As leaders of the world’s richest countries met at a G7 meeting in Italy last week, Quakers urged them to deliver new, adequate climate finance to developing countries.
Two parliamentary candidates with Quaker links are standing against each other in a newly-created seat in Bristol.
Quakers in Devon took part in a benefit concert this month in aid of children displaced by conflict. Hilary Prentice, from Totnes Meeting, and Steve Day and Stephen Sterling, from…
Quakers and Buddhists are coming together to organise a second multi-faith silent walk for peace.
Exmouth Quakers are celebrating ‘the richness and diversity’ of their local community for Refugee Week. For the occasion, the Friends have invited local businesses to exhibit…
Banbury and Evesham Area Meeting is shining a spotlight on ‘receptive ecumenism’ this weekend.
The Quaker Arts Network (QAN) held its first in-person event since Covid this month. The annual general meeting ‘was an amazing day’, David Fish, from Rugby Meeting, told the…
In the afternoon of Meeting for Sufferings (MfS) on 1 June, Friends spent time holding Israel and Palestine in the light. Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) is frequently asked to make,…
The day ended with a report on the annual returns from Area Meetings (AM) on compliance. To the question of why Quakers need compliance, Friends were reminded of Beth Allen’s…
Peace campaigners have accused the Conservative Party of trying to introduce ‘conscription by stealth’.
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