On 28 May 2024 Mark Bitel, Co-Clerk at Central Edinburgh Quaker Meeting, opened the week's session of the Scottish Parliament with a Time for Reflection on the theme of the importance of integrity
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TfR: Mark Bitel (Central Edinburgh) speaks to Scottish Parliament about Integrity
Tuesday, 28 May 2024
Quakers in Scotland respond to Call for Views on Land Reform
Tuesday, 21 May 2024
Building on our previous response to the Land Reform Consultation, a group of Scottish Friends with interest and expertise in land reform issues have collaborated on a response to the Call for View
Health and Climate Event - Videos available
Tuesday, 14 May 2024
Following the Climate and Health event put on in the Scottish
Global call to stop arms transfers to Israel and Palestinian armed groups
Thursday, 25 April 2024
Health and Climate Event in the Scottish Parliament
Thursday, 14 March 2024
The climate crisis is a health crisis – and climate solutions are health solutions too!
PEWG submits response to Heat in Buildings Bill Consultation
Thursday, 14 March 2024
Transforming domestic heating in Scotland
Scottish Quakers campaign against EACOP
Wednesday, 21 February 2024
French oil giant Total and the China National Offshore Oil Corporation plan to build a new East Africa Crude Oil Pipeline.
Quaker Time for Reflection: What is Peace? 28 November 2023
Thursday, 8 February 2024
Friend Martin Mansell (Glasgow) opened the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday 28 November 2023 with a timely reflection on 'What is peace?'.
PEWG responds to Human Rights Bill consultation
Thursday, 19 October 2023
in autumn 2023 we submitted a response to a consultation on the proposed new Human Rights Bill, which you can see on the 'Rights' page under 'Actions'.
'Wangari's Trees of Peace' flourish at the Scottish Parliament
Thursday, 19 October 2023
On 21 September a group of P7 children from Oakgrove school, led by Friend Mary Troup and accompanied by professional musicians, gave a wonderfully planned and executed performance of 'Wangari's Tr
'Peace at the Heart' exhibition at the Scottish Parliament
Thursday, 19 October 2023
The 'Peace at the Heart' exhibition, at the Parliament 26-28 September, attracted a good level of support and interest among MSPs, and 21 of them went onto sign a Parliamentary Motion calling for m
Quaker 'Time for Reflection' in Scottish Parliament April 2023
Monday, 1 May 2023
Lesley Morrison of Tweeddale Meeting gave the Time for Reflection in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday 25 April. Her theme was ‘Are we good ancestors?