A Lewisham Quaker cycled twelve miles up a French mountain to raise £13,000 for aid to Gaza.
Quakers spoke in parliament this month about the need to ensure that the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) benefit from minerals mined in their country,
A Quaker-supported programme in Gaza has started ‘open days’ to help traumatised children in three kindergartens.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has developed resources to aid Quakers in the upcoming 2024 general election.
Edinburgh Meeting House is returning as a venue for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
The Quaker Peacemakers charity has launched a free pack to help schools become more peaceful. The move, designed to coincide with International Day of Living Together in Peace, is…
A Quaker funding group set up after Ukraine was invaded has donated more than €24,000 in just over two years. The Central European Yearly Meeting Funding for Ukraine Group (FUG)…
Quakers have urged Barclays Bank to stop investing in companies supplying arms to Israel.
The Quaker Arts Network (QAN) will be making an appearance at the Greenbelt festival over the August bank holiday this year, for the first time.
Quakers heard from an Israel peace activist this week at International Conscientious Objectors (COs) Day.
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