Quaker Socialist Society
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Covers latest news and events. The Quaker Socialist Society provides fellowship and a forum for people who believe that political affairs are an essential part of Quaker life. They stand for ethical socialism, social justice, and a fair, safe, and peaceful world.
Quaker Socialist Society
4d ago
An organisation allied to the Quaker Socialists is Independent Labour Publications (ILP). This is not the old Independent Labour Party of Keir Hardie, George Lansbury, Ramsay MacDonald, Isabella Ford and the Salters but a successor organisation established in 1975 called Independent Labour Publications. They publish books and articles about ethical socialism on their website at ..read more
Quaker Socialist Society
1w ago
In this article Nicola Grove reflects on how rarely these days do we hear from the people actually involved in the issues of the day. In between stand commentators, presenters, pundits, opponents and supporters. Quakers too sometimes do this, excluding the voices of those marginalised by mainstream media. I was in an online meeting ..read more
Quaker Socialist Society
1w ago
In 1670 persecution of Quakers by the Puritan government was in full flood. Meeting Houses were being closed, or totally destroyed, and Quakers imprisoned. Yet Quakers did not falter but insisted on freedom of speech and freedom of assembly . Unlike most at the time, they not only insisted on free speech for Protestant sects ..read more
Quaker Socialist Society
2w ago
Priscilla Alderson of QSS writes: Recent remarks by Wes Streeting MP give a distorted view of the effect that his proposed reforms would have on the NHS . He says Labour healthcare policy is to support the private sector ‘to help to reduce NHS waiting lists’ but this involves taking doctors and all other healthcare ..read more
Quaker Socialist Society
3w ago
This article by Ruth Kettle-Frisby is from excellent Quaker weekly magazine, the Friend (15.03.24), which reports all topical debates within British Quakers. Read, and subscribe, at: thefriend.org Back in 2016, The Guardian commissioned a short thought piece from the rapper Akala. He talked eloquently about how ‘The propaganda of “British values” is a distortion of ..read more
Quaker Socialist Society
1M ago
The QSS Summary and website post: On 11 February the BYM Trustees recommended that our Salter Lecture on ‘War & Peace’ should not go ahead at the time of Yearly Meeting if Jeremy Corbyn were one of the speakers. On 23 February QSS produced a Summary of the situation, expressing our concern and our feeling ..read more
Quaker Socialist Society
1M ago
Here is the recent report received by the Quaker Socialist Society Committee from the Salter Lecture Co-Ordinator, explaining the course of events since arrangements were first made for this year’s Salter Lecture back in July 2023. Quaker Socialist Society Report (01/03/2024) QSS proposal for Yearly Meeting: Ever since 1899 there has been a Quaker Socialist ..read more
Quaker Socialist Society
2M ago
This is the transcript of the sermon given by Munther Isaac at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, London, on 18th Feb 2024. Munther Isaac is pastor of the Lutheran Christmas Church in Bethlehem. To a packed church he spoke as follows: “I don’t take lightly your support and your solidarity with us. I truly wish I ..read more
Quaker Socialist Society
2M ago
At Christmas Palestinian Pastor Munther gripped the attention of the world with a photo on social media of a baby Jesus placed amidst rubble near his Lutheran church. He said that if Jesus had been born this Christmas he would have been “born amid the rubble”. Last week he arrived in England to try and ..read more
Quaker Socialist Society
2M ago
The Quaker Socialist Society (QSS) held an online meeting in January to discuss ways to promote life-long Quaker, and socialist, values in state schools and in Quaker private schools. Members of QVinE,(Quaker values in education), joined the meeting. Their key values are: integrity, equality, simplicity, community, stewardship of the Earth, and peace. Francis Green, Professor ..read more