The present

Elinor Smallman writes about Young Friends’ presence at the World Plenary

by Elinor Smallman 19th February 2016

Young Adult Friends were woven throughout the rich tapestry of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) World Plenary.

Their influence was felt before the Plenary even began. Simon Lamb, clerk of the International Planning Committee, told Friends that this was the first Plenary where the Committee had included representatives from three sections aged under-thirty-five and of the profound influence this had on the direction the event took. At the Plenary itself nearly a third of those attending were aged eighteen to thirty-five, far exceeding FWCC’s target of fifteen per cent.