Prayer and change
Rhiannon wonders about the changing world created by Covid-19 and the place of prayer in her new routines. “Come regularly to meeting for worship even when you are angry, depressed,…
By: Jon Martin
Statement 19 March 2020: COVID-19 Impact
UPDATE: Activity at Woodbrooke’s centre, including B&B, Conferencing and onsite learning, will remain suspended until August 2020 at the earliest. We have increased our online courses which can be accessed…
Statement 14 March 2020: Woodbrooke to suspend onsite courses in response to COVID-19
Woodbrooke has been closely monitoring the situation with the ongoing COVID-19 Pandemic and reviewing the advice issued by Public Heath England in response. After careful consideration, and with deep regret,…
Mysticism or activism?
Mark Russ doesn’t think Quakers have to choose between political activism and spiritual depth. Has Quakerism become too concerned with political activism at the expense of spiritual depth? Or are…
Time and spirituality: what sets our pace?
Katie Evans discusses the importance of Retreats and how to reshape our relationship with time. A parachute slows its user down. It would be absurd to jump from a plane…
Election 2019 – A Personal Reflection
Maud shares her personal reflection on the 2019 UK general election. I didn’t stay up last night, the eve of election results, I was tired and I went to bed….
Swarthmore Lecture 2020: Tom Shakespeare on Hope
Woodbrooke is delighted to announce that the 2020 Swarthmore Lecture will be given by Tom Shakespeare. Tom is a sociologist, broadcaster, campaigner for disability rights and writer on disability, genetics…
Online Meeting for Worship: Keith’s experience
Keith Harding shares his experience of online meeting for worship We live almost a two-hour drive from our meeting and cannot get to meeting for worship as often as we…
Blue plaque to mark 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi
On 18 October 1931 Mahatma Gandhi arrived at Woodbrooke as part of his tour of Britain. Ghandi spoke to a packed Cadbury Room, rumoured to contain over 300 people, on…
Global Peace Walk at Woodbrooke.
On 2 October 2019, the 150th Anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi’s birth, a year-long peace walk, Jai Jagat 2020, takes its first steps from Delhi to Geneva. People will join it…
