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Famine appeal launched for East Africa
Christian Aid has issued an appeal to support its famine relief work in East Africa. In Kenya, home to around 120,000 Friends, the government has declared a national emergency. Kenya’s Red Cross says 2.7 million people face starvation if more help is not provided.
Forced migration listening tour
Quakers around the country have been sharing their thoughts on refugees and asylum seekers with two staff members of Friends House who are presently engaged on a ‘Forced Migration Listening Tour’.
Homeless witness
Pupils at The Mount, the Quaker girls’ school in York, raised awareness of the plight of the city’s homeless by holding a sleepout on 24 March.
New Meeting house in Clitheroe
For the first time, Clitheroe in Lancashire has a Quaker Meeting house, right in the centre of town.
Albuquerque Friends provide sanctuary
Albuquerque Friends Meeting, New Mexico, is providing sanctuary for a Honduran grandmother at risk of deportation.
Young adult steering group meets
Quaker Life has launched a new undertaking with the first meeting last week of the steering group of the Engaging Young Adult Quakers Project. The group has been appointed by Quaker Life Central Committee and the members are all young adult Quakers who will help develop and guide the work...
Northern Friends Peace Board meeting hears of recent work
Three Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB) groups have been working to create peace-related workshops, resources on ‘Sustainable Security’, and on ways to promote alternative employment in areas like Barrow-in-Furness, where Trident-replacement submarines are to be built.
London Link Group marks ‘Fly Kites Not Drones’ day
London Link Group took thirty-eight people to Brighton on the weekend of 11-12 March.
Sibford School to use Fairtrade bananas
Only Fairtrade bananas will be served on the lunchtime fruit counter at Sibford School in future.
Quakers in slaughterhouse vigil
Quaker Concern for Animals (QCA) joined Oxfordshire Animal Save on 3 March for an act of witness at a slaughterhouse near Witney in Oxfordshire.