News from FWCC AWPS

 

Maguindanao Massacre

Philippines- a family member responds

 

Quaker United Nations Summer School

4th July — 16th July 2010, Geneva

For people with an active interest in international affairs Would you like to study the UN at first hand? Do you want to meet people from all over the world? The Summer School aims to provide an introduction to the work of the United Nations. In previous years it has been especially attractive to people who have recently completed higher education studies.

Application packs available from: www.quaker.org.uk
or from Helen Bradford (QUNSS),
QPSW,
Friends House, Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ. Email:helenb@quaker.org.uk

Deadline for applications — 15th March 2010

 

 

Global Change Coordinator Sought

FWCC World Office is seeking to fill a fixed term position of part-time coordinator: more>>

 

Friends' Church in Manila Floods

Friends in Manila ask for help as their Church and homes are struck by flooding.

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To all Yearly Meetings,
Groups and Individuals in the Asia West Pacific:

Invitation to the Africa Triennial Conference

We have received an invitation to send two Friends to this event- see here. It may be remembered, that we invited two Friends from the Africa Section to the last AWPS Gathering in Bhopal 2008. The thinking behind this is we no longer have Triennial Gatherings at a World Office level, so that we try to send representatives to each other's gatherings. This enables us to keep us in touch and to better understand the particular opportunities and constraints within we all are working.

 

Hindi Section now operational

We now have our content in Hindi Translation - the Advices and Queries. Click here to see it. We are adding newsletters and other items to this in future so please keep checking back.