My husband, David, and I were invited to share about our Interfaith and Peace activities in an online webinar attended by members of u3a, the University of the Third Age, which has about 435,000 members in the United Kingdom. We were invited by Dr Peter Rookes, u3a National Subject Advisor, together with Dr Narinder Sahota (Sikh), and Cllr Shahin Ashraf MBE (Muslim), both very good friends of ours. Representing WFWP, I was able to speak on the topic of ‘Faith and Humanitarian

A number of women from our Peace Group brought dry food, clothing and toiletry items for the homeless, in the last 2 months. We took them to Father Abba, an Anglican Priest at St Martin Church in the city center, where he has a ministry for the homeless. All the items were either chosen by homeless people who came into the church, or distributed to people on the street in the immediate area. Date: September 28th 2026.

On the 10th of July, we held our annual Young Women's Speech Contest. The topic was "Courage in Action: Stories of Feminine Leadership and It's Relevance Now". After encouraging words from 2 young women who took part in previous years, we heard from the 5 wonderful participants representing the UK, Congo, Nepal, Egypt and Bosnia. Around 75 of us were there to support the young women. We were all so moved by their sincerity and courage, and their aspirations to make a better w

I have been invited to speak about my work for peace in several mosques recently, including 2 Ismaili mosques, as well as Birmingham Central Mosque. On January 24th, the UK Islamic Mission invited me to share a presentation for about 50 ladies in Birmingham Central Mosque, the oldest mosque in the city. I spoke for 20 minutes, especially about the Women’s Peace Meeting and its impact over the last 30 years, followed by 10 minutes of question and answer. There was considerable

On Tuesday June 2nd , I had my regular session of yoga for refugee women, in partnership with Women of Hope, held in the Quaker Meeting House in Selly Oak, Birmingham. It is so rewarding to bring something positive into the lives of all these women who have suffered so much, and for them to feel loved and valued. I am so grateful I can offer this service on behalf of our Women's Federation.

On May 7th, we held a regular Health Club meeting for our ladies. Around 35 guests attended, many of them new and young faces! Patricia gave a chair yoga session, and received a lot of positive feedback. Afterwards we enjoyed Velimira's talk about 'going beyond our comfort zone'. Then we had time for everyone to share from their personal experience. Such good energy is generated when women share their hearts together! Also our friend Ermine treated us to a beautiful song, "Qu