12th June 2020

Quakers make a stand against racial injustice

by Rebecca Hardy

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…

12th June 2020

Friend sparks protest for racial justice

by Rebecca Hardy

A Friend from St Neots Meeting sparked a rally for racial justice after a session on lockdown activism prompted her to take a stand.

Penn Club houses NHS staff
12th June 2020

Penn Club houses NHS staff

by Rebecca Hardy
12th June 2020

Quaker GP videos

by Rebecca Hardy

A Wallingford Friend who is leading the Oxfordshire End of Life Care response to the Covid-19 pandemic has put together a series of videos for frail and at risk people during the…

12th June 2020

Friends consider ‘hybrid Meetings’

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers have been exploring how best to move forward with Meeting for Worship (MfW) in future months. The increased discernment follows the government’s announcement on 7 June…

12th June 2020

Meeting for Sufferings: Exceptional circumstances

by Joseph Jones

Meeting for Sufferings this month was held via the videoconferencing platform Zoom. In her calling letter to this most unusual gathering, the clerk Margaret Bryan noted that…

12th June 2020

Meeting for Sufferings: Dates - MfS and a virtual Yearly Meeting

by Joseph Jones

Dates for meetings don’t often prompt existential questions but that was the case as MfS considered when it would meet again. The initial proposal was that there be fewer…

Friends celebrate Earth Day 2020
1st May 2020

Friends celebrate Earth Day 2020

by Rebecca Hardy
1st May 2020

BYM moves forward with Vibrancy plans

by Rebecca Hardy

The joint Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM)/Woodbrooke project to radically reshape support for Quaker communities took what it described as ‘a significant step forward’ this week…

1st May 2020

Roots of Resistance write to MPs

by Rebecca Hardy

Huddersfield Quakers and the local Roots of Resistance (RoR) group has sent an open letter to MPs raising concerns about the University of Huddersfield’s links with police in…

1st May 2020

Eurosatory 2020 cancelled

by Rebecca Hardy

The French Quaker group ‘Stop Fuelling War’ has been celebrating the news that the Eurosatory arms fair in June has been cancelled due to health concerns surrounding COVID-19.…

1st May 2020

Woodbrooke launches Twitter-based learning

by Rebecca Hardy

Woodbrooke has launched its first Twitter-based course in response to the coronavirus lockdown, as its online presence grows.  The ‘Talking to God’ course, launched on 17…