Quakers, Europe and Art Nouveau
As negotiations for Brexit continue – why does Europe matter more than ever? Rosemary Field considers the question and reflects on a visit to the Quaker Council for European Affairs in Brussels
Do you know of a room in which Quakers meet to worship where the walls are papered with embossed wallpaper, hand painted in gold? There is such a room, and it’s in Quaker House, Brussels, at the heart of the ministry of the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA). It’s where Brussels Quakers meet on a Sunday and where, increasingly, ‘quiet diplomacy’ takes place.
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