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date Sat, 02 Feb 2019 11:43:32 +0000
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1 *Sustainability*
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3 We agreed Terms of Reference for a new Meeting for Sufferings
4 Sustainability Monitoring Group to be "responsible for monitoring the
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
10 Meeting, MfS had asked for input from Area Meetings, which was patchy
11 and equivocal: not so much that this was a problem, and one that
12 concerns us, but more that we have neither the capacity nor the
13 insight necessary to intervene as a Society. A very useful list of
14 organisations who _are_ active in relevant ways was included as an
15 appendix to the item.
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17 Gandi: "Truthfulness is even more important that peacefulness. Indeed
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,
21 it's even harder to do on social media, where the response may well be
22 both many-fold and obnoxious.
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24 We agreed
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26 *Yearly Meeting dates/venue*
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28 We confirmed that for 2021 and 2022 these would be
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30 2021: 30 April – 3 May
31 2022: 27-30 May
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33 both at Friends House London.
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