One hundred and eight Friends in Scotland gathered this month to take forward proposals to form a single Quaker organisation for the country. This would replace the current…
Wakefield Meeting House has been awarded a ‘Faith Stream of Sanctuary’ award in recognition of its City of Sanctuary work.
The US Quaker organisation American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is expanding its aid programme in Gaza.
Norwich Quakers invited local parliamentary candidates to a ‘Question Time’ last month, focusing on peace and the environment.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has reiterated its call for the UK government to suspend arms licences to Israel immediately. The demand came last week after it was revealed that…
Lewes Meeting is holding a series of events to celebrate its reopening after fifteen months of major work. Chris Lawson, from the Meeting, told the Friend: ‘The aims of the work…
Wooldale Meeting is embarking on ‘a collaborative composition’ to mark the 400th anniversary of George Fox’s birth.
Quakers met with Jeremy Corbyn last month to discuss the differing opinions of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) trustees and the Quaker Socialist Society (QSS) on his invitation to…
A group of Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB) members are compiling a book of reflections on the wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
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