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…
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…
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