‘Big countries: few Quakers’ and the tyranny of distance - preview
Oliver Robertson analyses a report from Canadian Friends on how they and Australian Quakers can make best use of their resources
If you’re concerned about the problems that Quakers in Britain face finding people to fill committee positions and travelling to Meetings, spare a thought for Friends in Canada and Australia
In both these countries, millions of square kilometres large and with around 1,000 Quakers each, Friends have been considering how to best organise themselves to minimise travel distance, costs and environmental footprints As part of this, and mirroring the new emphasis in Britain Yearly Meeting’s framework for action on working together, two Canadian Quakers recently travelled to Australia to see what they could learn
Oliver Robertson
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