News from FWCC EMES
Epistle of Quaker Youth Pilgrimage 2010
The 2010 Pilgrims share their reflections at the end of their journey.
Exhibition of pictures by Richard Kilbey in Eparchial Museum of Church History, Samara
Richard Kilby was part of an American and British Team of Quakers who were engaged in relief work in the Buzuluk region in the period from 1917 to 1931; during the famines that followed World War 1 and the Civil War and the period of reconstruction in the 1920s. On September 6th 2010 Archbishop Sergius will open an exhibition of his pictures in Eparchial Museum of Church History, Samara, Russia.
Meeting for Learning - June 2010
Friends met in June to explore Quaker ways of ministry and community building.
Jean Zaru receives the Anna Lindh Memorial Prize in Stockholm
Jean Zaru, Clerk of Ramallah Monthly Meeting and author of Occupied with Nonviolence, a Palestinian Woman speaks, has been awarded the Anna Lindh Memorial Prize, which will be presented to her in a ceremony in Stockholm on 10 June 2010.
Calendar Highlights
The World Family of Friends
3 – 5 Sep 2010
This is a weekend course/conference to be held at Woodbrooke 3-5 September. It’s called The World Family of Friends and it’s organized by our Quaker World Relations Committee for Friends who want to find out more about the rest of the world.
Border Meeting for Friends from Europe
17 – 19 Sep 2010
A group of German Friends from the border areas of Rhineland is planning this year’s Border Meeting. We invite you to join us.
QCEA Conference
29 – 31 Oct 2010
The biennial Conference of the Quaker Council for European Affairs.
Peace and Service Consultation
19 – 21 Nov 2010
A meeting of Quaker organisations active in peace, service and advocacy all over Europe.
Asia West Pacific Section Gathering in Manila
1 – 7 Apr 2011
The Triennial Meeting FWCC Asia West Pacific Section will take Place in Manila in April 2011
