Stronger Loving Communities: The Potential of Quaker Listening Spaces
Monday 16 November 2026 - Monday 18 January 2027
The live Zoom sessions are at 19:00-21:00 (UK time) on Mondays 16 November, 23 November, 30 November, 7 December 2026 and then 11 January and 18 January 2027.
Alistair Heslop
,Pip Harris
,Ivan Hutnik
Woodbrooke and Restoring Relations working in partnership.
This course offers a pragmatic approach to using a Quaker Listening Practice within community. It will cover a deep understanding of the particulars of a Quaker Listening Space, facilitation of such spaces, and an exploration of their potential to enhance our Quaker processes.
A Quaker Listening Space (QLS) creates an opportunity to come together in conversation in a safe supportive space, following agreed guidelines carefully created by the group itself.
This exploration of QLS has been offered by Restoring Relations as training to help strengthen our communities in our ability to hold differences in a respectful and loving way.
It is an opportunity to learn in a pragmatic way how to develop these spaces within our existing groups and processes. It includes an optional Quaker Listening Experience for those new to the work to ensure that the sessions are meaningful and accessible to those who do not yet have experience.
There will be some material to look at before the first session. We will email you around one week prior to the course with information about accessing the course, including this material, on our online learning platform (Moodle).
This course will involve:
Discussion, Online Learning Materials, Online discussion forum, Recorded material, Speaker, Written and visual, Zoom Session
Accessibility info:
On the booking form, there is a chance for you to let us know about any accessibility or communication adjustments that will enable you to participate more fully in the course. Automated Zoom closed captions are available for all live sessions but if you feel you require more accurate closed captioning please email us directly in addition to booking.
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