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07/08/2024

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06/08/2024

QUAKER ACTIVISM AND SPIRITUALITY WEBINAR IN TWO WEEKS ON 21ST AUGUST…
It’s just over a fortnight till Ben Pink Dandelion’s online seminar organised by Christchurch Monthly Meeting. I will be sending out the Zoom link on 14th August to those who have registered. Please don’t forget to send a koha to the NZ Quakers’ Website Update Account, details of which are on the online form. Here is the link to register online:
https://forms.gle/6HHP5DViWw8RDyke7
This promises to be a memorable seminar 52 people have already registered.. The seminar will be recorded for later access by those who are unable to join us on the 21st.

Please complete this form if you intend to take part in this online seminar on Quaker Spirituality and Activism hosted by Christchurch Monthly Meeting. We are asking for a koha (voluntary contribution) when you register. This koha will be deposited to the dedicated Yearly Meeting account to help tow...

09/07/2024

𝗤𝘂𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗺 - 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆?
Christchurch Monthly Meeting Elders are organising an online seminar on this topic on 21st August at 7.00pm with Ben Pink Dandelion.

Ben is Honorary Professor of Quaker Studies at Birmingham University and member of the teaching staff at Woodbrooke. He is a well recognised Quaker scholar with interests which include Quaker history, spirituality, social impact etc. He is author of many publications including ‘Open for Transformation: Being Quaker’, the 2014 Swarthmore Lecture, which is available on YouTube. In his early life, Ben was involved in radical politics before becoming involved with Quakers in the late 80s.

In recent months, Christchurch MM has been conscious of the tensions between Quaker Activism and Spirituality. Ben will discuss the challenges of managing these tensions in a Quaker historical context.

Whilst this webinar was set up initially for Members and Attenders of Christchurch MM, our Elders considered that Friends from throughout Aotearoa might be interested in the topic, so we have decided to invite others to participate. Whether you are from Chch MM or elsewhere, please register for the seminar by 7th August using the online form accessible via this link: https://forms.gle/DoMwR59tN5L2VnVD7.

The Zoom link for the webinar will be sent to Friends who register. We ask Friends to contribute a koha to the YM Website redevelopment fund if they are able to.

Refreshments will be available for Christchurch Friends who choose to join the Zoom Meeting at the Quaker Centre in Ferry Road and who indicate accordingly on the form .

Please contact Michael Winter ([email protected]) (note odd spelling) or 021 225 8620 for more information.

13/05/2024

The next Quaker Forum will be on Wednesday 29th May at 7.30pm.
Quaker Centre, 217 Ferry Road.
As is usual at Quaker Forums, Tony's presentation will be followed by questions from the floor and a general discussion. The forum finishes with informal conversation over a cup of tea.

09/05/2024

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𝗕𝗘𝗡 𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗞 𝗗𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗟𝗜𝗢𝗡 - 𝗔𝗗𝗩𝗔𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗡𝗢𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘
We have been pondering activism and spirituality in recent months. Ben,, who is Honary Prof of Quaker Studies at Birmingham University, and former anarchist activist, has agreed to share insights on the topic from his studies and personal experience via Zoom on Wednasday 21 August at 7.00pm. Friends will be able to join either at the Quaker Centre, or from elsewhere via the shared Zoom link. Friends from outside Christchurch will be welcome. More info will be shared nearer the date...
(Image by Alisdare Hickson from Flikr CC)

05/03/2024

Do you uphold those who are acting under concern, even if their way is not yours?

https://qfp.quaker.org.uk/chapter/1/

02/03/2024

A great talk by John Reuwer, 27th Feb at Aldersgate - 'A World Beyond War: Is It Possible?' Sponsored by World Beyond War and Quakers Aotearoa New Zealand. About 90 people attended to a lively and informative occasion.

26/02/2024

One of the largest pension funds in the world has divested entirely from Israel Bonds.

21/02/2024

The conscious "I," or the inner observer, which is consciousness itself, has its physical anchor in the “cave” of the brain, between the Pineal gland and Pituitary gland; however, let us be clear: the brain is embedded within consciousness and not the other way around.

When we recognize ourselves as pure consciousness, as a silent space within our mind, a light of recognition lightens up, and we discover, for the first time, the profound difference between the silent and unchangeable nature of our essential nature - the “I” and the changing and impermanent processes of our psychic nature.

This light in the head will gradually become stronger when we nurture the void through the practice of silence, and it will start to reflect more clearly its luminous source in the transcendent world – our nature as Atman, Soul, or Transpersonal Self.

06/02/2024

The Quakers For Peace banner carried at last Saturday's Gaza protest

06/11/2023

Next Quaker Forum is Wednesday 22 November 2023, at 7:30pm.

The Youth Hub -
A discussion with Sue Bagshaw

Sue will speak on the Youth Hub and how it contributes to improving youth mental health. Sue has worked with young people for nearly 40 years. She has a surgeon husband, 4 adult children and 7 Mokopuna. She serves as a doctor, teacher and researcher in a variety of organisations including Te Tahi Youth, the Collaborative Trust, and the Christchurch School of Medicine.

As is usual at Quaker Forums, Sue's presentation will be followed by questions from the floor and a general discussion. The forum finishes with informal conversation over a cup of tea.