EMEYF SG 2020 Epistle | Zendbrief

9 August 2020

Dear Friends everywhere…

… this year, we were not able to hold our Summer Gathering in Finland as we planned and looked forward to, due to the Covid19 outbreak. We still wanted to connect and meet and were therefore contemplating about what we need and how we can answer these needs in a new way this year. Pretty quickly we realized that an online gathering was the best and the safest choice for us this time. … More EMEYF SG 2020 Epistle | Zendbrief

Three New Versions Of A Hundred-Year-Old Quaker Poem

5 July 2020

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

Onze aarde in crisis: over angst en liefde | Our earth in crisis: about fear and love

7 June 2020

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

We schrijven mei 2020 | We write May 2020 | Wir schreiben Mai 2020

24 May 2020

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

Hospitality at Quaker House / Gastfreundschaft im Quäkerhaus

10 May 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

A New Quaker Song To Sing In A Round | Een nieuw Quakerlied om in canon te zingen

12 April 2020

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