World Gathering of Young Friends
- World Gathering of Young Friends
The World Gathering of Young Friends is the name of several gatherings of members of the Religious Society of Friends between the ages of 18-35. There have been two gatherings by this name; the first in 1985 in Greensboro, North Carolina, United States and the second in 2005 in Lancaster, England and Mombasa, Kenya. Though these gatherings are the first that were truly world-wide in scope, they followed many gatherings of a similar sort of Friends from North America and Europe.
1985
The WGYF was held in 1985 in Greensboro, North Carolina, on the campus of Guilford College [the official report was "Visioning a future for Friends : [a report of the World Gathering of Young Friends] ", New Garden Friends' Meeting House & Guilford College, Greensboro, N. Carolina, USA, 19-27th Seventh month 1985. - London : World Gathering of Young Friends, 1986. ISBN 090185607X. An alternative tiltle was "Let your lives speak".] .
Seen as a defining moment for the Religious Society of Friends worldwide, this gathering is generally considered to be the beginning of the thawing of many of the strained relationships which exist amongst divided theologies of Quakers around the world. Many participants and organisers went on to take up key roles of leadership in their respective Yearly Meetings. The epistle from the 1985 WGYF and the report of the process of its creation get cited in many Quaker contexts and it makes inspiring reading, whatever one's background may be.
2005
" 19 August 2005 [http://www.thefriend.org/articledisplay.asp?articleid=1464 Link to Online archive] , 26 August 2005 [http://www.thefriend.org/articledisplay.asp?articleid=1485 Link to Online archive] ] ["The Friend", 21 October 2005 [http://www.thefriend.org/articledisplay.asp?articleid=1574 Link to Online archive] ] [ [http://wgyfafrica.blogspot.com/ Blog from the WGYF Africa 2005] ] .
Refused Visas
While the British government refused a large number of visas, in a number of cases these refusals were entirely understandable. In some cases names were given that did not match other documentation, some applications were made late, and some were made to the wrong office. It is highly debatable where the fault lies in many of these cases.
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