Show Notes
Our guests this week are:
Felicity McCartney is a member of South Belfast Meeting in the North and a former Clerk of the Yearly Meeting. The contributions of Quakers during the troubles are chronicled in the book, edited by Ann Le Mare and Felicity, Coming from the Silence: Quaker Peacebuilding Initiatives in Northern Ireland 1969-2007
Anne-Marie Woods is part of the Quaker community in Dublin City after finding Friends in her early teens. She attends Eustace Street, one of four Meeting Houses in the city which was used as the headquarters for Quakers in Ireland until 1986.
Holly Spencer is a Young Adult Friend from Britain Yearly Meeting. She works for Stop Fuelling War, an organization that was born in 2017 and is now based in France. It builds on 20 years of Quaker witness outside the Eurosatory arms fair and is supported by a network of French and European pacifist and anti-militarist groups.
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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.