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Video: Heaven on Earth (Salter Seminar 2020)-The Quaker Socialist Society Salter event for 2020 took place in the form of a seminar given by Woodbrooke tutor Stuart Masters. Ahead of the talk he said “I hope to be able to convey something of the Spirit-empowered fearlessness and radicalism of the early Quaker movement, which very nearly turned the world upside-down. We’ll … Continue reading Video: Heaven on Earth (Salter Seminar 2020)
Top 5 books for Quaker socialists-During the 2020 coronavirus lockdown we posted summaries of more than 30 Quaker, socialist and left wing writings to social media. The following were the most popular: 1. Race and Privilege in Europe by QCEA “One cannot be passively non-racist in a society whose very economy has been structured on a racist past” The 2019 … Continue reading Top 5 books for Quaker socialists
Faith of a Quaker Socialist-The below article appeared in the autumn edition of Quaker Socialist. To receive our newsletter you can join QSS here . The idea that Jesus was an antagonist to those who hold power is two millennia old. The story is told four times over in the library of books known today as the Bible. Based … Continue reading Faith of a Quaker Socialist
In Conversation with Maggie Chapman-Maggie Chapman is a feminist, environmentalist, peace activist and Quaker socialist. She is currently the Rector of the University of Aberdeen. Maggie was among the first elected Green councillors in Scotland and until mid-2019 was Co-convenor of the Scottish Green Party. The public meeting we had planned with Maggie in York on 28 March was cancelled due to … Continue reading In Conversation with Maggie Chapman
