17th August 2018

QARN backs refugee status call

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) has welcomed a suggestion made by MP Kate Green to extend the twenty-eight-day period between a person being given refugee status and…

17th August 2018

QCEA report on ‘anti-migrant hate-speech’

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) has published a report on what it describes as a ‘call to action against the tide of anti-migrant hate-speech in Europe today’.

17th August 2018

Quaker A-level class in ‘The Peace Movement’

by Rebecca Hardy

The third lesson in the joint Pax Christi/Quakers in Britain Religious Studies A-Level series has been published.

17th August 2018

Tokyo students visit Quaker heartland

by Rebecca Hardy

A group of Japanese students from Friends School Tokyo stayed at Woodbrooke this month to learn about Quaker history.

17th August 2018

Alastair McIntosh gives High Profile interview

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker activist and academic Alastair McIntosh gave an interview on the High Profile website about the influence of his spirituality on his work.

Asylum seekers’ day with Friends
17th August 2018

Asylum seekers’ day with Friends

by Rebecca Hardy
17th August 2018

‘Conchies’ play opens at Edinburgh Fringe

by Rebecca Hardy

A play based on a Lincolnshire pacifist community that included several Quakers who grew up around the villages of Holton-cum-Beckering and Legsby, opened at the Edinburgh Fringe…

17th August 2018

Peace stall in Kent

by Rebecca Hardy

Friends in Kent hosted a stall at the War and Peace Show near Paddock Wood, Kent last month.

10th August 2018

Addiction and recovery are explored at QAAD conference

by Rebecca Hardy

Friends struggling with addiction do not always feel fully supported by their Local Meetings, it was reported at the Quaker Action on Alcohol and Drugs (QAAD) conference last…

Ireland premiere for ‘eco film’
10th August 2018

Ireland premiere for ‘eco film’

by Rebecca Hardy
10th August 2018

Friends Library marks 300th anniversary of William Penn’s death

by Rebecca Hardy

The Library of the Society of Friends marked the 300th anniversary of William Penn’s death on 30 July by posting a story on its online blog ‘Quaker Strongrooms’ listing some…

10th August 2018

QCA targets greyhound racing industry over cruelty issue

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Concern for Animals (QCA) has announced a new partnership with the organisation Greyhound Compassion in a bid to raise awareness over the issue of cruelty in the greyhound…