22nd November 2024

Quaker army doctor lays white poppy wreath

Lois Lodge, from Skipton Meeting, wore her military medals as she laid a wreath of white poppies…

by Rebecca Hardy

22nd November 2024

Friends witness for COP29 summit

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers rallied for the Global Day of Action for COP29 last week, in the middle of the international climate summit. 

22nd November 2024

BYM presses David Lammy on genocide

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has joined calls for the foreign secretary to urgently clarify comments he made in the House of Commons.

22nd November 2024

Sheffield Friends discern on cocoa

by Rebecca Hardy

Sheffield Quakers are seeking Friends to join their discernment in how to witness against exploitation within the cocoa trade. 

22nd November 2024

US Friends unveil ‘Common Testimony’

by Rebecca Hardy

US Quakers have unveiled a new project aimed at supporting Meetings to heal interpersonal violence within their communities.

Surge in demand for white poppies
15th November 2024

Surge in demand for white poppies

by Rebecca Hardy
15th November 2024

US Friends speak on Donald Trump win

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers in the US have urged the US president Donald Trump ‘to uphold the US Constitution, to comply with national and international laws, and to respect the rights and dignity…

15th November 2024

Glebe House closed after safeguarding concerns

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker-founded Glebe House, which closed this summer, was forced to permanently shut after concerns around its safeguarding practices and management.

15th November 2024

Chester Quakers ask ‘Why Prison?’

by Rebecca Hardy

Chester Quakers shone the spotlight on befriending prisoners last month. 

15th November 2024

Universalists choose all-women speaker panel

by Rebecca Hardy

Next year’s Quaker Universalist Group (QUG) conference will feature only women speakers, following concerns that this year’s four speakers were all male.

Historical reenactment in Lichfield
8th November 2024

Historical reenactment in Lichfield

by Rebecca Hardy
8th November 2024

Quaker school continues amid Lebanon airstrikes

by Rebecca Hardy

More than ninety per cent of pupils are still attending the Quaker-founded Brummana High School in Lebanon, despite regular airstrikes.

8th November 2024

Southampton Friends partner with homelessness charity

by Rebecca Hardy

Southampton Meeting House is being used by a local homelessness charity throughout the working week.