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| White Poppies at the Quaker Meeting House, Friargate, York |
You may remember back in 2015, as part of the events to commemorate the First World War 100 years on, the local community, Deborah New, & I put up an installation in Rowntree Park to encourage both thoughts of remembrance (red poppies) and peace (white poppies) as remembering those who died or suffered through war whilst hoping for peace is an intrinsic part of Rowntree Park’s existence. More about that project here.
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| Rowntree Park Yarnstorm Installation |
After the event the white poppies were given to the Friargate Quaker Meeting and the red poppies to the York Branch of the British Legion to use in ways they considered appropriate. So, it was great to hear from the Friargate Meeting that those white poppies were on display promoting their events as part of the "York Remembers" season marking the centenary of the end of WW1 in 1918. These events look beyond the history and consider a more peaceful future for the world...
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| Conference & Workshops to Consider a More Peaceful Future |
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| A White Poppy for Peace Made of Many Poppies |
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| Looking for alternative ways to resolve conflict |
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| Big White Poppy |
The first event has already taken place but the second event is on Saturday 17 November 2018 and is a day of workshops to introduce skills for practical peace making, conflict resolution and non-violent communication. If you'd like to get involved, details are given below...
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| Programme for the Friargate Meeting House Events |
I think we'd all appreciate a more peaceful world.
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