Earlier this month, Quakers heard about the consequences of British nuclear weapons testing on Pacific Islanders.
A week of climate action targeting insurance companies and attended by many Quakers is already having an effect, campaigners have said.
The cost of a funeral has risen by a greater percentage than house prices in the last twenty years, Quaker Social Action (QSA) has highlighted.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has signed up to become a Voter Registration Ambassador. The commitment includes launching a new general election webpage to coincide with Voter…
Friends gathered to discuss ‘performance as witness’ this month. Linda Murgatroyd, clerk of the Quaker Arts Network (QAN), which organised the event, told the Friend that the…
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has written to the prime minister to warn of ‘the chilling effect’ on the right to protest, due to new legislation and policing powers. Signed by…
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has joined ninety organisations in urging the UK government to offer real tax reform. The call came after the government announced a 2p cut in national…
George Fox’s Cornish connection will form part of the celebrations to mark the Quaker co-founder’s 400th anniversary.
The Bournville Village Trust (BVT) has said that the historic site of the Woodbrooke Study Centre will become part of its long-term asset management, with no immediate plans to use…
The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI), a World Council of Churches programme managed by Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM), has highlighted a campaign to…
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