by David Swain | 6 Sep, 2020
In this issue we reflect on our first ever Australia Yearly Meeting by Zoom. The first reaction seems to be astonishment that it was done at all, and admiration and gratitude for those who arranged it at short notice. There have been positives in this new...
by Ann Zubrick | 6 Sep, 2020
The art of gentle revolution Ann Zubrick, West Australian Regional Meeting Earlier this year I received this prayer in an email. It remains on a card in front of me, as it has for many weeks, and as I write now. God, help us to change. To change ourselves and to...
by Susan Freeman | 6 Sep, 2020
Reflections on YM20 Susan Freeman, New South Wales Regional Meeting I did toy with the idea of subtitling my article “I Was A YM20 Groupie”, as I did almost every kind of session possible, and really enjoyed the week. So, let me explain myself a bit. I haven’t had...
by K Woodhouse | 6 Sep, 2020
YM2020 – About Community K Woodhouse, New South Wales Regional Meeting The cover page of the printed version of the June issue of The Australian Friend (AF) shows a photo of a sole penguin with the caption “Isolation.” Blessedly, the content of that issue does not...
by Katherine Purnell | 6 Sep, 2020
What is community? Katherine Purnell, Tasmania RM This was the starting point for six Zoom sessions called “Cuppa Friendship” during Yearly Meeting 2020. Trying to make up for lack of personal encounters in the new on-line format, the organisers suggested a...
by Greg Rolles | 6 Sep, 2020
Thoughts of a Quaker activist Greg Rolles, Victoria Regional Meeting I always get anxious before presenting or talking to any group. I’m nervous about what people will think. What makes me most anxious though, when I present on war and the climate crisis, is whether I...
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