Director, Quaker Council for European Affairs, BrusselsDo you identify with the vision of Peace, Justice and Equality? Do you believe you are a leader who can bring this vision into practice and work with European institutions? Are you passionate about building and leading a small team of experts in these fields?
Dear Community, the idea of an EMEYF podcast project came up during our last annual meeting and ithas been moving forward in CC and jitsi Tuesdays. Would you like to be part of this project? It is still in the beginnings and needsnourishment from enthusiastic Friends. What should we name this project? Pleasesubmit ideas!! Keep an eye out for the … More We need you! The EMEYF podcast project
I found myself reflecting on the way in which music acts as a restorative for me. I listened to the Brandenburg Concertos again and was aware of the stimulation to my own central nervous system. But then I noted that Frank Sinatra singing ‘New York, New York’, or Shirley Bassey singing ‘Don’t cry for me … More A Quaker playlist
Ik weet niet beter dan 4 mei, twee minuten stilte. Om klokslag 20:00 met de televisie aan. Zo is het altijd gegaan bij mij thuis, en ik denk dat bijna alle Nederlanders deze ervaring delen. Op 4 mei herdenken we de Nederlandse slachtoffers die zijn gevallen in de Tweede Wereldoorlog en alle oorlogssituaties daarna; burgers … More Twee minuten stilte | Two minutes of silence
Peace work has always been a central concern for the Quakers. Today we are publishing an interview with Wanda (German Yearly Meeting) about her involvement with Stop Fueling War, an organization committed to promoting peace work. … More Stop Fueling War – What can you say? │Stop Fueling War – Was kannst du sagen? │ Cessez d´alimenter la guerre – Que peux-tu dire?
On Sunday, March 10, a group of nine EMEYFers joined 40,000 others in Amsterdam for a climate march. This march was organised by a number of Dutch organisations which all want to divide the weight of climate measurements more equally. For some of us, Amsterdam is (close to) home. For others, it’s a distant city … More Amsterdam – Climate March | Klimaatmars | Klimamarsch
Shared by George Thurley. The French and Dutch translations may contain some mistakes as he’s not a native speaker of either – comments are welcome! EN: I came across this love poem to EMEYF at Annual Meeting, during our first LAP workshop of the weekend, in the stories and histories stack of materials. I just … More Liebesgedicht für EMEYF | Love Poem for EMEYF | LAP
by Mieke, Netherlands YM — scroll een eindje verder voor het Nederlandstalige origineel; Deutsch unten For the Dutch monthly bulletin I write articles on sustainability. When I made mention of one of these a few days ago to a Ffriend, she suggested to me that I translate it to English for the Willy&Penn. Here we … More Deserts and Jungles, and Quakers | Mens en Aarde Natuurbeelden | Wüsten und Dschungel und Quäker
I, and several others besides, travelled slow to our most recent Spring Gathering. By train, bus and boat (and eventually car) I travelled from Brussels to Moyallon, accumulating people along the way. My primary motivation for this was initially to travel more sustainably (i.e. to avoid flying). But I have increasingly come to see it as a spiritual practice, that we Quakers should encourage as much as we can. … More Travelling Slow | Langsam Reisen
Deze tekening is gebaseerd op een schets die Erik maakte naar aanleiding van de Living Archives Project workshop tijdens de algemene vergadering van FWCC EMES in Bergen. Prachtig! … More LAP illustratie