All events take place at Quaker Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds unless otherwise stated

Every Sunday 10.45am Meeting for Worship

Every Thursday 6pm to 7pm Meting for Worship followed by refreshments

September

Thursday 20^th 2.30pm Meeting for Worship will be held at Farfield Meeting House near Addingham in Wharfedale this year on third Thursdays

Friday 21^st Sept 7pm       A Plastic Ocean    

Free film-showing on World Peace Day at Roundhay Quaker Meeting House.

136 Street Lane LS8 2BW

Saturday 22^nd Sept. Fairtrade conferences in the autumn! Put your name down now to get inspired and discuss the latest Fairtrade developments with expert speakers and other like-minded Fairtrade campaigners. There's no national conference this year so come along to Leeds: Saturday 22 September (10:30am-3:30pm) Click here to register your place. 

Saturday 22 September 2018 • 12 noon - 5pm Nae Nukes Anywhere: demo at Faslane nuclear base.  Scottish CND is inviting campaigners from across the globe to protest at Faslane in Scotland - site of the Trident nuclear weapons system - to challenge the UK Government to sign the Ban Treaty and scrap its nuclear policies

Sunday 23^rd September 1pm Leeds Area Quaker Meeting is to be held at Gildersome Quaker Meeting House – the workshop session to 2.30pm will be looking at the activities of Young Friends (please note that this is a change of venue)

Monday 24 September    Attitudes to Violence    7.30pm

Baha’i and Christian attitudes towards violence, its causes and its cure.

Speakers: Mehran Nassiri and Revd Sam Corley.  Organised by Leeds Concord  at the Quaker Meeting House, 188 Woodhouse Lane, Leeds LS2 9DX   Refreshments provided. Everyone welcome.

Tuesday 25   British Muslims    6.30 - 8pm

Meet authors Philip Lewis and Sadek Hamed to hear about new directions in Islamic thought, creativity and activism. Leeds Church Institute, 20 New Market Street LS1 6DG  To book e-mail events@leedschurchinstitute.org or phone 0113 391 7928

Thursday 27   The Life and Times of a Holocaust Survivor   2pm - 4.30pm

Leeds Church Institute, 20 New Market Street LS1 6DG

A film telling the story of Arek Hersh, Holocaust survivor who lost 81 family members.    Arek will be there for conversation following the film.

To book e-mail events@leedschurchinstitute.org or phone 0113 391 7928

Saturday 29^th  7.30pm Rawdon Amnesty Concert  see http://www.leedsquakers.org.uk/activities/_amnesty-concerts

October

Wednesday 3  Oct  Ebor Lecture - Peace and Reconciliation   7pm

Julie Nicholson’s lecture Crossing Places at York Minster is based on personal narrative and experience in exploring choices people make in the shadow of death and trauma.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-ebor-lectures-julie-nicholson-tickets-39011896633 

Thursday 4^th Oct 7.30pm (refreshments from 7pm) illustrated talk ‘Quakers and Radicals’ by David Turner  - the event has been arranged by the Outreach Committee

Thursday 4 & Friday 5 Oct   Light Night    6pm - 11pm

Spectacular projections, interactive installations, exhibitions, dance, music and street performances.  https://whatson.leeds.gov.uk/lightnight

Brochure £2 from Leeds City Museum.

Saturday 6^th Oct 9.30am to 5pm at York Firagate Meeting House

Day conference to mark 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War: The shadow of WW1 and prospects for peace today.  See full programme details and booking form attached

http://www.yorkquakers.org.uk/ww1conferences.html

Saturday 6^th from 7.30pm at the Quaker Meeting House – Quaker Week Ceilidh to be led by Robin Fishwisk – please invite your friends to an enjoyable evening together

12 to 14 Oct Junior Holidays will be running a children’s holiday weekend at ‘Fanwood’  - see the details at http://quakersinyorkshire.org.uk/activities/junior-holidays/    The closing date is 21/9/18.

Sunday  14^th 7.30pm Rawdon Amnesty Concert  see http://www.leedsquakers.org.uk/activities/_amnesty-concerts

Thursday 18^th 2.30pm Meeting for Worship will be held at Farfield Meeting House near Addingham in Wharfedale - this will be the last meeting for 2018.

Wednesday 24 October   Concord Peace Service       7.30pm

Leeds Concord Interfaith Fellowship’s annual peace service in the Banquet Room at Leeds Civic Hall in the presence of the Lord Mayor.

Representatives of nine faiths light candles from the World Peace Flame and share words of peace 

Everyone welcome    

Sat 27^th 11am to 3pm – White Peace Poppy stall in Leeds– please come and help – we will be on Briggate near to Debenhams

Sat. 27th Oct  10am to 4pm - A safe space to explore anti-Semitism and what it means to us as Quakers – day conference on at Settle Quaker Meeting House – Please book at Marianmcnichol@gmail.com Tel 01729 822313

Sunday  28^th 7.30pm Rawdon Amnesty Concert  see http://www.leedsquakers.org.uk/activities/_amnesty-concerts

November

Sunday  11^th 7.30pm Rawdon Amnesty Concert  see http://www.leedsquakers.org.uk/activities/_amnesty-concerts

Saturday 24th 7.30pm Rawdon Amnesty Concert  see http://www.leedsquakers.org.uk/activities/_amnesty-concerts

December

Sunday  2^nd  7.30pm Rawdon Amnesty Concert  see http://www.leedsquakers.org.uk/activities/_amnesty-concerts

Sunday  16^th 7.30pm Rawdon Amnesty Concert  see http://www.leedsquakers.org.uk/activities/_amnesty-concerts

Other information:

Peace Events calendar http://www.yorkshirecnd.org.uk/events/yorkshire-cnd-events/ .

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