Pocket Forests was set up in Dublin in 2020 by Ashe Conrad-Jones and Catherine Cleary. Pocket Forests work with anyone with a small space that needs more nature: faith communities, schools, residents groups, sports clubs, universities, businesses, healthcare providers, housing bodies and private garden owners.

It is a social enterprise facilitating community wellbeing through the participation of people in positive action for the planet.

Communities are helped to ‘green’ urban spaces by growing pockets of native trees and shrubs. Spaces for nature and wildlife are created in towns and cities around Ireland. The projects encourage people to use nature-friendly methods in their own gardens and take on stewardship of shared public spaces. For more information, visit https://www.pocketforests.ie/

Robert W. Haughton will give a presentation on this topic at a Churchtown Coffee Morning on Wednesday 6th November during 10.30-12.00.

You can find more information, including the Zoom link for joining online in this flyer.

‘Quaker Peacebuilding Network’ was established recently for Quakers who are interested and active in local peacebuilding efforts in Britain and Ireland.

Quaker Peacebuilding Network, which means online quarterly, is open to all Quakers in Britain and Ireland who are active or interested in becoming active in local peacebuilding activity. This is distinctly work that helps communities to resolve differences peacefully and lay the foundations to prevent violence in its different forms. It may be of interest to Friends involved in community relations, dialogue, reconciliation, and conflict prevention and transformation work in their local communities. Friends may sign up here: Quaker Peacebuilding Network .

This theme will be explored by Cork Friend Miriam Logan at the Cork Quaker Meeting House on Friday 8 November 7.00-9.00pm. The talk is free of charge and all are welcome.

Miriam, an experienced Professional Mediator and Empowerment Trainer, is passionate about the power of innate creativity. She believes that creative potential is inbuilt yet we all need help to discover, develop and use it. Learn what it takes to be creative with conflict.

You can use this flyer to advertise the talk.

The Cáin Adomnáin (Law of Adomnáin) established in 697, also known as the Lex Innocentium (Law of Innocents), advocates the protection of civilians during times of war.

Lex Innocentium, 21st century was launched on International Peace Day, 21 September 2024, as a reaffirmation of this law, originally signed by a collection of churchmen and secular notables meeting at the Synod of Birr in 697. The launch of Lex Innocentium, 21st century took place near Birr at Redwood Castle in Lorrha, Co. Tipperary.

A short film depicting highlights of the launch may be of interest to Friends.

Ireland Junior Yearly Meeting will be held on 17 – 21 April 2025 at a venue to be determined.

Ireland Yearly Meeting will be held shortly afterwards, on 25 – 27 April 2025 at Friends School Lisburn.

Further posts will be made as information about both events becomes available – so stay tuned!

You can read about the latest news about work done by the Quaker United Nations Office in this October 2024 newsletter.

Frederick Street Friends are currently running an appeal to raise funds towards the creation of a Quaker Hub at Frederick Street Meeting House.

The Quaker Hub will include space for Quaker Service, and will provide an exciting opportunity for outreach in the area, especially with the relocation of the Ulster University campus very nearby.

You can find more information in this fundraising leaflet, or by contacting  frederickstreetquakers@gmail.com.