Events

Richard Wilkinson will deliver a lecture on “The Spirit Level : why equality is better for everyone” at Jordans Quaker Meeting House

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Friday 9th July at 7.30 for 8pm at Jordans Quaker Meeting House HP9 2SN
Tickets (£10) from Cáit Gould on 01494 876594  email: office@newjordans.org
http://www.jordans-quakers.org.uk/

Supporting Local Initiatives

You may have heard of the opportunity open to Friends to apply for support in the following of a concern of your meeting which has developed into a project. It may be an established or a new project, but one you feel could work more effectively with some intervention and advice. This is a pilot [...]

A Quaker approach to investments and the right use of money: Robert Howell

1.30 pm on Monday 17 May at Quaker Centre, Friends House,
173 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BJ
The first in a series of Quaker Peace & Social Witness daytime talks in the Quaker Centre
The international finance system has failed in a basic function: to obtain money from investors and to channel it to those organisations that provide [...]

Requiem for a Species: Why we resist the truth about climate change

6pm on Tuesday 11 May 2010
Quaker Centre, Friends House,
173 Euston Rd, London NW1 2BJ
Join us for a discussion led by Clive Hamilton about his latest book. Why have we ignored warnings about climate change, and is it maybe now too late? This is the story of a battle within us between the forces that should [...]

World Poverty Day

The election campaign World Poverty Day is this weekend.
All main party leaders will mark the election campaign ‘World Poverty Day’ on Sunday 18 April by outlining their visions of how the UK should act on its responsibility to the wider world.
David Cameron is expected to visit a leading aid agency, Nick Clegg will speak at [...]

Rethinking Ethical Investment in Turbulent Times: Launch of the ECCR London & SE Group- 19 May 2010, 5.30 – 7.00 p.m Central London

Mount Street Jesuit Centre, 114 Mount Street, London W1K 3AH
The Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (ECCR) is launching a new local group for London & the South East.  As a corporate member of ECCR, Quaker Peace & Social Witness is encouraging Friends who are interested in corporate responsibility & ethical investment issues to attend this [...]

Comment on Low Carbon Growth and Green Development Emerging Policy Papers from DfiD

DfiD are in the process of preparing two new emerging policy papers (thinkpieces) on Low Carbon Growth and Green Development.
The first paper already exists in draft form and the second is scheduled to be produced this spring. QPSW staff will have the opportunity to meet with DfiD officials who are writing these papers, feed in [...]

Change Trade Not Our Climate! London event 15 April 2010

Free Public Event: Thursday 15 April 2010, 6-830pm
Large Meeting Room, Friends Meeting House, 173 Euston Road, London NW1  (opposite Euston station)
 Scientists say we’re running out of time to stop dangerous climate change. At the same time unfair trade is pushing millions more into poverty. How do we move to a low carbon and just global [...]

Quakers & Business Group Spring Gathering 2010, Bristol.

Building truth & integrity through our business:
Sustainable supply chains, carbon neutral, & well-being for people and the business.
Saturday, 24th April 2010, 0900 – 1600
Friends Meeting House, 126 Hampton Road, Redland, BRISTOL BS6 6JE
Full details and booking information
This is our first meeting in the west country, and I hope to many of you are able to [...]

Equality, prosperity and growth: where do we stand? Thursday 4th March, London

Thursday 4th March 6-8pm
The Quaker Centre 6-8pm Friends House, 173 Euston Road, London

A discussion with Tim Jackson and Kate Pickett, facilitated by Susan Seymour
 Tim Jackson’s Prosperity Without Growth: Economics For a Finite Planet argues that the ecosystems that sustain our economies are collapsing under the impact of rising consumption and that we must devise a [...]

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Please post here events that you think users of Quakernomics will be interested in. Events should fit into the theme of seeking a fair economy for people and planet, and be in accordance with Quaker values. You need to register as a blogger to do so by emailing sunnivat@quaker.org.uk. All events will be approved before posting.