Peace initiatives in the Abingdon area
... and further afield
We are called to live 'in the virtue of that life and power that takes away the
occasion of all wars'
... from Quakers' Advices and Queries
Quaker Meetings for Worship
outside the main gates of nearby air-force bases
USAF GROUGHTON
(nr. Banbury)
from 2.00 pm
on the 4th Saturday in each month (3rd in December)
USAF FAIRFORD
from 2.00 pm to 3.00 pm
on the 4th Saturday of each month
WITNESS TO A BETTER WAY
Organised by Gloucester and Nailsworth Monthly
Meeting
of the Religious Society of Friends
Peace Exchange
A central Peace resource from Quakers in Britain
Abingdon Peace Group
– meetings third Tuesday of each month at the Northcourt Centre, Northcourt Road, Abingdon
COUNTERPOWER
– a talk by Tim Gee*, followed by discussion.
*author of Counterpower: Making Change Happen, published by New Internationalist, 2011
Why do some campaigns succeed while others fail? Tim Gee will look at the strategies and tactics that have contributed to the success (or otherwise) of some of the most prominent movements for change of the past 300 years, and offer some lessons for campaigners today.
For further information, email sallyreynolds@btinternet.com
Faringdon Peace Group
- meetings first Wednesday of each month
8.00 pm at the Friends' Meeting House, Lechlade Road, Faringdon
Oxford Peace Research Trust
Reg. Charity no. 1098298
A charitable trust, established in 2003 to promote academic Peace Research at Oxford
OBJECTIVES
- To work for the establishment of a new academic Centre for Peace Research
- To support research, teaching and publication in this field
- To promote public education in this field, mainly through the 'Oxford Peace Studies Circle', our series of academic seminars open to all