30th August 2019

Quaker bags radio slot

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker writer Jennifer Kavanagh has been invited to deliver a regular slot on radio offering a Quaker perspective on news. The member of Westminster Meeting reviewed the papers…

30th August 2019

Friends explore ‘Earth’s Fragile Abundance’

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker Arts Network (QAN) held workshops for creative exploration of ‘Earth’s Fragile Abundance’ last month, including outdoor sketching, creative writing, dance and…

30th August 2019

Ada Salter commemorated

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker Socialist Society (QSS) celebrated the birthday of Quaker social reformer and environmentalist Ada Salter last month, who was born in 1866.

23rd August 2019

Meeting pulls MP talk amid threats of violence

by Rebecca Hardy

Brighton Meeting House was the third venue in less than a week to cancel an event with MP Chris Williamson after they were warned that there may be violence. The Derby North MP was…

23rd August 2019

BYM on IICSA

by Rebecca Hardy

The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) has begun a new investigation into child protection in religious organisations and settings.

‘Human chain’ for Peterloo massacre
23rd August 2019

‘Human chain’ for Peterloo massacre

by Rebecca Hardy
23rd August 2019

Protestors removed from Pride

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers supported a group of LGBTQ+ people who were removed from a Pride event in Surrey this month for protesting against the event’s sponsors BAE Systems. The attenders…

23rd August 2019

Funeral debt on BBC

by Rebecca Hardy

A woman who was supported by Quaker Social Action’s (QSA’s) ‘Down to Earth’ programme spoke on a BBC news programme this month about her struggle with funeral debt…

16th August 2019

Quaker-founded NGO to close in Nicaragua

by Rebecca Hardy

A US Quaker-founded NGO has closed after almost fifty years of working in Nicaragua due to the country’s desperate problems under president Daniel Ortega.

16th August 2019

Friends urge prime minister to seek peace

by Rebecca Hardy

Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB) has put its name to a letter urging the prime minister to seek peace in a time ‘when communities are being fragmented by financial hardship…

16th August 2019

Quakers call for ‘mass build’ of eco buildings

by Rebecca Hardy

Friends in Yorkshire have supported a call made by a Quaker sustainability expert for councils to commit to more ecological building schemes.

16th August 2019

Green tourism award for Friends House

by Rebecca Hardy

Friends House Hospitality Limited is celebrating the news that it has received a Green Tourism Gold accreditation and been shortlisted for the London Venue Awards 2019.