| Description | Grant file containing correspondence, minutes, agendas, accounts, payments summary, reports, leaflets, newspaper cuttings, copies of published material and funding requests relating to Quaker Peace and Service (QPS). Funding source(s): Barrow and Geraldine S. Cadbury Trust, Barrow Cadbury Fund Ltd. Applicant overview: Quaker Peace and Service (QPS, now Quaker Peace and Social Witness, QPSW) was formed by the union of the Friends Service Council and the Friends Peace Committee. QPS aims to serve as a hub for local and national Quaker action for peace and justice and is committed to non-violent social change. QPS work strives to reflect and express Quaker testimonies to peace and non-violence, simplicity, equality and community, and truth and integrity. QPS supports Quaker witness in local communities and represent Quakers at a national level to parliament, government and the general public. QPS is also actively involved in international Quaker peace work. Nature of support: In 1982 the Trust continued their annual QPS subscription of £2,000. A further £10,000 was allocated to unbudgeted expenditure. Specific grants were made to the New York and Geneva QPS officer at £2,000 for three years each. A number of personal grants were also made to QPS staff. In 1985 the Trust cancelled its annual subscription grant. Support for the New York and Geneva offices continued for three years at £1,000 per annum. A flexible grant of up to £5,000 was made of unbudgeted expenditure over twenty-four months. A major investment of £10,000 per annum for three years was allocated to the QPS diplomats programme based in London. Minutes: B&GSCT 5568, B&GSCT 5569, B&GSCT 5570, B&GSCT 5658, B&GSCT 6124, B&GSCT 6152, BCF 2287, BCF 2632, BCF 2787. Notes: File organised by date from newest to oldest. File numbered '1/4'. |