Why conflict? Why violence?’ this month.
Andrew Clark, who organised the series of three meetings on 9 February, 2 and 16 March, told the Friend: ‘Each programme had a different focus and methodology.’ The first meeting, entitled ‘Lifting the lid on the origins of violence’, included three lectures and a panel discussion. He said: ‘An educational psychologist looked at the evolution of the brain and the critical role of earliest childhood experience. A forensic psychologist looked at the factors involved in the assessment of youth offenders. A representative of The Equality Trust showed the links between inequality of income and prevalence of major social problems.’
The two other meetings included one on ‘Types of violence in society’ and another on ‘Alternatives to, and prevention of, violence’. The former talk addressed violence in the home (gender violence), violence on the streets (youth violence) and political and religious violence in society (the Syrian war and experiences of British Muslims).
