By Jez Smith A campaign is set to be launched by Southwark residents to replace the Alfred Salter statue that was stolen last year from Bermondsey. Alfred Salter was a Quaker and GP who lived and worked in Bermondsey for many years and also served as an MP for them. Alfred’s wife Ada was responsible for many of…
Quakers meeting for worship in London alongside Occupy LSX have published an epistle declaring the need for Quakers to take their worship out of their meeting houses and into the wider world. The epistle recognises the contribution that Occupy LSX has made to challenging the problems caused by the ‘social and economic system which they…
At Meeting for Worship for Business today we agreed to continue to meet on the steps of St.Pauls but from now on will be meeting on SATURDAYS at 1pm before the Occupy General Assembly. An Epistle was agreed as follows Epistle from the Quaker Meeting for Worship at Occupy the London Stock Exchange. 4th March…
By Hannah Brock Greetings from Bethlehem! I write from a flat which stands about 100m away from the checkpoint through which everyone wishing to travel to Bethlehem from Jerusalem must pass. This house will be my home for the next three months as I serve with the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI),…
by Jez Smith Day #5 (40acts): Buy Fairtrade. Suitably, for the start of ‘Fairtrade fortnight’ (27/02 to 11/03) the challenge today is to buy Fairtrade. Working for Britain Yearly Meeting and being based at Friends House this is a relatively easy challenge as fairtrade products are a standard part of the operations and retail. In…
At 25 years of age, he has spent nearly a quarter of his life in prison. Despite his tender age, he has the look of a man who has already seen too much. Sat in a plastic garden chair Aref looks into the near distance as he answers our questions. Surrounding him are his friends…
This Nayler podcast features an interview with Simon Best, talking about his 2011 George Gorman Lecture. We discuss the issues that he raises in his lecture and talk about his work with young people and his new role at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre. Simon Latham, blogger at underthegreenhill is also present and joins in the…
by Jez Smith Six months update My partner and I set ourselves a goal as the increase in energy prices become apparent last summer. At first, we decided to try and reduce our gas and electricity bills by 10% but after the price hikes were announced, we decided to try and keep our bills the…
by A Friend On a sunny Sunday in November some of our friends and family came to a Quaker meeting for the first time. They came to a half hour meeting for welcome, arranged in response to the births of our two daughters. Having grown up attending an Anglican Church it seemed neglectful not to…
by Steve Hynd When you awake at 3:00am everything is a blur. The edges of your vision slip away to nothingness, your eyelids drop with every slip of the mind and your senses are numbed. Unless that is, you are stood at Qalqiliya checkpoint in the West Bank. Here your senses are heightened from the…