As this article deals with small, poetic alterations to an English original, we have decided not to translate it. However, if you would like some help with understanding the text, please contact the editorial team. We’re all very friendly and one of us is a (now qualified!) English-As-A-Foreign-Language Teacher who loves explaining things to people. … More Three New Versions Of A Hundred-Year-Old Quaker Poem
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
by Mieke van Opheusden English below De afgelopen twee jaar heeft er een enorme verschuiving plaatsgehad in het denken over klimaatverandering. Wat eerst werd behandeld als een thema voor natuurliefhebbers, is in korte tijd veranderd in iets levensbedreigends wat ons allemaal aangaat. Zelfs het woord zelf is inmiddels controversieel, want het woord klimaatcrisis zou de … More Onze aarde in crisis: over angst en liefde | Our earth in crisis: about fear and love
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
This song was composed by Paul, Leyna and Vitek during our Annual Meeting in November 2019. We sang it in a round during our last epilogue while Vitek played his mandolin to accompany us. It gave us a strong feeling of calm and togetherness. The text is as follows: It’s easy to live a simple … More A New Quaker Song To Sing In A Round | Een nieuw Quakerlied om in canon te zingen
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
Today Oliver writes us about the connection of the meeting for worship and sustainability. #TestimonyTrain … More Sustainability and silence │ Nachhaltigkeit und Stille │#TestimonyTrain
