Friends World Committee for Consultation was created in 1937.
International World Wide Web Conferences Steering Committee was created in 1994.
They created the Committee of Correspondence.
Friends of Women's World Banking was created in 1982.
World Association of Children's Friends was created in 1963.
The World's Greatest Super Friends was created on 1979-09-22.
The Committee on Public Information was created during World War I.
Amici del Mondo World Friends Onlus was created in 2001.
A. Ruth Fry has written: 'Everyman's affair' -- subject(s): Peace, World War, 1914-1918, Causes, World War, 1939-1945 'A Quaker adventure' -- subject(s): Society of Friends, Society of Friends. War Victims Relief Committee, Society of Friends. War victims' committee, War work, World War, 1914-1918 'Three visits to Russia, 1922-25' -- subject(s): Description and travel
Yes they commonly refer to themselves and each other as "Friends". They have "Meetings for Worship" which sometimes are silent gatherings. Often there is not a preacher but members and attenders may speak up "in the spirit of worship" if they feel they have a message of spiritual significance to share. One core belief is that "There is that of God in Everyone". Other tenets of the faith are the testimonies of Peace, Simplicity and Justice. There is a service organization associated with the faith called the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) and there is the "Friends National Committee on Legislation" which has an award winning website for on national legislative efforts and how various representatives stand on the issues ( www.fcnl.org ) The worldwide organisation for most Quaker churches is Friends World Committee for Consultation (FwCC).
No the World Heritage Committee is not in charge of the areas. They are the responsibility of the nation that they are in.
'Turn Up' and join in the Worship.There are different styles of Quaker worship and different Quaker organisations who invite membership.Find out where your local Meeting is and go along.There is a World Wide Organisation that many Quaker groups are affiliated with called 'Friends World Committee for Consultation'.Most Quakers refer to another Quaker as 'Friend'.There is information and links to the different branches of Quakerism in the 'Related Link' to this question.
The Committee on Public Information