‘Manchester has a radical history, so it feels right to share, through Liz Smith’s arresting films, just how much harder it is becoming to stand up for what you believe in. '…
by Rebecca Hardy
Following the death of Henry Novak, the 2025 Salter Lecturer Abimbola Johnson has called for claims of ‘two-tier’ policing to not derail progress in anti-racism work. The…
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has said that the Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold the proscription of Palestine Action (PA) as a terrorist group risks ‘stifling dissent’.
Quaker Congo Partnership UK (QCP UK) allies are developing a project to help combat a deadly Ebola outbreak that is spreading across the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
According to the latest Patterns of Membership, the total number of members and attenders in Britain has gone up for the first time since 2008. While formal membership has…
Places of worship are being urged to shine the spotlight on Tax Justice Sunday this month.
Critics have condemned Keir Starmer’s plans to use schools, colleges and universities to boost national defence.
Quakers in Sunderland are turning one of the city’s oldest buildings into a £1.4m community hub.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) is supporting a new film aimed at helping the public better understand the scale and urgency of the climate crisis.
US Friends trained over fifty participants in conscientious objection and the Selective Service System last month.
Central England Quakers’ project Peace Hub is urging people to write to their MPs about the US arms company Moog Inc.
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