29th August 2025

Quaker pilgrimage to resist oilfield

Andrew Dames is walking from the Shetland Islands to London to celebrate a ruling from Scotland’s Court of Session last autumn that the approval of the Rosebank oilfield was unlawful…

by Rebecca Hardy

29th August 2025

Stop E1 settlement, urges BYM

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has urged Friends to contact their MPs to help prevent the ‘burial’ of a viable Palestinian state.

29th August 2025

NFPB considers future priorities

by Rebecca Hardy

Friends heard new Quaker guidance on how to organise locally-based walking tours at the latest Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB) gathering. The resource, described by Dixe Wills,…

29th August 2025

European Friends plan all-age gathering

by Rebecca Hardy

Two Quaker European groups are coming together to plan an all-age gathering next year.

29th August 2025

Quaker library hosts Black Lives Matter event

by Rebecca Hardy

The library at Friends House in London hosted the George Padmore Institute (GPI) last month as part of the Black Lives Matter UK’s Festival of Collective Liberation 2025. Over…

Quakers arrested at Palestine Action ban protest
22nd August 2025

Quakers arrested at Palestine Action ban protest

by Rebecca Hardy
22nd August 2025

Quakers mark Joseph Rowntree centenary

by Rebecca Hardy

Woodbrooke marked the centenary of Quaker Joseph Rowntree’s death with an event this month. As part of the ongoing Rowntree Centenary Celebrations this year, the session on 11…

Bristol Quakers hold vigil outside Elbit Systems
22nd August 2025

Bristol Quakers hold vigil outside Elbit Systems

by Rebecca Hardy
22nd August 2025

BYM highlights community cohesion

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has highlighted ways in which Quakers can help community cohesion in the UK.

Guyanese Quaker made guest of honour
15th August 2025

Guyanese Quaker made guest of honour

by Rebecca Hardy
15th August 2025

Quaker urges ban on trophy hunting

by Rebecca Hardy

A Quaker conservationist has written a trilogy of books to mark the tenth anniversary of the killing of Cecil the lion by a US trophy hunter. Eduardo Goncalves, from Portsmouth…

15th August 2025

Friends warn of media language on migrants

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) has highlighted a report which says that a pattern of ‘hostile language’ in the media and parliament is more likely to describe…

15th August 2025

Exhibition showcases images of peace

by Rebecca Hardy

The Northern Friends Peace Board has highlighted an exhibition focusing on how sharing images of peace can contribute to peacebuilding. The Imaging Peace exhibition, on The Strand…