Heads of key Quaker agencies met at Friends House and recorded an epistle on their time together

16 Dec 2021 | by Heads of key Quaker agencies

‘We call on Friends to be humble and to be bold.’

'We know that a just and peaceful world is possible, and that by working alongside one another we bring it closer than if we work alone.' | Photo: The heads of key Quaker agencies

Eleven of us from seven international Quaker organisations have come together at Friends House London and online for a three-day gathering. We meet at a time of transition. The Covid pandemic has changed our lives and the societies we live in amplifying the inequalities which were already present. The work of our family of Quaker organisations is also developing and evolving, responding to these changes and to the new leadings we are given to follow. And it is a time of transition in the leadership of many of our organisations – five of the seven will have new leadership from 2022.

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