EMES: Europe and Middle East Section

FWCC EMES is the collective body for Quaker meetings in Europe and the Middle East. All individual members of yearly meetings and groups affiliated with EMES are members of FWCC.

Representatives from the yearly meetings and affiliated groups normally meet each Easter for the EMES Annual Meeting.

What's New

• European and Middle East Young Friends announce Spring Gathering in Damascus. See the noticeboard

• Among Friends No. 112, Autumn 2008

• The Quakers and Business Group have recently launched their new website www.quakersandbusiness.org.uk

• QPSW and FWCC are seeking to appoint a Representative, Global Economic Issues for the QUNO Office Geneva from January 2009. See the noticeboard for more details.

• American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) have a vacancy for the post of Regional Director for the Middle East. Closing date is 30th Septemeber. See www.afsc.org and Jobs at AFSC for more details.

• Occupied with Nonviolence - A Palestinian Woman speaks, by Jean Zaru. A moving account of a Friend's lifetime witness to justice and reconciliation.

• Conflict in Georgia - Quakers in Tblisi respond to the crisis and ask Friends round the world to help

• Vienna Gathering Epistle, March 2008
  

Find Your Local Meeting

Our map of meetings lists all Quaker meetings in Europe and the Middle East.

You can also join fill in the enquirers' form for information on Quakers in Europe and the Middle East.

Calendar

For details see the full calendar

• Deadline for Application to EMEYF Spring Gathering in Damascus 10 February 2009
• European Clerks Meeting 13 February 2009 to 15 February 2009
• Grenztreffen CH-D-F 06 March 2009 to 08 March 2009
• EMEYF Spring Gathering in Damascus 10 April 2009 to 17 April 2009
• Netherlands Yearly Meeting 22 May 2009 to 24 May 2009
• Central European Gathering 29 May 2009 to 01 June 2009

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