In 2014 the then home secretary Theresa May announced an Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA). The Inquiry has asked the Religious Society of Friends, along with…
Quaker Stewardship Committee (QSC), which helps and guides Meetings in the stewardship of their finance and property, has no formal relationship with Meeting for Sufferings. But…
In the last session of the weekend Friends heard from Anne van Staveren, BYM’s media relations officer, and Grace Da Costa, the public affairs and advocacy manager, about how the…
Central Manchester Meeting and Young Friends in Manchester have spoken out about the frustration they feel at the slow pace of talks regarding a concern about a booking at Mount…
A Cornwall Quaker is setting up a citizens’ panel in Penzance to debate the problem of housing and ‘put ordinary people in the driving seat’.
More than 1,300 people attended Art the Arms Fair, the award-winning partly-Quaker-founded arts project which challenged the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI)…
A Friend from Evesham Meeting has approached Southern Marches Area Meeting with the intention of setting up an Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) group.
Quaker Homeless Action (QHA) volunteers have been shortlisted for a Mayor of London Volunteering Award for a mobile library they run for homeless people.
Quakers involved in Roots of Resistance witness have welcomed the news that the Welsh government has said it will ‘review’ its role in the Defence and Security Equipment…
Manchester Quakers held an outdoor Meeting for Worship (MfW) in support of the four-day ‘Northern Rebellion’ that occupied part of the city.
Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) and a Green MEP joined forces this month to raise €2,000 for a refugee charity.
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