A Quaker Reflects on D-Day
24th July 2024
I was born and brought up two miles from Greenham Common. My first childhood memory is of watching planes towing gliders. I now know these were probably carrying soldiers to land behind enemy lines on D-Day. It was also from here that Dwight Eisenhower made his famous “The eyes of…
From Uganda to the UK: My Journey as a Refugee
10th July 2024
From Uganda to the UK: My Journey as a Refugee Pragna Hay, Refugees as Re-Builders™ Patron, reflects on her own personal journey as a refugee. I was born in Mbale, Uganda. My journey to the UK as a refugee in 1972 marked the beginning of a life filled with resilience…
Standing Together for Safety: Reflecting on Anti Knife Crime Week
23rd May 2024
Standing Together for Safety: Reflecting on Anti Knife Crime Week As we mark Knife Crime Awareness Week, we are reminded of the critical importance of this initiative. Knife crime continues to be a growing concern across the UK, affecting countless lives and tearing apart the fabric of our communities. Behind…
IofC UK visit the 'Entangled Pasts' exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts
9th May 2024
Representatives from IofC UK recently visited the ‘Entangled Pasts’ exhibition at the Royal Academy in London. Among the attendees were Amanda Clements, Curriculum Developer and Dr Muna Ismail, Programme Manager for Refugees as Re-Builders (RRB) along with other members of the RRB community. Amanda Clements shares her reflections and experience…
Denis Nowlan - New Executive Director, IofC UK
8th May 2024
Denis Nowlan, New Executive Director of IofC UK, speaks about his first few weeks in his new role. “I’m just two months into this job and it gets more fun and more fascinating each day. There are so many things going on, so much to learn about personalities, projects and…
Join me in the Franciscan Prayer for Peace
26th April 2024
May I ask you to join me in the Franciscan prayer for peace? On 22nd April 2024, The Oxford Group held the 83rd Annual General Meeting. Newly appointed Executive Director, Denis Nowlan, closed the meeting with the personal reflection below. St Francis Reflection We began today’s meeting with a prayer…
'It Shouldn’t Happen to a Methodist Minister': Mary Lean Reviews Leslie Marsh’s Memoir of an Adventurous Life
25th April 2024
‘It Shouldn’t Happen to a Methodist minister’: Mary Lean reviews Leslie Marsh’s memoir of an adventurous life When Leslie Marsh qualified as a church minister in the early 1950s, he did not expect to find himself treading the boards as the leading lady in a pantomime. His life – as…
Julie Welch Reflects on Facilitating our Most Recent Online Peace Circle
25th April 2024
After finishing our most recent online Peace Circle, one of our volunteer facilitators, Julie Welch reflects on her experience. I recently co-facilitated on an online Peace Circle that ran over 8 weeks and had participants from UK, the Netherlands, France, Spain, Colombia and Egypt. As a Peace Circle facilitator, I…
The Refugees as Rebuilders™ Gala Fundraiser
27th March 2024
On Wednesday 19th June 2024, we will be holding a very special event at our offices in London. The Refugees As Rebuilders™ Gala Fundraiser promises an evening of entertainment, a delicious meal, and engaging guest speakers, including esteemed alumni leading inspiring roles in their communities. Additionally, there will be live…
What do the Soviet Nobel Prize winner, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, and Harry Potter creator JK Rowling have in common?
22nd March 2024
TV quiz shows are understandably popular. Watching someone win – or fail to win – a large sum of money can give vicarious pleasure and pain. Here is a question that I couldn’t have answered until recently…. What do the Soviet Nobel Prize winner, Alexandr Solzhenitsyn, and Harry Potter creator…