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Insights into United Nations
Twenty-five young people visited Geneva in July for the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) Summer School.
Coventry Friends reap rewards
The front garden of Coventry Meeting House is seeing the benefits of an ambitious overhaul as a ‘forest planting’ scheme reaches maturity.
US mayor celebrates campaigning Friend
An American Friend who campaigned for women’s suffrage and was active in the anti-slavery movement has been recognised for her witness.
QAAD members meet at Woodbrooke
Spirituality was an important element in this year’s Quaker Action on Alcohol and Drugs (QAAD) conference held at the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre in Birmingham between 29 and 31 July.
Earth Overshoot Day
The annual Earth Overshoot Day will take place on 8 August.
Academic group launched by Q&B
The Quakers and Business (Q&B) Group has created an academic research group.
Reduced service in Friends House café in August
From 8 to 15 August, Friends House café will offer a reduced service in the Quaker Centre and from the coffee cart in the garden. This is connected to the refurbishment of the first floor. The restaurant will be open as usual.
A thousand Friends gather in Minnesota
Some 1000 Friends, representing one 150 Meetings, travelled to St. Joseph, Minnesota earlier this month for the Friends General Conference (FGC) gathering. Friends from the United States were joined by Quakers from Canada, Belize and Guatemala for a week of worship, music, activism and community. The theme was: ‘Be Humble. Be Faithful....
Blue plaque for Leeds Friend
A plaque commemorating Thomas Edmund (Ted) Harvey has been installed on the wall of his home (1923-1955) by Leeds Civic Trust.
Ada Salter remembered in Bermondsey
More than 400 people gathered in South London over two days in July to mark the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the birth of Quaker and social campaigner Ada Salter.