Initial report: earlier today settlers smashed the windows of about ten cars owned by Palestinians who were harvesting olives in the lands of Jibya, north of Ramallah. They also injured the photographer who documented them, Jallal abu Khater, and he needed medical care.
So proud to be shortlisted in the Yorkshire Tourism Awards:
⭐️ Event of the Year - Live at The Piece Hall
⭐️ Event of the Year - Sophie Ryder at The Piece Hall
⭐️ Outstanding Contribution to Tourism
⭐️ Attraction of the Year
Thanks to everyone who makes the magic happen! 👏
Misinformation fuels conflict and war and is itself now a weapon of war. It is easily spread through social media and biased news channels. How do we untangle complex stories to find the truth? How can our testimony of Truth help us?
The climate crisis requires inner and outer responses from us; this course will help to nourish us in our personal wrestling with the issues. We will draw on Quaker and other sources of insight and inspiration, and tune our outer responses to our personal capacity and situations.
Our peace testimony compels us to reject all fighting with outward weapons. But armed conflicts continue even in an age of global interdependence. How can we respond if we do not understand the nature of war in our time and why militarisation remains deeply ingrained in society?
@AlexMorrish@GhoshAmitav All his books are amazing. I started with The Glass Palace because of an interest in Myanmar's history. The Hungry Tide is a great insight into life in the Sundarbans
Are you concerned with animal suffering? Do you question the moral justifications for their ill-treatment? Do you have an awareness of them as precious creatures of God? Does the Quaker experience of the unity of creation compel us to live as vegetarians or vegans?
Misinformation fuels conflict and war and is itself now a weapon of war. It is easily spread through social media and biased news channels. How do we untangle complex stories to find the truth? How can our testimony of Truth help us?
The truce in #Yemen has brought a 34% drop in child casualties. A failure to renew the agreement could lead to another episode of violence that could fuel violations of child rights and worsen the humanitarian situation for millions of people.
#YemenCantWait#StopTheWarOnChildren