Greetings! At this time of the year, many people reflect on the inspiring message from Bethlehem, urging peace on earth and goodwill to all. Peace on earth is a significant part of Quakers’ faith and action in the outer world. We know peace is possible. But there are places around the globe, including [...]
also Young Adult Friend Gathering 17 October evening to 18 October evening Come to Seoul in mid-October for our Section Gathering - for Friends and Young Adult Friends (YAFs)! https://forms.gle/26BVyWxNRyfQNoN58 About our In-Person Section Gathering Our Section Gatherings are opportunities for Friends from across Asia West Pacific - from Bhopal to Bohol, from Seoul to [...]
Environmental sustainability is a global concern. How do Quakers approach this work? Back in 2016 QuakerSpeak series spoke with two North American Friends who had collaborated with Quakers from around the world to answer this question. (In 2024 the World Plenary in Johannesburg built on these earlier insights.)
What’s it like to attend a QUNO Summer School? Hear Ruth McCormick, 2023 participant, speak with FWCC Asia West Pacific Secretary Adrian Glamorgan in Southern Africa, soon after she came back from Geneva.
FWCC Asia West Pacific Section is committed to developing a multilingual Quaker terms glossary, similar to the 1994 one for Spanish-English, currently being developed by the Section of Americas. If you’d like to be involved in developing a glossary for your own Asian or West Pacific language, please contact Adrian. View Glossary [...]
Read about FWCC Asia West Pacific Section’s strategy for action on language inclusion, reflecting our linguistic diversity across the region. Language Inclusion Project Report
Friends in Asia West Pacific Report to World Plenary, August 2024 What are some challenges facing Friends in Asia West Pacific? Adrian Glamorgan, Secretary of FWCC AWPS, offers insights… Read the report
FWCC Asia West Pacific Secretary Adrian Glamorgan reviews current climate justice challenges facing Asia West Pacific, and speaks with Lisa Malacadag from Friends Peace Teams Asia West Pacific about specific challenges facing island communities in the Visayas, the central archipelago of The Philippines.
World Plenary Reflection for those who met in Johannesburg, Online personally, or in a Hub Saturday 28 September 2024, 12:30pm Singapore time UTC Time Kathmandu Delhi Manila Seoul Tokyo Melbourne Wellington Saturday 28 Sept 2024 at 04:30.00 Sat 10:15 am Sat 10:00 am Sat 12:30 pm Sat 1:30 pm Sat 1:30 pm Sat 2:30 [...]
An epistle from the Asia West Pacific Section Gathering, Hong Kong, 19 – 23 October 2023. 千里之行，始於足下 A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step, goes a well-known saying. Some of us have travelled thousands of kilometres to be here, daring to take that one brave step. The [...]
