Events 2012

Living Witness runs regular workshops and events throughout the year including Link Groups and a Summer School.

All events held at Quaker Community, Bamford, Hope Valley, Derbys, S33 0DA unless otherwise stated.

If you are interested in attending or helping out with any of the events below please contact us.

 

Low Carbon Living

13 - 17 February

A retreat exploring the spiritual and practical challenges of climate friendly living. Find out how it can be a joyful experience and how to get the support you need.

for more details see www.quakercommunity.org.uk

 

Resource People Gathering

16–18 March

To include economic justice and working with conflict in our Meetings.

 

Living Witness Workshop at Derby

31st March

Standard Workshop and engaging the Meeting more fully.

 

Spirituality of Climate Change

23 - 27 April

Approaching the climate crisis through several different kinds of spiritual practice; learning from the approaches of prophets, mystics and Quaker activists

 

Link Group Weekend

4 – 6 May

To include training in facilitation for Link Reps to help them support their own Meeting in making best use of the Toolkit.

 

Quaker testimony on sustainability

17-20 May

What are the roots of our sustainability witness in Quaker faith and practice and the established testimonies? Is there a testimony on sustainability? How are we led to act?

 

Living in the End Time?

6-8 July

Early Friends thought they were living in the End Times. What are the resonances for us now with the Triple Crunch of climate change, commodity crises and economic turmoil?

 

Living Witness Summer School

20-24 August more details available nearer the time

 

Link Group Gathering

5-7 October

Connect with the national network of Quaker Meetings engaged in our sustainability witness.