‘We are concerned by an approach that conditions the statehood of a people on the actions and goodwill of their occupier.’…
by Rebecca Hardy
A non-Quaker MP raised questions in parliament about refugee policies after attending Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN)’s annual general meeting last month.
Woodbrooke has announced that Stuart Masters will give the 2026 Swarthmore Lecture.
Quakers around the country are marking the eightieth anniversary year of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki this week. Commemorative events are being held across the UK,…
Southport Meeting House joined other places of worship last week to mark the first anniversary of the knife attack in which three young girls were killed. Across the town, churches…
Quaker Vegan Witness (QVW) is inviting all Meetings across the UK to have a ‘Green Feast’ as a part of Quaker Week this year.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has welcomed a new agreement aimed at improving how government works with faith groups, charities and community organisations.
The seventeenth-century Quaker burial ground at North Walsham has been damaged and turned into a makeshift campsite.
The RAF base at Lakenheath is preparing to receive nuclear weapons, according to the Lakenheath Alliance for Peace (LAP).
Three Quaker organisations have endorsed a call to action on climate, from the Interfaith Liaison Committee (ILC) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
A Quaker in Ukraine has told the BBC of his difficulties in refusing to join the country’s army.
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