Reposted by Jill SeggerPaul Garrard @paulgarrard.bsky.social · 5hI have a 'problem with people having zillions of dollars'* because you only acquire such wealth through exploitation. Exploitation of workers, customers or both. *Other currencies are available 153
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 12hExcellent and thought provoking piece. Thank you for sharing it. 000
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 13hWhat went right this week: the good news that matters. #PositiveNews www.positive.news/society/good...positive.newsWhat went right this week: the good news that matters - Positive NewsA landmark moment for climate justice in Australia, Nobel prize winners revealed, and a promising drug for Parkinson’s, plus more good news 041
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Concert at Bury St Edmunds Quaker Meeting House on 25 October at 2pm, given by Bures & Sudbury Mandolin Ensemble. Includes late 19th/early 20th century Italian mandolin repertoire, waltzes and other dances, traditional tunes and contemporary pop favourites. Everyone is welcome. 021
Reposted by Jill SeggerWoodbrooke @woodbrooke.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Help your meeting engage confidently with ‘Our Quaker Way’, the new draft Book of Discipline. This practical session explores how to plan opportunities for Friends to read, reflect and respond together in ways that suit your local context. Book your place: ow.ly/UJS250ZTtnu 001
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026What went right this week: the good news that matters. #PositiveNews www.positive.news/society/demo...positive.newsWhat went right this week: the good news that mattersThe ‘alternative Nobel prize’, global progress against ageism, and a boost for gorillas, plus more good news 010
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Well done! You look so happy when you're playing. Your smile is medicine. 110
Reposted by Jill SeggerQuakers in Ireland @quakerireland.bsky.social · 04/09/2026For World Quaker Day this year FWCC is holding a massive global online worship meeting, lasting 8+ hours, themed Let Peace Be Among Us. Each hour of worship will be hosted by a different part of the world. #Quakers #QuakersIreland #FaithInAction #PeaceTestimony 0107
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026For National Poetry Day. www.quaker.org.uk/blog/express...quaker.org.ukExpressing faith through poetryFor National Poetry Day, Rhiannon Grant collects some Quaker poetry and suggests where to find more. 012
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026What went right this week: the good news that matters. #PositiveNews www.positive.news/society/good...positive.newsGood apples: how orchards are uniting urban communities - Positive NewsThe Orchard Project helps to bring communities together with fruit trees and cider 001
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Yes! That's a good one. There's a great song called Carlisle Wall about a noble lady who "had a bairn by her father's clerk". And before she smothers it, she laments as the child lies in its cot "tha smiles sae sweet, thall't smile me dead". That always gives me a shiver. 240
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Ha, could be! In Cumbria, it's usually Will's mother. I wonder if Bill may be to do with Kaiser Bill? Though in the north it's also used for some one who goes a long way round, in speech or travelling. " He's gan roond by Will's mother. Either way, she was a long way off. 110
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I really like these old-fashioned phrases. If some one was fussy about going out in the rain, my uncle would say "Eh! Like a lass wi a new frock." 220
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I was thinking just the same! Which sent me to this: www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/lik...phrases.org.ukLike Billy-o - Meaning & Origin Of The PhraseWhat's the meaning and origin of the phrase 'Like billy-o'? 231
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026"Conscience does not end when war begins". #ConscientiousObjection #QUNO #UnitedNations www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...quaker.org.uk"Conscience does not end when war begins", Quakers tell UN | Quakers in BritainThe Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) has reminded the UN Human Rights Council that the right to conscientious objection to military service must be protected in wartime. 064
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Quaker Truth and Integrity Group 2026 award honours #DefendOurJuries www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...quaker.org.ukQuaker award honours jury rights campaign Defend Our JuriesDefend Our Juries has been awarded the 2026 Quaker Truth & Integrity Award, for its 041
Reposted by Jill SeggerMichael @therightarticle.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Hundreds take part in silent walking peace vigil in Westminster morningstaronline.co.uk/article/qua…morningstaronline.co.ukHundreds take part in silent walking peace vigil in WestminsterMORE than 600 people joined a four-hour silent peace procession through London’s Whitehall on Saturday.The Quaker-led Silent Walking Vigil for Peace began with a meeting for worship in Victoria Embank... 044
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 19/09/2026What went right this week: the good news that matters. #PositiveNews www.positive.news/society/good...positive.newsWhat went right this week: the good news that mattersEU to ban social media for kids, England approves life-extending breast cancer drug, and reading linked to better health, plus more good news 020
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026‘It’s really taking off’: hedge revival as farmers rediscover ancient tools www.theguardian.com/environment/...theguardian.com‘It’s really taking off’: hedge revival as farmers rediscover ancient toolsGrant applications in England surge as interest grows in habitat that captures carbon and helps reduce flood risk 020
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026I think the way to find out is to go to Meeting for a while and get to know individual Friends. You won't be pressured. 010
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Ha! In Penrith too. And I must have remembered the teacher incorrectly. He would not have made that mistake. 010
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026The French master at my school used to say "ton pantalons sont Toulouse et Toulon". It was funny at first but became cringy with repetition. 110
Reposted by Jill SeggerPaul Garrard @paulgarrard.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Keep the pressure up people. BBC News - Norfolk police commissioner considers cancelling theatre tour - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukNorfolk police commissioner considers cancelling theatre tourColin Sutton is due to perform his true crime show on-stage 127 times between January and November. 023
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026"And saw the sun that time towards the south, And I meatless and moneyless upon the Malvern Hills." 000
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 14/09/2026I've just signed this petition. Will you add your name and share too? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/de...you.38degrees.org.ukDear future Prime Minister: It's time to tax the super-richJust sharing this now — because once you see #HowToGetFilthyRich on Channel 4, you’re going to want to sign it. It’s time to tax wealth, not work. Add your name and help make wealth taxes the first it... 042
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026You are that. And we shouldn't. I'm OK thank you, Guy. Won't be doing a half marathon for a while though... 010
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026#Palantir #NHS www.reuters.com/business/hea...reuters.comUK reviewing Palantir's NHS contract amid pressure to use break clauseBritain is conducting a full review of its National Health Service contract with U.S. data analytics firm Palantir , amid growing political pressure for the government to use a break clause at the e... 054
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026www.change.org/p/make-hospi...change.orgSign the PetitionMake hospice funding a national priority 076
Jill Segger @quakerpen.bsky.social · 12/09/2026What went right this week: the good news that matters. #PositiveNews www.positive.newspositive.newsPositive News | Good journalism about good thingsPositive News is the first media organisation in the world dedicated to quality, independent reporting about what’s going right 122
Reposted by Jill SeggerQuakers in Britain Peace Team @peace-campaigns.quaker.org.uk · 10/09/2026‘These are children, General’ @forceswatch.bsky.social explore the growing concerns about the Army's 'college' for under-18s and the continued failure to address them. www.forceswatch.net/comment/thes...forceswatch.netForcesWatch » 'These are children, General'We explore the growing concerns about the Army's 'college' for under-18s and the continued failure to address them. 014