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Woodbrooke affiliate signs Armed Forces Covenant
Woodbrooke has said that it will be speaking with Lancaster University ‘as soon as [it] can’, following news that the university, which accredits some Woodbrooke degrees, is to sign a special covenant with the Armed Forces. According to the university website on 22 June, ‘the special Armed Forces Covenant encourages universities...
2020 Swarthmore Lecture live-streamed
The 2020 Swarthmore Lecture Openings to the infinite ocean: A Friendly offering of hope by Tom Shakespeare will be live-streamed on 1 August.
Friends say Johnson’s ‘New Deal’ does little for climate crisis
Quaker climate campaigners have said that Boris Johnson’s ‘New Deal’ in which he pledged to ‘build, build, build’ offers little to tackle the climate emergency and create a green and just recovery from the pandemic.
New panel for gender discrimination in religious organisations
Quaker Hannah Brock Womack, who was recently blocked from being the fourth president of Churches Together in England because she is in a same-sex marriage, is a member of a new panel to address discrimination and prejudice within religious organisations.
QARN calls for Friends to write to MPs
The Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) is urging Friends to write to MPs seeking support for recently-tabled amendments to the Immigration and Social Security Coordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2019-21.
Glenthorne to reopen in August
The Glenthorne Quaker Centre in Grasmere has said it is reopening from 7 August after being closed since 23 March.
Quaker woman wins top engineer award
A Quaker who led the way in Bristol becoming the first city in Europe to declare a climate emergency has been named one of the Top Fifty Women in Engineering for 2020 by the Women’s Engineering Society. Green Party councillor and mechanical engineer Carla Denyer, who specialises in renewable energy,...
Quakers condemn anti-BLM vandalism
Woodbridge Quakers have sent a ‘statement of solidarity’ to the organisers of a local Black Lives Matter (BLM) protest after white supremacist graffiti was found in nearby villages and BLM posters were removed in the town. The statement expressed support to the BLM movement and condemned the killing of George...
Friends gather outside
Quakers are preparing to come together again as the lockdown across England eases, with many proceeding with caution. Following the prime minister’s announcement on 23 June that places of worship in England are able to open from 4 July, provided physical distancing rules are observed, Meetings have been considering how best...
Quaker Tapestry launches virtual tour
The Quaker Tapestry museum has launched a virtual tour where visitors can ‘walk’ among the panels and watch short films on its history.