Tag: inclusion
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Quaker A-Z: Z is for Gen Z
Bringing Younger Voices Into Your Charity’s Story For our final letter in the A–Z of Charity Communications, we’re celebrating a generation who see the world differently, and who can help charities stay relevant, inclusive and forward-looking. Z is for Gen Z, and their perspective is something every charity can benefit from. Gen Z refers to
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Quaker A-Z: X is for X marks the spot (again)
Do you appear on the map? If someone is looking for your building – does it appear on the map? Hopefully it appears as at least a grey block! But… is it labelled? are there signposts? have you claimed your charity/building/business on Google maps? do you appear on local neighbourhood maps? When I lived and
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Quaker A-Z: P is for Protest & Presentations
Talking to others and ourselves During Yearly Meeting this year there was a vigil outside Friends House. As I was attending virtually I went into the garden and thought about the two questions asked: What is your outward message of peace, love and justice for the world? And what is your inward message to yourself?
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Quaker A-Z: N is for Nosiness & Noteworthy
Nosiness = Knowing each other in the things that are eternal Nosiness isn’t always negative. I love learning about people – many of them Quakers. I do this by going to Yearly Meeting, reading The Friend, visiting other meetings, or even looking through their minutes and newsletters. I often joke that one of the best
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Quaker A-Z: L is for Living Faithfully
How do we live faithfully? At Yearly Meeting two questions were asked: What is your message of peace for the world? What brings you a sense of inner peace? Photo by Brett Jordan on Unsplash Radical Peacemaking was the theme Agenda Committee chose for this year. We were reminded that radical means from the
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Quaker A-Z: D is for Doing it Together
D is for – Doing it together. Wendrie shares insights into bringing communities together for the greater cause.
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AdventWord 2023: Hidden
If you read my blogs last year, you’ll already know that I spend a lot of my life thinking about the stories we’re not allowed to tell. The things we’re taught to keep hidden. Masking neurodivergence, closeting our romantic and sexual orientations (or lack thereof), plastering a front over our health issues (temporary or chronic)…
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Quaker A-Z: N is for Non-assumptive Language
Thinking about the language you use… I’m sure you’ve heard the old truism about “ass-uming”. But our society actually trains us to make various assumptions, usually based on “normal” behaviour and lifestyles. The language we use is no different. Picture this: you are a volunteer manager. Your charity is holding some event – perhaps a fundraiser,
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Quaker A-Z: G is for Gender Neutral Language
Quakers have a testimony to equality. For over sixty years Quakers in Britain have struggled with gender and sexual equality. Gender inclusive or gender neutral?
