The Peace Museum in Bradford is holding an exhibition this month exploring the aftermath of the first world war from the perspective of German civilians.
Newcastle City Council has mounted a memorial plaque to commemorate visits by a leading American abolitionist to the home of the influential Quaker Richardson family. Anti-slave…
American Friends are holding a Spring Lobby weekend in Washington on 17-20 March as part of an on-going campaign for a fair immigration system.
Kingston Meeting is hosting a small exhibition of artworks related to peace and white poppies. Linda Murgatroyd, who is involved in the initiative, said: ‘In this centenary year…
Bath Meeting House is celebrating the appointment last month of professor David Goode as president of Bath’s Natural History Society.
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in Geneva has announced that applications for the next summer school, to take place from 8-20 July 2018, are now open.
Two Quaker peace activists have been found not guilty of charges arising from protesting against the world’s largest arms fair, held last year by Defence and Security Equipment…
Hereford Meeting are exploring how they can help in the introduction of the Universal Credit (UC) scheme.
Meeting for Sufferings, held at Friends House on 3 February, was asked to review and reflect on a series of strategic aims set out by Quaker Life Central Committee (QLCC) to shape…
the work and witness that Quakers in Britain have done on sustainability was the main issue for consideration in the morning session at Meeting for Sufferings held in the George…
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