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Articles of interest from Norwich Quakers and Friends.
Lesley Grahame
Oct 11 min read
Quakers join first global week of action for peace and climate justice
https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/quakers-join-first-global-week-of-action-for-peace-and-climate-justice
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fuzzwahoo
Sep 11 min read
Churches join 2024 Chain of Prayer for Norwich
The Friends Meeting House in Upper Goat Lane in Norwich provided the setting for this year’s annual Ecumenical Chain of Prayer which...
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fuzzwahoo
Mar 91 min read
The women of Swarthmoor Hall
https://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/the-women-of-swarthmoor-hall
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fuzzwahoo
Feb 172 min read
Book Review
by Toni Berry Norwich Local Meeting Wisdom Jesus (2008) by Cynthia Bourgeault and Putting on the Mind of Christ (2000) by Jim Marion...
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fuzzwahoo
Dec 9, 20232 min read
December 2023. An Open Letter from the Inter-Faith Environment Forum about COP 28
Norfolk Interfaith group was founded on the initiative of Fazlun Khalid, who is the Founder Islamic Foundation for Ecology and...
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fuzzwahoo
Nov 2, 20231 min read
How can we Take Happiness into the World of the Future?
21st November 7.30 – 9.30pm Norwich Quakers Sustainability Group will be hosting a workshop, one of the events in the Possitopia Festival...
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fuzzwahoo
Oct 21, 20231 min read
Spirituality and Quakerism
David reflects on ‘a sense of mystery … a collective dream … a shared, unconscious experience with others which cannot be rationally...
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fuzzwahoo
Oct 21, 20231 min read
News of Quakers throughout the world
https://www.qcea.org/around-europe-396-out-now/ QCEA , the Quaker Council for European Affairs,( office@qcea.org ) works to promote...
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tobiasmatthews4
Sep 14, 20233 min read
Our Duty to Care for the Environment
Quakers believe strongly in the need for urgent action to respond to the current climate and biodiversity crisis. We also believe that...
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Robert Ashton
Nov 6, 20221 min read
Letting God get a word in
I had a coffee before coming to Meeting the the other day, and got into conversation with an Anglican who had stopped for a coffee on her...
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Norwich Quaker Meeting
May 13, 20224 min read
Report on our recent climate action event: What Now? Refresh Rethink Reset
On Saturday 7th May, Norwich Quaker Meeting hosted a public event organised by Norwich Meeting Sustainability Group. It was envisaged as...
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pauldoliver7
Mar 1, 20211 min read
Our use of plastic
As part of our commitment to sustainability, we should like to encourage everyone who uses the Friends Meeting House to find ways of...
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Robert Ashton
Jan 1, 20211 min read
Friends, friends and Ffriends
I'd been puzzled for a while as to why emails inviting me to join our zoom Meeting for Worship usually open with word 'Ffriends'. At...
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Robert Ashton
Apr 17, 20202 min read
Pandemics, Quakers & your opportunity to learn more
In 1918, just over a century ago my great-grandfather was one of more than 250,000 people who died as the flu pandemic swept across...
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Norwich Quaker Meeting
Mar 5, 202022 min read
Norwich Meeting’s Experience of Conflict around Transgender Issues January 2019 – January 2020
In January 2019 Norwich Local Meeting received an email requesting the hire of a room at the Meeting House for a discussion of women’s...
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Norwich Quaker Meeting
Jan 14, 20201 min read
Quakers embrace difficult issues
Over the centuries, Quakers have never been slow to confront some of the most challenging social issues. The successful campaigning on...
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Robert Ashton
Sep 14, 20191 min read
Are you concerned about housing?
Perhaps you’re struggling to afford your first place, or are you older, thinking of downsizing and worried about moving away from friends...
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May 7, 20191 min read
Let's create an economic system that's fit for the 21st century
Monday May 20th May 1900-2100 Quaker Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, NR2 1EW Chaired by Dr Teresa Belton, author of ‘Happier People...
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Robert Ashton
Mar 5, 20191 min read
Why I am a Quaker - Robert Ashton
I was invited to speak to the Quaker Quest group last night about why I became a Quaker. My parents used to take me to the local Anglican...
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Robert Ashton
Mar 1, 20191 min read
Climate Change - what can we do about it?
A day of talks and workshops, discussion and inspiration for action organised jointly with Ipswich and Diss Area Meeting Saturday 9th...
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Robert Ashton
Feb 19, 20192 min read
Quakers & Chocolate - Robert Ashton
I’ve just returned from the Quaker Study Centre at Woodbrooke in Birmingham. It was established by chocolate entrepreneurs Sir George...
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Robert Ashton
Feb 8, 20191 min read
Free Range Human - Harry Harris
As someone who has always referred to himself as a ‘free range human being’, I have never been drawn towards any kind of organised...
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Robert Ashton
Feb 8, 20191 min read
Living With Gods - Robert Ashton
I recently visited the British Museum exhibition; Living with Gods https://www.britishmuseum.org/about_us/past_exhibitions/2018/Living_wi...
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Robert Ashton
Feb 7, 20191 min read
My First Impression - Joshua Jones
I can best describe my first trip to a Quaker meeting as "brimming with a wholesome emptiness". There were very welcoming friendly people...
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