Quaker communities news
This page contains news about running local and area meetings and other Quaker communities.
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Progress on reparations
22 February 2024
Following the commitment from Yearly Meeting in 2022, BYM Trustees agreed to establish a Reparations Working Group (RWG). The group's remit is to explore how reparations might be made for the harm done by British Quakers through the transatlantic chattel slave trade, colonialism, and economic exploitation.
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School interfaith day
19 February 2024
“Why are Quakers called Quakers?" asks a 14 year old from Woldgate School, Pocklington at their school's interfaith day. Jo, the Yorkshire Youth Worker takes the class back to the 17thcentury and explains.
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Quaker charities annual reporting
15 February 2024
Quaker Life produces template checklists to help the trustees of Quaker charities in their annual reporting.
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Invitation to explore Quaker work with children and young people
8 February 2024
This Saturday in Bolton, we are hosting a day to help Quakers across the Yearly Meeting think about working creatively with children and young people and families. This is first in a series of workshops, so look out on our events page for more across the country.
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On being a prison chaplain
8 February 2024
The historic Quaker concern for prisons continues today through the contribution of Quakers working within prison chaplaincy teams. At present, over ninety prisons in Britain benefit from a Quaker Prison Chaplain (QPC).
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Seeking volunteers for children's and young people's events at Yearly Meeting
5 February 2024
Volunteers are key to offering children and young people's programmes at Yearly Meeting. Brilliant volunteers, who help plan and facilitate these programmes, enable us to offer activities which are rooted in our Quaker communities. BYM staff who are putting together programmes for 0-18 years olds to engage with Yearly Meeting in July are seeking volunteers.
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New Children's and Youth Development Worker for London
1 February 2024
The Quaker Life team are excited to welcome Julia Stacey to the role of Children and Youth Development worker for the 7 area meetings in London. Julia will work with local Quakers to help create more opportunities for children, youth and families to participate in Quaker communities. She will also work to help adults and meetings gain skills and confidence in welcoming children, youth and families to develop Quaker communities that are loving, inclusive and all ages.