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1 *Sustainability*
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3 We agreed Terms of Reference for a new Meeting for Sufferings
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4 Sustainability Monitoring Group to be "responsible for monitoring the
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5 Yearly Meeting’s commitment to Sustainability".
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7 *Post-truth world*
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9 In response to a concern about this matter from Southern Marches Area
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10 Meeting, MfS had asked for input from Area Meetings, which was patchy
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11 and equivocal: not so much that this was a problem, and one that
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12 concerns us, but more that we have neither the capacity nor the
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13 insight necessary to intervene as a Society. A very useful list of
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14 organisations who _are_ active in relevant ways was included as an
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15 appendix to the item.
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17 Gandi: "Truthfulness is even more important that peacefulness. Indeed
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18 lying is the mother of violence".
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20 Finding the courage to challenge lies is hard enough to do in person,
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21 it's even harder to do on social media, where the response may well be
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22 both many-fold and obnoxious, the latter particularly in response to
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23 challenges from women.
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25 Can we find ways to provide safe online spaces [perhaps taking EAPPI
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26 as a model]?
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28 [Go not to Sufferings for advice, for they will say both yay and nay :-]
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30 We agreed that we would not suggest any new "committee or programme of
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31 work" at this time. [Ed Hartley?]
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33 *Yearly Meeting*
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35 YM is in London 24--27 May. Registration is open
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37 https://forms.quaker.org.uk/ym/
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39 and needs to be done
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41 Clare Scott-Booth (new YM Clerk) introduced the agenda, see
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43 http://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/ym
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45 The theme this year is "privilege and assumptions of privilege".
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47 *Yearly Meeting dates/venue*
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49 We confirmed that for 2021 and 2022 these would be
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51 2021: 30 April – 3 May
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52 2022: 27-30 May
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54 both at Friends House London.
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56 *Trustees' report*
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58 Given by new Clerk: Caroline Nursey
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60 _Safeguarding_
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62 We may need to work a bit harder on safeguarding awareness and
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63 procedures regarding vulnerable adults: Trustees will be coming back
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