28th May 2021

Friends discuss being an interfaith church

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers discussed ‘What it means to be a non-credal church’ last month, as the theme of a webinar run by the Quaker Committee for Christian and Interfaith Relations (QCCIR).…

21st May 2021

Friends successfully lobby for nuclear ban

by Rebecca Hardy

North Wales Friends have said they are ‘overjoyed’ that Bangor City Council has become the first Welsh council to support the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons…

21st May 2021

Concerns over Quaker labour practices

by Rebecca Hardy

A Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) staff member has written to the Friend highlighting ‘a communication gap between Quakers and the people they employ’.

Kendal Tapestry Museum reopens
21st May 2021

Kendal Tapestry Museum reopens

by Rebecca Hardy
21st May 2021

Quaker ‘Question Time’ in Devon

by Rebecca Hardy

Exeter Quakers hosted a Quaker ‘Question Time’ this month, featuring Exeter MP Ben Bradshaw and East Devon MP Simon Jupp.

21st May 2021

‘Grave violations of international law’

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has said that it has been ‘appalled’ by the violence in Israel and occupied Palestine, calling for these ‘grave violations of international…

21st May 2021

Shell Seven verdict raises ‘big questions’

by Rebecca Hardy

Courts can no longer protect companies from ‘climate flak’. This was the conclusion of an article in the Financial Times (FT) in response to the ‘not guilty’ verdict for…

14th May 2021

Turkey in the spotlight for CO Day

by Rebecca Hardy

Friends are getting ready for International Conscientious Objectors (COs) Day. This year’s national ceremony on 15 May will honour contemporary war resisters, as well as all…

14th May 2021

Friends join push to ‘save the NHS’

by Rebecca Hardy

London Quakers are highlighting a new project launched to ‘save the NHS’.

Quakers in XR ‘Rebellion of One’
14th May 2021

Quakers in XR ‘Rebellion of One’

by Rebecca Hardy
Friends form virtual choir
14th May 2021

Friends form virtual choir

by Rebecca Hardy
14th May 2021

QCEA project on award shortlist

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA)’s work on the role of gender in peace and security issues has been shortlisted for the Engagement and Place Award. The Gender and…