If you’ve never been to Quaker House in Brussels, you’re missing something. It’s a fine Art Nouveau former townhouse, recently restored to its original splendour by the…
What if… this really was the one answer to everything What if… there was absolutely nothing else to do but be still, and ask to know God
The title of Quaker MEP Jude Kirton-Darling’s Salter Lecture at Britain Yearly Meeting 2015 was ‘Trade deals: realistic concerns or rabble rousing?’ For me the wording either…
Women and children are rarely, if ever, instigators of war; but, according to the UN, they account for the majority of those affected by armed conflict. ‘Women in War in Their…
A pocket of silence to slip into Where warmth and quietness rule Waiting for the fidgeting to subside. – The rustle of a raincoat…
The Quaker Meeting house at Dolobran was built in 1700 and stands in a remote and lovely setting near Meifod. The Lloyd family, on whose land the Meeting house was built, had known…
Nimrod Evron is an Israeli citizen who stands in opposition to Israeli state policy and the occupation. He has played a pivotal role in setting up organisations working with youth…
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