Show Notes
This episode of #QWitness focuses on making witness happen, shifting towards a movement-focused approach from a more information-based one.
We chat to Gurpreet Bola, Hannah Smith and Maya Williams about their work to support groups to take action on different issues and how you can access this.
We also catch up with two people who attended the Quaker Activist Gathering earlier this month. Lesley Grahame gives an update on supporting the ban on nuclear weapons and Laurence Hall talks about his concern around housing, particularly around justice for residents of Grenfell Tower.
For more information about Turning the Tide visit their website at turningtide.org.uk or follow them on Twitter @TTTideUK.
Read stories of Quaker action at www.quaker.org.uk/stories-witness. Download the toolkit for action at www.quaker.org.uk/toolkit-for-action. Discover more about the work of young Friends in The Young Quaker theyoungquaker.org.uk.
Find out about upcoming Quaker events: - Skilling up for the new economy, Manchester, 18-19 November www.quaker.org.uk/events/skilling-…-the-new-economy - Quaker Peace & Social Witness Spring Conference 2018, Swanwick, 23-25 March 2018 www.quaker.org.uk/events/2018-qpsw…pring-conference
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