Dear Friends,
We hope this note finds you well. Many thanks to tom kunesh for reminding us of the radicalness of ‘quiet communalism’, especially in challenging times. We hope you will join us for our next Quaker Meeting and Creative Conversation in November.
2 November QM+CC at 7PM GMT/3PM EDT by Zoom, will introduce the concern, Reflecting on the State of Your Spirituality.
(Note: UK clocks go back 1 hour on 29th of October. US clocks do not go back until the 5th of November)
From Al Palmer, “Many nontheists avoid the terms “spiritual” or “spirituality” because of their links to mysterious or god like activities. However, it might be possible to define both in ways that refer to some more common processes of thought and reflection that might be helpful in organizing and managing our lives. Here is a link to an essay that you might find interesting. https://tinyurl.com/nhax7pvv”
And here: NFNpresentation-AlPalmer
General layout:
• Zoom Room opens at 6:45PM UK time, please arrive early.
• 7PM UK time: Welcome and Quaker Meeting (~20 minutes): Sharing silence with one another for quietly gathering ourselves and connecting.
• Creative Conversation and Discussion (~1 hour): Different participants will introduce a thought provoking, occasionally debatable question, brief statement, and/or reading. This will be followed by an inspired discussion amongst all participants for creative exchanges and opportunities to disagree.
• Conclusion: Thoughts and a few moments to share silence.
• After Announcements the Zoom Room will remain open for friendly chats and community.
• Duration:1hr:30m-2hr:00m
Additional information about our QM+CC can be found on our website.
If you are interested in attending and have not registered for our Creative Conversations, email as below.
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In Friendship,
The QM+CC Working group (Gisela Creed, John Senior, William Purser, and Kiera Faber)
Nontheist Friends Network, UK
Friends in North America have a number of forthcoming events which nontheist friends this side of the pond may find of interest:
Greetings, Friends,
We have several things coming up in the next few weeks. This Saturday there will be a contemplative sharing session:
| LOCATION |
TIME ZONE |
TIME |
| Honolulu (USA- Hawaii) |
HST |
5:00 AM |
| Olympia (USA – Washington) |
PDT |
8:00 AM |
| Denver (USA – Colorado) |
MDT |
9:00 AM |
| Chicago (USA- Illinois) |
CDT |
10:00 AM |
| New York (USA – New York) |
EDT |
11:00 AM |
| London (United Kingdom – England) |
BST |
4:00 PM |
| Paris (France – Paris) |
CEST |
5:00 PM |
| Tokyo (Japan) |
JST |
12:00 MidNight |
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Another contemplative sharing session will take place next Tuesday, October 17:
4:00 p.m. EDT
3:00 p.m. CDT
1:00 p.m. Pacific Time
9:00 p.m. UK
10:00 p.m. Europe
5:00 a.m. Wednesday, Japan
And on Sunday, October 22, the full Nontheist Friends group will gather on Zoom:
4:00 p.m. EDT
3:00 p.m. CDT
1:00 p.m. Pacific Time
9:00 p.m. UK
10:00 p.m. Europe
5:00 a.m. Wednesday, Japan
In the October 22 session, one of the things we’ll be doing is talking about how the contemplative sharing groups are going. Participants will be asked to share their experiences, and we’ll see about the possibility of starting a third group. If you’re interested in participating in a new group but this session doesn’t work with your time zone, please let us know.
Zoom links for these events will be forthcoming. Looking forward to seeing you!
Ann Sidone
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Dear Friends,
Thank you for registering for our Quaker Meeting and Creative Conversation, organized by the NFN, UK.
5 October’s QM+CC will introduce the concern A slow intro to decolonizing qism.
From our tom kunesh, “In 2018 a young white american woman wrote an essay “Quakers are Colonizers” (quakervoluntaryservice.org/quakers-are-colonizers/). The following year the website decolonizingquakers.org was started. / Nontheism is not only a passive filosofical observation but in qism, a criticism of imperial kristianity’s worldview as well. Nontheism is a natural partner to decolonizing. How it applies among Friends.”
Please arrive early, as the Meeting will start promptly at 7PM BST/2PM EDT. The Zoom Room opens at 6:45PM
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