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Top 5 books for Quaker socialists - During the 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 publication … Continue reading Top 5 books for Quaker socialists
Quaker Socialist Society submission to the Book of Discipline Revision Group - The collective book of testimony, Quaker Faith and Practice, is currently in the process of being updated. Following a process of conversations and discernment spanning more than a year, this is the Quaker Socialist Society’s submission to it. About The Quaker Socialist Society is a recognised group of Britain Yearly Meeting, the representative organisation for Quakers in … Continue reading Quaker Socialist Society submission to the Book of Discipline Revision Group
Faith of a Quaker Socialist - The below article will appear in the next edition of Quaker Socialist. To receive a paper copy 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 … 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
What should be in the next version of Quaker Faith and Practice? - Our collective book of testimony, Quaker Faith and Practice is currently in the process of being updated. As part of this, Quaker Socialist Society will make a submission. By way of preparation, last year we posted every single passage from the current ‘Social Responsibility’ chapter to social media, one per day, inviting people to ‘like’ or … Continue reading What should be in the next version of Quaker Faith and Practice?

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