Meeting for Sufferings: Private sponsorship of refugees

Friends considered how Quakers might respond to the refugee crisis

by The Friend Newsdesk 12th February 2016

Friends at Meeting for Sufferings, held at Friends House on Saturday 6 February, addressed the subject of the plight of refugees and how Quakers might respond to the present crisis.

Those present were asked to help test whether Quakers might support a private sponsorship scheme that would enable a significant number of additional Syrian refugees to be welcomed to the United Kingdom.