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Performance as Witness – a QAN panel discussion on Zoom
An online panel and group discussion on performance as part of our Quaker testimony. We will be joined by actor and writer Michael Mears (the Mistake, This Evil Thing), musician storyteller and teacher Mary Troup (Wangari’s trees of peace) and singer and activist Jo Flanagan (Climate Choir and other events), hosted by Josiane Smith After
Creative Writing Group Networking/Buddying
On Zoom , United KingdomThese sessions are held regularly with varying times to accommodate Friends all over the world. This is an open, online session for Friends to network (or meet and chat). There will be breakout rooms you can pop in and out of to make connections with each other. Hopefully this will lead to opportunities to organise
Story Weaving with George Fox: learning and growing
OnlineHave you ever wondered which profession George Fox learned? What did you encounter on your own learning paths? This is an invitation to experience ourselves as part of the living Quaker history and community through storytelling. In this session we will use a simple practice called ’Story Weaving’. Story Weaving was developed by Forest Therapy
Creative Writing Workshop – Finding our Ground
On Zoom , United KingdomAn online expressive writing workshop - for different ways of connecting with ourselves and others. Monday 25 March 2024 6.15 to 8.15pm, via Zoom This workshop is open to all, regardless of writing experience. I will structure the session with writing prompts and texts to help us explore the theme of groundedness, and to stimulate
Trial By Jury: commemorating the Penn and Mead trial
Monument Gracechurch Street, London, United KingdomOn the morning of 7th April, Quakers will gather by the Monument to the Great Fire of London, near Gracechurch Street in the City of London, to re-create an event from early Quaker History. The 1670 trial of William Penn and William Mead established the right of a jury to convict or acquit according to
Loving Earth Exhibition at Wareham Library
Wareham Public Library South Street, Wareham, United Kingdom25 textile art panels made locally as part of the Loving Earth Project will be on display in Wareham library . Please check the library website for opening times
Story Weaving with George Fox: departures
OnlineHave you ever wondered why George Fox left home? What moved you to set off on a life journey? This is an invitation to experience ourselves as part of the living Quaker history and community through storytelling. In this session we will use a simple practice called ’Story Weaving’. Story Weaving was developed by Forest
Creative Writing Group: Young People’s Writing Chat
On Zoom , United KingdomA chance to get together online to chat about our experiences of writing for young people. Please send an email to qancreativewriting@gmail.com for the Zoom link.
Graffiti as Witness: The Art and Activism of a Quaker Pirate – Lecture at Pendle Hill
Pendle Hill 338 Plush Mill Road, Wallingford, PA, United StatesJoin Friend Todd Drake as he shares his lifelong journey and witness as a visual artist and social justice activist. Drake’s practice of witnessing and facing life’s great sadnesses with creative practice offers us all another North Star on our own journeys. He will speak to how he has been shaped by this practice, from
Moving into Silence: Yoga Retreat in the South of France
Maison Quaker, 11 Avenue des Quakers, 30111 Congénies, France Maison Quaker, 11 Avenue des Quakers,, Congénies, FranceMoving into Silence Dates: Saturday 11 May to Friday 17 May 2024 Treat yourself to a week of yoga ~ Relax, Restore, and Rejuvenate In a world that seems to be moving ever faster it is vital that we take time out, slow down, and restore In this Yoga retreat, we will use a wide