22 people have died in ICE detention this year (FCNL).…
by Rebecca Hardy
Central England Quakers (CEQ) are celebrating Birmingham City Council’s vote to keep its City of Sanctuary status after a Reform bid to end it.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) joined nearly twenty organisations calling on incoming prime minister Andy Burnham to take urgent action on Palestine.
Around seventy Friends gathered at Friargate Meeting House in York last month to explore the theme of Living our Peace Testimony. Organised by Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB),…
Quakers are to host workshops at a vegan gathering this summer. Organisers of the Great Vegan Gathering (28-31 August) in London have confirmed a series of workshops focusing…
The part-Quaker-founded Climate Majority Project (CMP) highlighted the power of ‘silent majorities’ during last month’s Climate Action Week.
Parliamentarians are continuing to demand an investigation into illegal military transfers from the UK to Israel.
Former Salter lecturer and Quaker United Nations Office director Nozizwe Madlala-Routlege has been awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Strathclyde. The South African…
Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB) trustees have appointed Irenée Rajaona-Horne as its new coordinator. With Philip Austin due to retire at the end of 2026, Irenée will start in…
Peace campaigners are calling on the government to redirect money spent on Armed Forces Day (AFD), saying it ‘normalises’ war to children.
A group of Quakers have spoken out about the Supreme Court ruling on the legal definition of sex.
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