Churches in Stratford-upon-Avon have sent a letter to the town’s MP, expressing their concerns about government plans to expand Britain’s arsenal of nuclear weapons by forty…
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has joined people from other faith and belief bodies in appealing to the prime minister to protect the Human Rights Act, which is currently under…
Quaker Social Action (QSA)’s new project, ‘Cook Up’, is now up and running in London. The scheme involves free-to-use cooking space in Islington for people without kitchens.…
Sunderland Quakers are looking for a new Meeting house after selling their previous building earlier this year. Ann Smith, clerk of Sunderland Meeting, told the Friend that they…
Friends House Library staff have helped bring together a new exhibition by photographic artist Nick Smith about his cconscientious objector (CO) grandfather. ‘Fabric of…
Forty people came to Winchmore Hill Quakers’ Open Garden this month. Local Quaker Mark Friend, who organised the event, said: ‘Over the years we have taken part in a…
The role played by Sunderland Quaker women in the anti-slavery movement is to be honoured with a blue plaque. The move follows a successful bid by academics at the University of…
Scottish Quakers are considering how they can respond to a new initiative for churches to unite to fight poverty.
Two US Quaker organisations joined thirty-four other leaders in calling on Joe Biden to adopt a new landmine policy after the administration announced that it was conducting a…
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