Maddie Orr, present at the Scottish Link weekend held from 6th-8th October 2017, writes:
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Quakers welcome Scottish Government's fracking ban
Quakers in Britain welcome the decision by the Scottish Government to ban fracking. They say the decision is a key step in tackling the climate crisis.
Working towards economic justice in Scotland
Friends will be aware that GM’s Parliamentary Engagement Working Group (PEWG, previously known as the Parliamentary Liaison Function Group) organized a symposium on economic justice in Leith l
South East Scotland Quakers respond to Scottish Government Energy consultation
South East Scotland Quakers have responded to the Scottish Government Consultation on a Scottish
Creating a Just Country – can Scotland lead the way?
In 2015 British Quakers committed themselves to give priority to working with others to identify and address the root causes of inequalities in our society.
Discussion with European Commission coordinator for the rights of the child
Mairi Campbell-Jack, Parliamentary Engagement Officer for Quakers in Scotland and members of Action of Churches Together in Scotland and Scottish Churches Parliamentary Office met with Margaret Tui
South East Scotland Area Meeting is now a Living Wage employer
South East Scotland Area Meeting is pleased to announce that we have been accreditted by the Living Wage Foundation
Creating a just Scotland - Transforming our land and taxation policies
Scottish Quakers, through the Parliamentary Liaison Group, held a symposium on Saturday 29 October on the subject of tax and land reform.
St Andrews Quakers celebrate completion of a labyrinth
On 27th October, St Andrews Quakers celebrated the completion of a labyrinth in Kinburn Park, St Andrews.
Wreath-laying by children of Inverness Quaker Meeting
Inverness Quakers lay a wreath of red and white poppies every year at the Cavell Memorial in Inverness. For the past two years the children have laid the wreath on the memorial.
Quaker worship in Brora Episcopal church
There is a new worshipping group in Brora in the Northern Highlands, hosted by the local Episcopal church.
Petition opens dialogue on armed forces visits to schools
A joint Quaker/ForcesWatch petition on the military presence in Scottish schools, which was signed by over 1000 signatories, was given a preli