Issue 27-05-2011
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Coping with conflict and anger in Uganda
The anger workshops arose from a request from Grace Kiconco Sirrah, my colleague from previous visits to Uganda in 1999 and 2002. She had been working with victims of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) war (1988-2004), running ‘Healing of Memories’ workshops. So much anger was expressed in those workshops that Grace...
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Teenage soldiers given right to discharge
Quakers have been central to a campaign that resulted in a change to government policy last week, as a minister announced that teenage soldiers will be given the right to discharge at any time before turning eighteen.
Saumur honours William Penn
William Penn was remembered in style in the French town of Saumur at the weekend.
Court-martial urged to dismiss case
A court-martial has been urged to dismiss the case against a naval medic who was accused of ‘disobedience’ after developing ethical objections to the war in Afghanistan. Michael Lyons appeared before a judge in Portsmouth on 20 May.
Quaker receives Blair Fellowship
A Quaker postgraduate student has been chosen as one of thirty people to receive a fellowship from the ‘Faith Acts’ programme run by the Tony Blair Faith Foundation.
Quaker elected confederal secretary of ETUC
A Quaker has been chosen as a confederal secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC). Judith Kirton-Darling, a member of Brussels Meeting, was elected at ETUC’s congress in Athens on 18 May.
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‘The Welcome Project’ at Glenthorne
Refugees and asylum seekers face many challenges because of their experiences in their home countries and their treatment by the authorities in the UK. Many bear both physical and psychological scars and Quakers are working to help them overcome their difficulties.
The debt-based nature of our financial system
‘Our current economic system is unsustainable and violent as it leads to climate change, environmental degradation and resource depletion which threaten the well-being and human security of many around the world and that it is violent to the planet in calling for continuing economic growth…’
Costa Rica bans uranium weapons
The Congress of Costa Rica has just passed a law prohibiting uranium weapons in its territories. It is the second country in the world to do so, following the passage of a domestic ban in Belgium in 2007. The law prohibits the use, trade, transit, production, distribution and storage of uranium...
Letters - 27 May 2011
Testimonies The list of ‘testimonies’ may be less specific than the laws of Leviticus or Deuteronomy. However, both list ways some people believe God wants humans to act. In his second letter to the Corinthians, Paul writes, ‘He has made us competent as ministers of a new covenant – not of...
Reconciliation in Rwanda
When David Bucura talks about peace building in Rwanda you know he is talking from the heart and that his commitment to peace runs deep. He survived the genocide in 1994 but lost seven siblings and was separated from his newly wedded wife for several months.
Eye - 27 May 2011
Gathered geese A gaggle of Friends gathered at Glenthorne last weekend for a conference exploring the future of Experiment with Light within Britain Yearly Meeting. The teamwork, commitment and care demonstrated by migrating geese prompted the meeting to take something of a fowl turn, (unlike the weather, which only took...