February 16, 2011 – 7:01 pm by World Development Movement
A day of debates, film, art, music and workshops with a top line-up of international speakers.
February 10, 2011 – 1:29 pm by Sunniva
Is your meeting involved (or would it like to be involved) in a sustainability project? QPSW Sustainability Grants are intended to provide support to Quaker, or Quaker supported, projects focused on environmental sustainability. Applications are invited to support projects that address sustainability concerns through practical action or educational or exploratory work. They must be initiated [...]
February 7, 2011 – 12:02 pm by suzannei
St Paul’s Cathedral on Tuesday 29th March 2011 at 7.00pm. St Paul’s Institute, Tearfund, CAFOD and The Salvation Army have come together to host this panel debate which will focus on whether or not, and the extent to which, the financial sector has a moral role to play in contributing to the common good. Public discussion on [...]
January 31, 2011 – 7:07 pm by Jo Poole
Quakers & Business Group’s Spring Gathering & AGM 2011: Saturday April 2nd, 9.30 am – 6.00 pm Edinburgh Central Friends Meeting House. Come and find out how can we move Friends’ ethical foundations into the mainstream of economic and business life. The Eigg Community will demonstrate their practice, RBS will explore the practical issues of [...]
January 26, 2011 – 3:38 pm by suzannei
1 March 2011, Birmingham Panel discussion and launch of ECCR’s new report on the banking sector, organised by ECCR and ECCR West Midlands Group. Chair: Rt Revd David Urquhart, Bishop of Birmingham. Panel speakers: Canon Dr Giles Fraser, St Paul’s Cathedral; Damon Gibbons, Centre for Responsible Credit / Better Banking Campaign; Suzanne Ismail, ECCR; [...]
January 24, 2011 – 10:57 am by Sunniva
Christian Ecology Link Conference: Saturday 5 March 2011, 11am to 5pm, St John’s Church, Waterloo Road, London SE1 8TY (opposite entrance to Waterloo station) More information below and at http://www.christian-ecology.org.uk/thorns Speakers: PETER OWEN JONES and TIM COOPER Come and explore spiritual roots for a new economics, for our own humanity and all life on Earth. [...]
December 7, 2010 – 11:06 pm by Jo Poole
Laws and regulations don’t guarantee ethical behaviour We have laws, regulations and organisation policies, but they don’t guarantee ethical behaviour. Ethics is personal and rarely simple; it’s about individuals finding, and refining, their sense of responsibility to others. The public’s perception of what is ethical and responsible is constantly evolving, and not necessarily related to [...]
October 19, 2010 – 10:52 am by Jo Poole
This course is run by the Quakers & Business Group from Wednesday evening, 3rd – Thurs pm, 4th November, 2010. Charney Manor, Oxon A coaching skills programme with a spiritual core and foundation. For all those who coach others as part of their work, whether as owners, coaches or line managers. Offered by Sandra Goddard [...]
September 20, 2010 – 10:28 pm by Jo Poole
Friends, At Yearly Meeting this year we looked at our engagement with the political process. The following is taken from the epistle: We have reflected on our engagement with the political process in its widest sense. We have a ministry of listening and mediation. Our own daily decisions about the way we live are part [...]
May 20, 2010 – 3:44 pm by Lucy Roberts
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 [...]
