22nd March 2019

Bradford Quakers fly the flag for Anti-Nuclear Ban

by Rebecca Hardy

Bradford Friends celebrated the news that South Africa has ratified the United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Extinction Rebellion cases dropped
15th March 2019

Extinction Rebellion cases dropped

by Rebecca Hardy
15th March 2019

Quaker MP brings ‘right to work’ bill

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Catharine West, MP for Hornsey and Wood Green, brought a bill to parliament last month seeking to give asylum seekers the right to work. The MP brought the bill after a…

15th March 2019

International Women’s Day activity

by Rebecca Hardy

Friends around the country came together to mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, with events ranging from film screenings to workshops and discussions. Doncaster Meeting…

Women’s historical peace photography
15th March 2019

Women’s historical peace photography

by Rebecca Hardy
8th March 2019

QCEA launches anti-hate speech campaign

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) has launched a campaign aimed at tackling antimigrant hate speech in preparation for the European Parliamentary elections in May.

8th March 2019

Stansted Fifteen’s call back to court a mistake

by Rebecca Hardy

The Stansted Fifteen protesters have been told that their summons to court on an aggravated trespass case last month was an ‘error’.

8th March 2019

Anti-BP protest on anniversary of UK’s peace rally against the Iraq war

by Rebecca Hardy

Sixteen years on since millions of people marched against the prospect of a war in Iraq, Quakers joined hundreds of activists at the British Museum to protest against its…

8th March 2019

Quaker author gives workshop on creativity

by Rebecca Hardy

Twelve Friends attended Winchmore Hill Meeting House on 24 February for a workshop with Quaker author Stephen Cox. The debut novelist of Our Child of the Stars talked about the…

Quakers at Church and Peace gathering
8th March 2019

Quakers at Church and Peace gathering

by Rebecca Hardy
Manchester Friend’s ‘biscuit challenge’
8th March 2019

Manchester Friend’s ‘biscuit challenge’

by Rebecca Hardy