The Labour MP Preet Kaur Gill will feature in the second of the ‘Quaker Question Time’ events, which will take place online in June. Friends will be able to put questions to…
The Quaker Tapestry Museum has raised over two-thirds of the estimated £250,000 needed to restore its roof. The funding has been sourced from local Quaker funds, grants and…
Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) has released an updated edition of its booklet International Standards on Conscientious Objection to Military Service. The guide includes…
Quakers joined more than 150 groups to object to a government bill they say is being rushed through parliament and will hand police ‘draconian powers’ over people’s right to…
Friends are mobilising against the UK government’s announcement that it will be extending its nuclear capacity. Britain Yearly Meeting joined with other faith bodies and…
Quakers in Scotland have offered Glasgow Meeting House as a place of ‘quiet reflection’ during the twenty-sixth UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26).
The Quakers and Business Group has released a series of monthly videos. The ‘Ethics and Social Value in Business: Spring Seminar Series’ features speakers from the group’s…
Paul Parker, recording clerk of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM), has outlined how BYM is working to build an anti-racist workplace culture.
Quaker Social Action (QSA) has said that it plans to resume the mobile library run by Quaker Homeless Action (QHA) this year, when it is safe to do so.
Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) brought together more than fifty people to discuss the importance of gender equality for peace and security last month.
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