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Draft treaty welcomed
The International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) has welcomed a UN draft treaty to ban nuclear weapons.
Elizabeth Fry commemoration
Two of the fifty Quaker prison chaplains who continue the legacy of Elizabeth Fry today were present at a reception last week to mark 200 years since she began her vital work in Newgate Prison among women facing death and deportation.
Reading Quakers to hold ‘reverse hustings’
Reading Quaker meeting house will host a ‘reverse hustings’ on 31 May from 7.30pm to 9.30pm. All but two of the parties standing candidates at the general election in the Reading East and Reading West constituencies have accepted the invitation to take part. The Labour and Green candidates will be...
Friends House anniversary
Friends House has just completed ninety years on its present site at Endsleigh Gardens in London.
‘Look outwards’ urges Rowan Williams
Rowan williams, the chair of Christian Aid, has urged Britain not to turn inwards but to look outwards as the country forges a new relationship with the world.
Thy Kingdom Come
Christians of all denominations will take part in the global prayer movement, Thy Kingdom Come, between 25 May and 4 June. Last year more than 100,000 people joined with the archbishops of Canterbury and York to pray during the 10 days between Ascension and Pentecost.
Great British Bee Count launched
Friends of the Earth (FOE) has launched its Great British Bee Count (19 May-30 June). The aim is to enable people to find out more about the bees that visit their neighbourhoods and take action to help protect them.
Debt crisis deepens
Twenty-seven countries across the world are in debt crisis, up from twenty-two when the figures were last calculated in 2015, according to new figures released for World Debt Day on 16 May.
Friends from Europe and the Middle East meet in Bonn
The Annual Meeting of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) Europe and Middle East Section (EMES) took place in Bonn from 4 to 7 May, exploring the theme of ‘Vibrant Meetings, Vibrant Section’.
Plan to close Walden School
Trustees of Friends’ School Saffron Walden, which was rebranded last year as Walden School, are proposing to close it at the end of the summer term on 7 July. Staff and parents were informed of this on 10 May via meetings and written correspondence.