A Quaker who has a long history of working in criminal justice spoke out at a Black Lives Matter (BLM) rally in Malvern this month. Melanie Jameson, co-clerk of Quakers in Criminal…
A Quaker Social Action (QSA) shared housing project has been recognised for the crucial support it provides to young adult carers, in an independent evaluation published this…
A report by the Christian think tank Theos has said that UK churches can make a unique contribution to combating economic inequality, and their contribution is needed more than…
The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) has launched a #NoToAnnexation campaign against plans by the Israeli government to start ‘legislation to…
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has joined with other groups and organisations to support the Build Back Better movement in a push to create a green and just recovery following the…
Woodbrooke has said that it will not offer residential learning at its Birmingham centre until 2021, at the earliest. In a statement issued on 8 June it said that it will only…
The director of Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) was asked to speak at an international conference about hate speech on the internet last month. Friend Andrew Lane…
Friends at Airton Meeting are celebrating the news that Historic England has upgraded their Meeting house to Grade 2* status to reflect it as a site of national importance.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has joined other UK churches in affirming their commitment to challenging racial injustice, as protests following the death of George Floyd swept the…
A Friend from St Neots Meeting sparked a rally for racial justice after a session on lockdown activism prompted her to take a stand.
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