Scholars speak out at Woodbrooke
Four Eva Koch scholars have presented their work
The four Eva Koch scholars presented their work to a fifty-strong audience at the Woodbrooke Study Centre in Birmingham on 22 August.
Helen Chambers, Peni Connolly, Julianna Minihan and Haifa Rashed discussed work they had done during their six-week stays at Woodbrooke.
Bristol Friend Helen presented her work on ‘Meeting the needs of Quaker parents and families’. She has prepared a set of queries for Britain Yearly Meeting, to help consider how we welcome, encourage and support children and families in Local Meetings and beyond.
Peni Connolly serves on the Quaker Education Fund, Aotearoa New Zealand. She presented her work on the theme of ‘Speaking truth to power and in a gentle way’, describing the impact of colonisation on the indigenous peoples of Aotearoa New Zealand and Australia.
Julianna Minihan, from Cork, Ireland, has been working on ‘liberty, equality and heresy’. She has developed a resource pack on Quaker history and testimony.
Haifa Rashed, from West Drayton, talked about the qualitative survey that she is conducting of experiences of young people who have undertaken placements with Quaker organisations.
The Eva Koch Scholarship gives scholars an opportunity for a short period of reflection, research and writing.
