Coming together

Marisa Johnson writes about the work of the Europe and Middle East Section of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC-EMES) and the importance of meeting together

A sunset in Kortenberg. | Photo: Laurent Debersaques / flickr CC.

One of the highlights of the Europe and Middle East Section’s year is the annual Peace & Service Consultation. It is usually held in the evocative Old Abbey in Kortenberg, Belgium, among autumn colours, just before winter sets in.

The consultation brings together Friends engaged in witness, either through their work, or service on committees that oversee Quaker active involvement in peacebuilding, advocacy, campaigning, funding of education and development work in difficult circumstances, anywhere in the world.

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