US Friends gathered in Chicago to protest against rising authoritarianism and the increasing violence in US domestic and foreign policy.
A Quaker-founded Nottinghamshire care home celebrated its sixtieth birthday last month.
The part-Quaker programme the Peaceful Classroom Project has been awarded new funding. Westhill, a grant-giving organisation, gave £6,668 to help schools teach children to…
Friends House is to screen a new film about the radical Quaker abolitionist Benjamin Lay.
The UK government has ditched its plan to introduce an ‘opt out’ exemption to copyright for artificial intelligence (AI) training. Campaigners, including some Friends, had…
Newark Quakers organised a silent vigil for peace this month in order to stand in solidarity with those affected by conflict. Around fifty participants gathered at the edge of the…
Plans are progressing for a national Quaker peace rally, with a provisional date set for September.
Exmouth Friends gathered to mark LGBTQ+ history last month, reflecting ‘both celebration and thoughtful reflection’.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has said it is ‘deeply disappointed’ at government plans to slash funding that protects nature and tackles climate change in the world’s poorest…
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