Peace action…
“by, for and with Quakers
in the North of Britain”
Calendar
NB: in the interests of brevity, this list covers chiefly events in the north of Britain with some events in other parts of the country – and a few international events. For details of other regular vigils, visit the Quaker Peace Exchange pages. Also worth checking out, the events pages on the Network for Peace website (used as a source for many of the dates below – thanks NfP!). And don’t forget our Facebook and Twitter pages
April 2018
- Monday 23 to Saturday 28 — No Faith In Fracking Week — Preston New Road, Blackpool – A space and welcome for people moved by faith and spirit to express in their various and distinctive ways, our shared resistance to fracking and our care for Earth https://www.waterislifemovement.com/uk-events/2018/4/23/no-faith-in-frac... and https://www.facebook.com/events/603770453295358
May 2018
- Saturday 5 — International Conscientious Objector's Day — https://www.wri-irg.org/en/taxonomy/term/6
- Saturday 5 — Worth Dying For: The Power and Politics of Flags — Tim Marshall contributes to this series of Hexham Debates – more info at https://hexhamdebates.wordpress.com/
- Saturday 5 — Meeting for Worship at Fylingdales — 12:00-1:00pm
- Monday 7 to Sunday 3 — Let your life preach — Online course at Woodbrooke
- Saturday 19 — How and why the economic model is broken in Britain — Sarah Bryson contributes to this series of Hexham Debates – more info at https://hexhamdebates.wordpress.com/
June 2018
- Saturday 2 — Meeting for Worship at Menwith Hill — 2:00-3:00pm
- Friday 8 to Sunday 10 — Hope in Troubled Time — Course at Woodbrooke
- Monday 11 to Friday 15 — STOP FUELLING WAR (SFW) - Eurosatory witness and action — PARIS – at the time of the arms fair, Stop Fueling War (SFW) would like to have a large presence in central Paris. ..they want this event to be fun and approachable, to help the general public become aware of events such as Eurosatory, the influence of the arms trade on foreign policy, and the lack of investment in alternatives to armed responses to conflict. https://stopfuellingwar.org/en/actions
- Saturday 23 — NFPB members' meeting — at Glasgow Meeting House. Contact us for more details
- Saturday 23 — What chance for a nuclear-free Wworld? — Paul Rogers contributes to this series of Hexham Debates – more info at https://hexhamdebates.wordpress.com/
- Friday 29 to Sunday 1 — Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Level 1 workshop — South Manchester https://avpbritain.org.uk/events/
July 2018
- Saturday 7 — Meeting for Worship at Fylingdales — 12:00-1:00pm
- Friday 27 to Sunday 29 — Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Level 1 workshop — Ashton under Lyne https://avpbritain.org.uk/events/
August 2018
- Saturday 4 — Meeting for Worship at Menwith Hill — 2:00-3:00pm
- Friday 10 to Sunday 12 — Stories for our time: Storytelling as a tool for peace, a tool for change — Course at Woodbrooke
- Monday 20 to Sunday 23 — Bayard Rustin: reflections on his life and witness — Online course at Woodbrooke
September 2018
- Saturday 1 — Meeting for Worship at Fylingdales — 12:00-1:00pm
- Friday 21 to Sunday 23 — Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Level 1 workshop — South Manchester – https://avpbritain.org.uk/events/
- Saturday 22 — NAE NUKES ANYWHERE! March and Peace Rally at Faslane — NB: Change of date International Rally at Faslane marking the first anniversary of the signing of the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (aka Ban Treaty) – being organised by Scottish CND – http://www.nuclearban.scot/nae-nukes-anywhere-international-rally-at-fas...
- Monday 24 to Wednesday 26 — How to be a conscientious objector today — Course at Woodbrooke
- Saturday 29 — NFPB members' meeting — Contact us for more details
October 2018
- Saturday 6 — Meeting for Worship at Menwith Hill — 2:00-3:00pm
- Monday 8 to Wednesday 10 — Forced migration and human rights — Course at Woodbrooke
- Friday 19 to Sunday 21 — Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Level 1 workshop — Ashton under Lyne https://avpbritain.org.uk/events/
- Friday 26 to Sunday 28 — Exploring Islamophobia — Course at Woodbrooke
November 2018
- Saturday 3 — Meeting for Worship at Fylingdales — 12:00-1:00pm
- Monday 5 to Wednesday 7 — Restorative Justice — Course at Woodbrooke
- Friday 9 to Sunday 11 — Shalom: the peace that changes everything — Course at Woodbrooke
- Friday 30 to Sunday 2 — Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) Level 1 workshop — South Manchester – https://avpbritain.org.uk/events/
December 2018
- Saturday 1 — Meeting for Worship at Menwith Hill — 2:00-3:00pm
- Saturday 1 — NFPB members' meeting — at Sheffield Meeting House. Contact us for more details