Alan Williams

Always a good feeling when the first page of full sketch is there

Quakers urge Keir Starmer to act on genocide underway in Gaza Quakers in Britain has written to the UK government, stating their belief that genocide is underway in Gaza and reiterating the call for an immediate ban on all arms sales to Israel.

🕊️ We urge Prime Minister Keir Starmer to act on the genocide underway in Gaza.

The UK must uphold international law, suspend the UK-Israel Trade and Partnership Agreement and end arms sales to Israel.

Silence is complicity. 🕯️👇

www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
#Peace #Gaza #CeasefireNow

YouTube video by Alan Williams Wooldale Quaker Meeting House

Last September I worked with #quakers in Wooldale, W Yorks on a 'Listening Composer' project. Some of the music we made can be heard on this lovely video made by Georgiana Ghetiu youtu.be/KbKfEhmaDz8?...

Respect the wide diversity among us in our lives and relationships. Refrain from making prejudiced judgments about the life journeys of others. Do you foster the spirit of mutual understanding and forgiveness which our... https://advicesandqueries.org/2025/06/03/respect-the-wide-diversity-among.html

@thehalle.bsky.social what a concert! Choir and orchestra sounding fantastic. Unsuk Chin's Su was wonderful as we ll.

Quakers ask the UK government on Gaza: What more evidence do you need now? What more evidence do you need now? These are the words of Tom Fletcher, the UN’s head of humanitarian affairs, as he briefed the UN Security Council earlier this week on the fast deteriorating situat...

We have evidence of mass forced hunger.

We have evidence of mass forced displacement.

We have evidence of mass killings.

We have evidence of mass atrocities.

Stop all UK support for Israel's violence in Gaza.

Stop all UK arms exports to Israel immediately.

www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

I'm pretty sure nostril also means nose hole. A thirl ( as in thirlstone) is a hole- a thirlstone is a stone with a hole in it. Nose-thirl, I think, became nostril.

Every academic conference ever

“Er, my question is really in two parts…”

From the new Private Eye, out now.

I'm appalled by this. The criminalisation of protest must be opposed.

Quakers condemn police raid on Westminster Meeting House Police broke into a Quaker Meeting House last night (27 March) and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza.

🚨 Outrage as 20 police officers break into Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrest six. 🚨
This shocking violation of a place of worship is a direct result of crackdowns on protest and dissent - freedom of speech, assembly and democracy are at risk.🕊️
👉 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

I'm not going "like" this- there's nothing to like about the situation. Gaie Delap = Prisoner of conscience

Croeso!

@robertlaidlow.bsky.social hi Rob!

Stunning concert

I've just come from the hall. Still glowing. Amazing music, fantastic performances.

"In Ireland, when a woman makes a fruitcake, there’s no turning back. We were fucked." Excellent.

If only for the jacket!

Beautiful memories in so many ways