14th December 2018

Activists found guilty of ‘terror’ charge

by Rebecca Hardy

The ‘Stansted Fifteen’ group of protestors have been found guilty of endangering the safety of Stansted Airport, under counter-terrorism legislation that could result in life…

14th December 2018

Circles UK celebrates tenth anniversary

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers hosted an evening to celebrate the tenth anniversary of Circles UK, the charity that works to provide ‘circles of support and accountability’ to convicted sex…

14th December 2018

Brexit squeezing out climate change debate, MP tells Friends

by Rebecca Hardy

MP Andrew Mitchell told Sutton Coldfield Friends that Brexit was ‘dominating the parliamentary agenda’, so there was little time to debate sustainability.

14th December 2018

Bury St Edmunds Friends support UN special rapporteur’s report

by Rebecca Hardy

Bury St Edmunds Quakers have sent a statement to the local press acting on a concern about the UK government’s response to the report by UN special rapporteur professor Philip…

Quaker MP highlights violence against women
14th December 2018

Quaker MP highlights violence against women

by Rebecca Hardy
14th December 2018

London Quakers explore plans for New Economy

by Rebecca Hardy

More than forty people attended a workshop organised by London Quakers at Friends House last month.

7th December 2018

Meeting for Sufferings: Mixed reception for the review of the Committee on Clerks

by Elinor Smallman

ON Sunday 25 November Meeting for Sufferings, which was held at Woodbrooke in Birmingham, received a report from the review group it appointed to look at the work of the Committee…

7th December 2018

Meeting for Sufferings: Gender diversity statement from Quaker Life Central Committee

by Elinor Smallman

Jocelyn Burnell, co-clerk of Quaker Life Central Committee (QLCC), drew Friends’ attention to an initial statement on gender diversity at Meeting for Sufferings.

7th December 2018

Meeting for Sufferings: BYM considers UK post-Brexit divisions

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers could be doing more to help heal divisions in post-Brexit Britain, suggested one Friend at Meeting for Sufferings. The comment came on 24 November after Jeff Beatty, clerk…

7th December 2018

Meeting for Sufferings: Friends tell of how much their world family matters

by Rebecca Hardy

Meeting for Sufferings on 24 November was asked if ‘the world family of Friends matter – to you and your Meeting?’ The question was posed by Ann Floyd, clerk of Quaker World…

7th December 2018

Meeting for Sufferings: Questions and considerations for QLCC

by George Osgerby

Having started as a ‘rather self-contained part’ of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) – ‘doing great work, but it didn’t work a lot with other parts of the organisation’ –…

7th December 2018

Meeting for Sufferings: ‘Lots and lots of challenges lie ahead’ for QCCIR

by George Osgerby

The Quaker Committee for Christian and Interfaith Relations (QCCIR) regards its biggest achievement as The Changing Face of Faith in Britain, Stephanie Grant, a member of the body,…