Building community: Epistle of the General Assembly of Quaker Council for European Affairs, November

‘We were encouraged “to be absolutely present”.’

by General Assembly of QCEA 6th December 2024

‘In opening worship, hearing words from Joanna Macy, we were encouraged ‘to be absolutely present’.

Our workshop with Sarah Diedro Jordão on anti-racism and anti-oppressive behaviour started with a summary of the two previous sessions and then in small groups we considered what we can do to improve diversity, both in QCEA and also in our own communities and meetings. The recognition of the dominance of English was clear and became a theme throughout the two days. We look forward to including an agenda item at future General Assemblies (GA) in another European language, and to learning from those in our community who already have more focus on translation and interpreting in their meetings.