QARN considers the plight of asylum seekers

QARN conference considers: ‘Destitution, Detention and Deportation: Gathering Quaker Energy to Speak Truth to Power'

by Tara Craig 27th February 2015

More than fifty Friends and others gathered from 6 to 8 February for a conference organised by the Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) in partnership with the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre.

The conference was titled ‘Destitution, Detention and Deportation: Gathering Quaker Energy to Speak Truth to Power’. Its purpose, QARN member Bridget Walker told the Friend, was ‘to explore how to serve better those who are oppressed by our country’s asylum system and how to work for change’.