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‘Rainbow Picnic. 12.30pm.’
This message had been added to the activities list on the board in the monastery at Plum Village, where Ruth and I were on retreat for the first time. We were intrigued, but what did it mean? Was it ‘rainbow’ as in LGBTQIA+ community or something else? And where were…