Friends talk restorative justice at UN
7th June 2024

Friends talk restorative justice at UN

by Rebecca Hardy
7th June 2024

Quakers reject plans for national service

by Rebecca Hardy

Peace campaigners have accused the Conservative Party of trying to introduce ‘conscription by stealth’.

7th June 2024

Friend in Baltic ‘walk for peace’

by Rebecca Hardy

A Cornwall Friend is walking 700 miles from Tallinn to Warsaw in the name of peace.

7th June 2024

Hammersmith Friends awarded civic honours

by Rebecca Hardy

Two Hammersmith Quakers received civic honours this month for their work with refugees.

7th June 2024

Meeting for Sufferings: Opening

by Rebecca Hardy

Robert Card, clerk to Meeting for Sufferings (MfS), started the morning session on 1 June by reminding Friends that it was the last Meeting of the triennium. ‘We’ve done a lot…

7th June 2024

Meeting for Sufferings: Quaker Concern Over Population (QCOP)

by Rebecca Hardy

After some routine business accepted on draft minute, the room turned to its first main item of the day: whether or not to renew Quaker Concern Over Population (QCOP) as a Quaker…

Friends protest weapons at US base
31st May 2024

Friends protest weapons at US base

by Rebecca Hardy
31st May 2024

Quaker calls for action on prisons

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker writer and broadcaster Tom Shakespeare has called for new thinking to fix the current crisis in UK prisons. Against a backdrop of overcrowding, violence and high rates…

31st May 2024

Quakers in Scotland urge government to act on climate

by Rebecca Hardy

Earlier this month, Quakers in Scotland called on John Swinney, the new Scottish first minister, to take urgent action to tackle the climate crisis.

31st May 2024

London Quaker cycles for Gaza

by Rebecca Hardy

A Lewisham Quaker cycled twelve miles up a French mountain to raise £13,000 for aid to Gaza.

31st May 2024

Quakers lobby MPs on conflict minerals

by Rebecca Hardy

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,