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
German below Dear Reader, I am writing to you from my home in Manchester, England, to introduce myself as the newest member of the Willy & Penn editorial team. I stumbled upon the Quakers when I first moved to Manchester as a student six years ago; a friend and I decided that we would visit … More Introduction of a new Editorial Team Member
Today we’re releasing the list of recommendations from the Book & Poetry Recommandations Session that took place during our Annual Meeting in November 2020. … More Book & Poetry Recommendations
50 ideas for content creation for Willy and Penn … More We need you! 50 ideas for submissions
Today we publish a picture that hangs in a living room in Berlin. … More Art in the Living room │ Kunst im Wohnzimmer
By/door George Thurley Spring naar de Nederlandse vertaling I wrote the below on the train speeding northwards out of Brussels on Sunday afternoon after our last Annual meeting in Quaker House (Nov 2019). Although I was tired from the intense weekend, and communal sleeping arrangements, I felt extremely upheld and wanted to write it down. … More Post-gathering gratitude | Dankbaarheid na het samenkomen
I would like to talk about my experience with the regular practice of epilogue today, and start a conversation about how we, as young and busy people, can make space in our daily lifes for quiet contemplation and expectant waiting. … More The Practice of Epilogue
Today we publish the second part of the pictures and texts you sent to us made during the Willy&Penn workshop at our Special gathering 2020. … More Objects that meant something to us during lockdown │ Part II
door/by Mieke van Opheusden Jump to English translation Een Vriend uit Nijmegen nam deel aan de internationale actieweek van Extinction Rebellion (XR) in oktober 2019 in Amsterdam. Op de laatste dag werd hij gearresteerd voor het blokkeren van een brug. Ik interviewde hem over zijn motivaties en ervaringen. Extinction Rebellion Hoe en wanneer ben je … More Gearresteerd voor het blokkeren van een brug – een interview | Arrested for blocking a bridge – an interview
Today we publish the first part of the pictures and texts you sent to us made during the Willy&Penn workshop at our Special gathering 2020. … More Objects that meant something to us during lockdown │ Part I
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