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swift held gently in a hand, in our Main meeting room

Unexpected visitor

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There was fluttering behind one of walls during Reading Quakers’ meeting for worship today. Investigations revealed a frightened swift, that…

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What do the EU elections mean?

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Not sure what different EU parliamentary groups stand for? Unclear about how your vote counts? Our display and talk can…

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Multicolour image from the cover of the IPCC 1.5 degrees report

Can we cap global warming at 1.5 degrees?

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What will happen if this cap is not achieved and warming reaches 2 degrees? An opportunity to hear directly from…

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sketch of mosque with words 'hate has no place here'

Vigil in solidarity with Christchurch

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One week after the massacre of Muslims at Friday prayers in New Zealand, stand with others in solidarity against hate…

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Carpet of purple crocuses among the gravestones in Reading burial ground, with a swing hanging from the oak tree over them

Signs of spring

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Spring is all around, and the Reading Quaker burial ground is particularly beautiful with a carpet of purple crocus under…

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The two actors of Multi Storey theatre performing Pericles

Pericles – All at Sea

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In this production from multi story theatre, a pair of story-tellers evoked a world in which a young girl was sold…

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In Our Hands

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How nine farmers seized the ‘Brexit’ moment to outgrow an outdated food system. This film explored their daily reality and…

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Pink blossom (sorry, don't know its name) photographed on 7 January 2019 in the Reading University Harris garden

Mindfulness walk for new students

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New students joined Angela, our Quaker chaplain, for a ‘Mindfulness winter walk’  in the lovely Harris Garden on Friday 25…

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Quakers at Christmas

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17th century Quakers would have shunned any special celebrations for Christmas: they believed that each day, and all of life,…

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Photo of the shanty-town of Bhopal with the Union Carbide pesticide plant still towering in the background

Who will clean up Bhopal?

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The water supply in Bhopal is still contaminated thirty-four years after the gas leak from the Union Carbide/Dow pesticide plant.…

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