the Friend INDEPENDENT QUAKER JOURNALISM SINCE 1843

CONTENTS VOL 169 NO 10

3 Threat to soup runs 4 Straw bales for San Diego 5 Concern for health care Jeanne Warren 6-7 Letters 8-13 Canterbury calling 8 Yearly Meeting Gathering Laurie Michaelis 9 A gathering for all ages

Simon Best 10-11 Understanding discernment Martin Ward 12 Doing something different Ursula Fuller 13 Accessibility Liz Anderton 14 Alive in each other Harvey Gillman 16 Q-eye 17 Friends & Meetings

Cover image: Along the River Stour. Photo: Hyougushi/flickr CC. See pages 8-13.

Image on this page: Canterbury Cathedral from the University of Kent campus. Photo: Jim Higham. University of Kent See pages: 8-13.

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