Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has reiterated its call for the UK government to suspend arms licences to Israel immediately. The demand came last week after it was revealed that…
Lewes Meeting is holding a series of events to celebrate its reopening after fifteen months of major work. Chris Lawson, from the Meeting, told the Friend: ‘The aims of the work…
Wooldale Meeting is embarking on ‘a collaborative composition’ to mark the 400th anniversary of George Fox’s birth.
Quakers met with Jeremy Corbyn last month to discuss the differing opinions of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) trustees and the Quaker Socialist Society (QSS) on his invitation to…
A group of Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB) members are compiling a book of reflections on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
Two Quakers in South Devon are planning to create a Quaker agroforestry community.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) joined other churches around the world in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza during Holy Week. The group ‘Churches for Middle East Peace’, which…
Friends are organising a reenactment of the 1670 Penn and Mead case, as witness to the jury system.
Quaker Social Action (QSA) is asking Friends to remember the tenth year of Debt Awareness Week. This year’s focus was on the barriers people face before seeking help.
An Israeli peace activist, who goes by the name Or, spoke at Friends House last week. An Israeli conscientious objector and feminist activist, Or said peace activism in Israel has…
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