German in cursive During the Special Gathering in July 2021, Anna offered a workshop on “Crafting with Nature Materials”. She first gave us an introduction to the idea: The limitation was to only use nature materials, so that our work can be reintegrated to nature, so glue or tape are not allowed. Choice of technique … More Crafting with nature materials
Today´s article features an inspiring experience (and also a recommadation) the author had last year.
We are keen to hear what has inspired you in the comments! … More Eine Erfahrung und auch eine Empfehlung │ An experience and also a recommendation
German and Italian below Today, we are sharing two texts in three languages, written by two different generations of Quakers responding to the same writing prompt: The texts are in response to the request of Chiara, the director of the “Italia per passione” Italian language school who asked her students (including our guest author Dan): … More Little notes of happiness – Kleine Glücksnotizen
Today we publish a picture that hangs in a living room in Berlin. … More Art in the Living room │ Kunst im Wohnzimmer
Today we are releasing one of the creative testimonials from the last autumn gathering. It was drawn by Noah. His question was: What is part of a Quaker household / home? … More Mind Map of a Quaker home │ Mind Map über ein Quäker Zuhause
Door/by/von Lisette Nijboer English below, German even further down below We schrijven mei 2020, en we weten (net als altijd, eigenlijk) niet hoe we over vijf, tien of honderd jaar terug zullen kijken op deze tijd. Wat we wel weten, is dat het geschiedenis is. Het is een rare, unieke tijd en ik wil het … More We schrijven mei 2020 | We write May 2020 | Wir schreiben Mai 2020
German below, Dutch version published in “De Vriendenkring” This article is a cooperation between QCEA and Willy&Penn and is published on both the QCEA blog and here. If you have the time, check out the QCEA blog for inspiring posts about European policy, human rights and peace work: https://qceablog.wordpress.com/. When I was reflecting on my … More Hospitality at Quaker House / Gastfreundschaft im Quäkerhaus
German below Today, we share another contribution from the EMEYF gathering in last Autumn. This limerick was written by Marcie Winstanley. Her prompt was: “What does the Soul look like?” There was a dove from everywhere To remind us that someone else cares As humans we know When we let our love show It’s from … More A Limerick | ein Limerick
English below Hallo liebe Freund*innen, Ich schreibe euch über meine Teilnahme am EMEYF annual meeting in Brüssel. Als ich ankam, waren schon Esther und Leyna aus Deutschland da, die anderen habe ich erst später kennen gelernt. Das Quäkerhaus ist wunderschön, es ist ein hundert Jahr altes Gebäude. Die Wände sind mit Tapeten bedeckt, und es … More EMEYF AM in Brüssel / Brussels
Deutsch unten Today we’re sharing with you another piece of art that was made at EMEYF AM last autumn. Lisette from The Netherlands has made a tube map of her core values. Transcription: Integrity, Honesty, Sustainability, Fairness, Love, Kindness, Community, Respect, Diversity, Communication, Learning, Growth. Heute teilen wir mit euch ein weiteres Kunstwerk, das im … More A Tube Map of Core Values | Grundwerte nach Fahrplan
