Nearly ninety Friends gathered in Norway to celebrate the eightieth anniversary of the Europe and Middle East Section (EMES) of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC).…
The Quaker and black civil rghts activist Bayard Rustin, who was a close associate of Martin Luther King and an advocate of gay and lesbian rights, had a commemorative plaque…
A ‘Tree for Peace’ adopted by Friends is to play a key role in a world war one centenary event in Woodbridge, bringing together Quakers and members of the Royal British Legion…
Young Friends gathered last week for a day of conversation and workshops to explore how today’s economy works. The ‘Young Quakers: New Economy Now’ event was held on 30…
Quaker Concern for Animals (QCA) is researching the provision of plant-based diets in Quaker centres overseas and in the UK.
The Library of the Religious Society of Friends has contributed material to an exhibition to mark the centenary of the ending of world war one.
A Quaker and former NHS worker performed a one-woman ‘spoken word’ show last month exploring the links between political and social factors and poor diet. Raise the Roof by…
Brighton Quakers hosted a showing of the film Shadow World last week. Speakers included the director, Andrew Feinstein, who took part in a question and answer session.
Friends House in London hosted a conference last week to explore new and current approaches to national security. ‘Rethinking Security’ on 15 June brought together a wide range…
The Journal of the Friends Historical Society has been digitised after a two-year process that involved transferring hundreds of pages of text from printed issues. The publication,…
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