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67 </style><title>Meeting for Sufferings 2015-07-04</title></head><body style="font-family: DejaVu Sans, Arial; background: rgb(254,250,246)"><div style="text-align: center" class="head"><hr/><h1>Meeting for Sufferings 2015-07-04</h1><div class="byline">Henry S. Thompson</div><div class="byline"> 4 Jul 2015</div></div><div class="body"><div><h2>1. Introduction</h2><p>Henry Thompson and Kate Arnot were present, representing SE Scotland on
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68 Sufferings for the first time. As many of those in the room were new, the
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69 morning's sessions were devoted to introducing Meeting for Sufferings: its
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70 history, its
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71 work, its procedures, its place in the overall structure of BYM.</p><p>We were reminded that Suffering is once again, harking back to its
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72 origins in the 1670s, responsible for recording the names and situations of any
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73 Friend in court or in prison for conscience's sake.</p><p>Paul Parker offered the insight that MfS are the only part of BYM who
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74 have, on a regular and ongoing basis, an overview of <i>all</i> the
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75 activities of and within BYM, centrally and locally, internally and externally.</p><p>The words "visionary and prophetic" recurred, from many different people
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76 throughout the morning, as the core role of MfS.</p></div><div><h2>2. Actual business</h2><p>We received minutes from Yearly Meeting 2015, particularly <a href="http://www.quaker.org.uk/sites/default/files/YM-2015-Minutes.doc">Minute 36</a>, now being referred to as the "Call for Equality".</p><p>Paula Harvey, Friends House, is contact point for information about an
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77 (invitation-only) threshing event at Woodbrooke in September to explore actions
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78 in progress or contemplated with respect to BYM engagement with the problem of
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79 housing, led by Quaker Housing Trust.</p><p>Refugees/migrants/Mediterranean -- QCEA have an Alert Network, which you
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80 can <link xmlns="" xmlns:x="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">join online</link> to receive information about how you can help with
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81 actions they are recommending.</p></div></div></body></html> |
