QCEA runs biennial weekend conferences and a (usually annual) day conference, to publicise our work and stimulate discussion of European issues raised by our programme.
2013 Conference: Europe and Economic Justice – Guaranteeing a fair share
What are the causes and consequences of the European economic crisis? What alternatives are there to austerity? How can we, as Quakers, contribute to the building of a just and sustainable economy which meets human needs without destroying the planet?
Speakers:
Trevor Evans is professor of economics at the Berlin School of Economics and a member of the coordinating committee of the European Economists for an Alternative Economic Policy in Europe (EuroMemo Group).
Judith Kirton-Darling is Confederal Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation and a member of Brussels Quaker Meeting.
Details:
This conference will take place on the 15th-17th November 2013 in Brussels.
There will be workshops on specific issues such as a European basic income, the role of cooperatives, local currencies, tax justice and ethical investment.
Please come and join us as an interested individual, or as a representative of your Area/Yearly Meeting or worship group.
The conference fee, including meals and accommodation from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon, is €185 or £160 (€170 or £145 for QCEA supporters or associates).
More information is available on the conference flyer (click here).
Please download the UK booking form (click here) and return to karlg [at] quaker.org.uk.
For those registering from outside the UK, please download the booking form (click here) and return to conference [at] qcea.org before 31st July 2013.
Please email conference [at] qcea.org for further information and registration or keep up to date via this page on the website or Twitter.
Last date for registration: 31 July.
2011 Day Conference: Energy Security, Conflict and Climate Change – Europe leads the way
This conference took place on 5 March 2011 in York.
Click here to access a Powerpoint presentation given by QCEA staff at the conference.
2010 Conference: Working for Peace in the Middle East: What can Quakers do?
This conference took place between 29 October and 1 November 2010 in Brussels.
Click here to read the keynote address given by Jean Zaru, Clerk of Ramallah Monthly Meeting
Click here to read a concluding summary of the conference
2008 Conference: Not Privation But Appropriate Living: An opportunity for Friends to reflect on energy security, climate and conflict
This conference took place between 5 and 8 December 2008 in Brussels.
Click here to read a concluding summary of the conference
Click here to read an expanded version of the keynote address
Previous conferences
Our conferences before 2008 addressed the following themes:
October 2006: The Role of the EU in Peacebuilding
November 2004: Economic Justice
October 2002: Values Matter: Quakers reflect on Europe
October 2000: Strangers in a Foreign Land: Where do Friends stand in relation to European Refugee and Asylum Procedure