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Friends in Tune at Bournville meeting House
Bournville Quaker Meeting House Friends Meeting House The Green, Birmingham, United KingdomAn all-day singing workshop led by Alec Davison and Tony Biggin. Everyone welcome - no experience required. "Sing your hearts out: raise the roof!" (roof insurance has been arranged!) Enjoy the most lively songs of Tony Biggin and Alec Davison (with over 100 years of Quaker music-making between them!)
Protest Songs – Woodbrooke in Watford
Watford Quaker Meeting House 150 Church Rd, LondonSinging can bring joy and lift up our hearts. This one day workshop is for anyone who wishes to learn songs that sing out against injustice and to sing words of hope for a changed world. Come and spend a day learning songs of protest in the company of other singers, passionate for a just
Fragile Abundance – in Swarthmoor, Cumbria
Swarthmoor Meeting House Meeting House Lane, Ulverston, United KingdomAn afternoon of creative activities organised to accompany the opening of the Seeking Routes art exhibition at Swarthmoor Hall Options include : Mapping an Enchanted Woodland - outdoor sketching and collage with Ann Johnson Dancing the Abundance of the Earth - dance and choreography with Kate Green Loving Earth - simple textile workshop with Linda Murgatroyd
London Labyrinths Walking Tour
Friends House 177 Euston Rd, Euston, London, United KingdomEvery year, the informal network 'Labyrinths in Britain' has a gathering to meet, network, learn together. This year the group will explore London labyrinths, on foot and by tube, guided by Jan Sellers (NE Thames AM). Jan has been working with labyrinths for many years (and facilitates labyrinth courses and retreats at Woodbrooke). We start
Routes to Sustainability
Swarthmoor Hall Swarthmoor Hall Lane, Ulverston, United KingdomTalk by Jon Lovett, Chair in Global Challenges, Leeds University, exploring the three dimensions of sustainability - economic, environmental and social - and how they interact the the definition of the Brundtlandt report. The three dimensions provide both synergies and tensions, which will be placed in the context of John Rawl's 'Theory of Justice' The
Drawing a Labyrinth – Woodbrooke
Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre - 1046 Bristol Rd, Birmingham B29 6LJ, UK Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre - 1046 Bristol Rd, Birmingham, United KingdomA short residential course at Woodbrooke, Birmingham (Quaker Study Centre). Labyrinths are creative resources for spiritual practice, and offer space for prayer, play and discovery. Starting with paper and pencil, we'll create labyrinth patterns from around the world, from simple to more complex designs. We'll make labyrinths small enough for postcards - and big enough
People, Places and Poetry
Swarthmoor Hall Swarthmoor Hall Lane, Ulverston, Cumbria, United KingdomThis poetry reading by Geraldine Green and her guests covers poems written in response to creative writing workshops held at Swarthmoor Hall and Brigflatts. This event is part of Swarthmoor Hall's summer art exhibition, Seeking Routes (20th July-8th Sept), organised in collaboration with Quaker Arts Network.
The Economics of the Coming Spaceship Earth
Swarthmoor Hall Swarthmoor Hall Lane, Ulverston, Cumbria, United KingdomTalk by Jon Lovett, chair of Global Challenges at Leeds University, discussing the importance of Quaker Kenneth E Boulding's influential essay published in 1966, contrasting 'cowboy' with 'spaceman' economics. The talk will also provide a background to Boulding's life and Quaker faith. This is the second in a series of three talks by Professor Lovett,
Poetry, Prose and Performance on Peace
Blue Idol Meeting House Coolham, United KingdomWe will spend the afternoon exploring peace through poetry, prose and other creative forms of expression. Guests are welcome to bring along something to share on the topic of peace, if they wish. The event will include refreshments and cakes. The event is free, though donations are gratefully received. Booking is essential as there are
Lilies of The Field
Swarthmoor Hall Swarthmoor Hall Lane, Ulverston, Cumbria, United KingdomA performance in Swarthmoor Hall's lovely gardens (weather permitting), by Pink and grAY (Sylvia Causer and Andrea Freeman, seeking to explore social and emotional issues through humour. This event is part of Swarthmoor Hall's summer art exhibition 'Seeking Routes' (20th July-8th Sept), organised in collaboration with Quaker Arts Network.