Northern  Friends Peace Board

Calendar of peace related events and activities
in the north of Britain and beyond
(listing  does not necessarily imply endorsement by NFPB)

    NB: in the interests of brevity, this list covers chiefly events in the north of Britain with some national events - which tend to be in London - and a few international events)   For details of other regular vigils, visit the Quaker Peace Exchange pages.  Also worth checking out, the events pages on the Network for Peace website (used as a source for many of the dates below - thanks NfP!)    See also NFPB's blog at peace peaces

See also Quaker Quest events around Britain for introductions to Quakers and our beliefs


 2012   | January | February | March | April | May | JuneJuly | Aug | Sept | Oct | Nov | Dec |


2012
  • Fri 20 January 2012 - Sun 22 January 2012   Greening your Meeting: using the QPSW and Living Witness toolkit ,,, Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre

  • 21 January  Huddersfield   Don't just sit there! Exploring direct action   Part of the year-long Turning the Tide course

  • 27 January  EVERYWHERE. Holocaust Memorial Day. http://www.hmd.org.uk/

  • 28 January  Greg Mullitt - War on Want ' Lessons from Iraq on oil, war and democracy'  Contribution to this latest series of Hexham Debates, at 11.00am - 12.30pm at the St Mary's Centre, Hexham

  • 2 February SHEFFIELD. “An Introduction to Conflict Resolution Education”  a training day suitable for anyone working with children and young people. COST £80. Venue at Scotia Works, Leadmill Road, Sheffield S1 4SE. Accessible to all and very near the train station. Contact the CRESST office  0114 2412745 or email admin@cresst.org.uk or go to our website. www.cresst.org.uk

  • 4 Feb  Meeting for Worship at Menwith Hill, 2.00-3.00pm  

  • 17 - 19 February  Good Lives - Preparing for Peak Everything  Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre
  • 18 February  Cathy McCormack, campaigner on housing, health, poverty and the environment 'The war against the poor in Britain: reclaiming our stolen humanity'.   Contribution to this latest series of Hexham Debates, at 11.00am - 12.30pm at the St Mary's Centre, Hexham

  • 24-26 February  A Friendly Introduction to Quaker Testimony  Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre

  • 27 February 2012 - 29 February 2012  Understanding Conflict: in our lives and in our meetings ... Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre


  • 3 March  Meeting for Worship, Fylingdales, 12.00-1.00pm

  • 3 March  NFPB Meeting in Darlington

  • 11 March  Meeting for Worship at Faslane

  • 17 March, Huddersfield   The living revolution: building the alternative   Part of the year-long Turning the Tide course

  • 23-24 March   The Time is Now - follow-up to the Swarthmore Lecture Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre

  • 23-24 March  The World in Your Wallet  Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre

  • 24 March  John Christensen, Tax Justice Network  'Globalisation's achilles heel: how tax havens wrecked the global economy'   Contribution to this latest series of Hexham Debates, at 11.00am - 12.30pm at the St Mary's Centre, Hexham

  • Sun 1 April 2012 - Tue 3 April 2012   S.T.E.P.S. to Change: Simplicity, Truth, Equality, Peace & Sustainability for Young People & Adults  Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre

  • 7 April Meeting for Worship at Menwith Hill, 2.00-3.00pm  

  • 20-22 April Seeking an Economic System in Which Quaker Testimonies Can Flourish  Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre

  • 21 April    Inner and outer: spirituality and activism  Part of the year-long Turning the Tide course

  • 21 April  Paul Rogers., Professor of Peace Studies, University of Bradford 'Conflict, Climate Change and Food'  Contribution to this latest series of Hexham Debates, at 11.00am - 12.30pm at the St Mary's Centre, Hexham

  • 27-29 April  Muslim Women: understanding the reality  Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre

  • 4-7 May  Friendly Persuasion: speaking our truth so that others hear  Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre

  • 5 May   Meeting for Worship, Fylingdales, 12.00-1.00pm

  • 13 May Meeting for Worship at Faslane
  • 15 May  EVERYWHERE. International Conscientious Objector’s Day. http://www.wri-irg.org/co/15may.htm

  • 19 May  Frank Boulton, Chair of Medact 'Is there a place for new nuclear build in generating energy for civilian use?'   Contribution to this latest series of Hexham Debates, at 11.00am - 12.30pm at the St Mary's Centre, Hexham

  • 2 June  Meeting for Worship at Menwith Hill, 2.00-3.00pm  

  • 9 June  Paul Brannen, Christian Aid  'Death, Taxes and Development: why aid is not the answer but taxes might be'    Contribution to this latest series of Hexham Debates, at 11.00am - 12.30pm at the St Mary's Centre, Hexham

  • 16 June, Huddersfield,  Celebrating Nonviolence  Part of the year-long Turning the Tide course

  • 24 June Meeting for Worship at Faslane

  • 4 July 2012  MENWITH HILL. Annual ‘Independence FROM America’ day. Organised by Campaign for the Accountability of American Bases (CAAB), 9 Swarcliffe Road, Harrogate, HG1 4QZ. Tel no: 01423 884076 http://www.caab.org.uk

  • 7 July   Meeting for Worship, Fylingdales, 12.00-1.00pm

  • 4 August  Meeting for Worship at Menwith Hill, 2.00-3.00pm  

  • 12 August  Meeting for Worship at Faslane

  • 20-24 August  Good Lives - preparing for new skills  Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre

  • 25-27 August  Good Lives - Leading a Good Life: for Quaker aged 18-40  Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre

  • 1 September   Meeting for Worship, Fylingdales, 12.00-1.00pm

  • 7-9 September  Quakers Creating a Sustainable Low Carbon Community Together  Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre

  • 21-23 September  Twenty-first Century Quakerism: a radical faith?  Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre

  • 22 September   NFPB meeting in Glasgow

  • 26-28 September  Abrahamic Faiths and Green Spirituality  Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre

  • 28-30 September  The Earth a Common Treasury: the radical tradition of community  Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre
  • 6 Oct  Meeting for Worship at Menwith Hill, 2.00-3.00pm  

  • 14 October Meeting for Worship at Faslane

  • 3 November   Meeting for Worship, Fylingdales, 12.00-1.00pm

  • 9-11 November  A Taste of the Middle East: culture, cuisine and conflict  Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre

  • 11 November  Meeting for Worship at Faslane

  • 12-14 November  An introduction to Sikhism  Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre

  • 23-25 November  Good Lives - preparing for a changed world  Course at Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre

  • 24 November   NFPB meeting in Liverpool
  • 1 December Meeting for Worship at Menwith Hill, 2.00-3.00pm  


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