Yearly Meeting Gathering in 2020 will be held at the University of Bath. Meeting for Sufferings agreed to the recommendation of Yearly Meeting Agenda Committee to hold the…
A concern that Meeting for Sufferings is not fulfilling its role in setting priorities for the work of Britain Yearly Meeting was addressed at Sufferings on Saturday morning.
Quaker Concern for Animals (QCA) has responded to the government consultation for its draft Animal Welfare (Sentencing and Recognition of Sentience) Bill, which ended on 31…
This week Quakers were among a multi-faith group who gathered at Friends House for the Churches Refugee Network Conference.
Britain has dramatically increased the value of weaponry and defence equipment it sells to the world’s most repressive regiments since Brexit, the Independent’s sister…
The Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) is gathering stories of Quaker sustainability-in-action projects from around the world. The organisation has already brought…
Quaker Social Action (QSA) has welcomed the news that the UK’s biggest privately-owned funeral operator, Dignity, recently announced it is reducing the cost of its Simple Funeral…
This year is set to be an increasingly difficult one for low-income households, the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has predicted, with average price inflation for the UK standing…
Friends visiting the Quaker Meeting House in Bull Street, Birmingham, can enjoy seeing the creative results of a special anniversary day held last year: a ‘Peace Tree’.
Huddersfield Quakers have written to four Kirklees MPs asking them to sign the parliamentary nuclear ban pledge. So far one, Thelma Walker, MP for Colne Valley, Huddersfield, has…
Become a subscriber to enjoy unlimited access to our articles, dating back to 2009! Online subscribers get the Friend to their inbox each week, can comment on articles, and dive into our 1914-18 digital archive too!
Whether you are new to Quakerism or have been going to Meeting for years, you’ll find something here to inspire, inform and challenge you.
News | Views | Reviews
Written by and for Friends on the bench
Subscribe