In the afternoon of Meeting for Sufferings (MfS) on 1 June, Friends spent time holding Israel and Palestine in the light. Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) is frequently asked to make,…
The day ended with a report on the annual returns from Area Meetings (AM) on compliance. To the question of why Quakers need compliance, Friends were reminded of Beth Allen’s…
Peace campaigners have accused the Conservative Party of trying to introduce ‘conscription by stealth’.
A Cornwall Friend is walking 700 miles from Tallinn to Warsaw in the name of peace.
Two Hammersmith Quakers received civic honours this month for their work with refugees.
Robert Card, clerk to Meeting for Sufferings (MfS), started the morning session on 1 June by reminding Friends that it was the last Meeting of the triennium. ‘We’ve done a lot…
After some routine business accepted on draft minute, the room turned to its first main item of the day: whether or not to renew Quaker Concern Over Population (QCOP) as a Quaker…
The Quaker writer and broadcaster Tom Shakespeare has called for new thinking to fix the current crisis in UK prisons. Against a backdrop of overcrowding, violence and high rates…
Earlier this month, Quakers in Scotland called on John Swinney, the new Scottish first minister, to take urgent action to tackle the climate crisis.
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