Show Notes
Dan Flynn is a native of San Francisco and a member of Belgium and Luxemborg Yearly Meeting. For the past 20 years, he has been doing volunteer service for Médecins Sans Frontières' while leading Life Reflections workshops for Quakers in Europe. A Quaker since 2014, hes now besed in Brussels, not far from Quaker House.
Will Haire is a member of South Belfast Meeting who is retired from leading a number of Government Departments in Northern Ireland where he played a key role in developing social policy.
Maggie Knight is a Canadian Young Adult Friend currently living in Victoria BC. She is an experienced strategist and operations generalist who has built expertise in advocacy work in Québec and Nova Scotia. She delivered the public lecture for Canadian Yearly Meeting in 2016. You can view it at https://quaker.ca/audiovideo/continuing-revelation-quaking-with-grace-and-joy-in-modern-times-by-maggie-knight/
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For the final episode of this season, we talk to:
Joan Johnson is a historian and has been part of Waterford Meeting since the 1960's. She has written a number of books about Quaker History and was instrumental in setting up the Quaker walking trail around Waterford City.
Pauline Goggin grew up in Limerick and studied fine art at Limerick Art School in the 1970s. She lived and worked in many settings within the City of Limerick and returned to live in Limerick in 2008 after an extended period in East Clare. Her art and practice has included her interest in promoting changes in society in terms of prevention of violence against women and girls and also the international Arms Trade which is an ongoing concern.
Nigel Bell attends Monkstown Meeting in South Dublin. He grew up as part of a Quaker family and has dealt with ethical issues in finance and investment policies affecting the Yearly Meeting, He has also introduced talks on the plight of refugees in Ireland.
Gillian Armstrong is a member of Rathfarnham Meeting in Dublin. She is a former Assistant Clerk of the Yearly Meeting and is a founding member of the EcoQuakers Committee. She has also acted as a representative for Friends at the AGM of the Irish Council of Churches.