Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has written to the government stating Quakers’ belief that genocide is underway in Gaza and calling again for a ban on arms sales to Israel.
A Friend from Crynwyr Cymru / Quakers in Wales (CCQW) has been made a member of the Gorsedd y Beirdd / Gorsedd of the Bards.
Quaker Social Action (QSA) has said it received ‘a record turnout’ at the charity’s special interest meeting in the run-up to this year’s Yearly Meeting (YM).
Lancaster Friends have issued an apology for local Quaker involvement in the trade of enslaved people.
Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) has backed a robust response to Keir Starmer’s controversial speech on migrants last month. The comments from the prime minister – in…
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has criticised the UK government’s new Strategic Defence Review, saying it prepares the country for more war instead of investing in peace.
Three hundred and eighty writers and organisations have signed a letter echoing Britain Yearly Meeting’s discernment that the Israeli government’s war in Gaza is genocidal and…
Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) is urging MPs not to deny citizenship to people seeking asylum if they arrived through irregular routes.
Friends are supporting an international campaign highlighting ‘the growing risk of annexation in the West Bank’.
Lancaster Friends started a monthly silent vigil in solidarity with the earth last month. The thirty-minute witness in Lancaster’s market square will be held on the third Sunday…
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