22nd September 2017

Grandmothers at fracking frontline

by The Friend Newsdesk

Three Quakers from Cheltenham Meeting recently travelled four hours to support an anti-fracking group of grandmothers and parents protesting at Preston New Road in Lancashire.

22nd September 2017

Preparations for Quaker Week

by The Friend Newsdesk

Friends throughout Britain are preparing for Quaker Week 2017 and completing arrangements for events they are holding.

22nd September 2017

‘Overwhelming’ public opposition to the arms trade

by Harry Albright

Three-quarters of UK adults oppose the promotion of military exports to human rights abusers, a survey coinciding with the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2017…

Banksy makes donation to  anti-arms group
22nd September 2017

Banksy makes donation to anti-arms group

by The Friend Newsdesk
22nd September 2017

Quakers around the world

by Harry Albright

The Friends world committee for Consultation (FWCC) has released the 2017 version of the Finding Quakers Around the World map.

22nd September 2017

Friend arrested after protest

by Harry Albright

More than 100 further arrests were made last week as the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair took place in East London.

Quakers seized at arms fair
15th September 2017

Quakers seized at arms fair

by The Friend Newsdesk
Friends march for animal rights
15th September 2017

Friends march for animal rights

by The Friend Newsdesk
Art in the frame at the arms fair
15th September 2017

Art in the frame at the arms fair

by The Friend Newsdesk
15th September 2017

New report on child immigration detention

by The Friend Newsdesk

The plight of immigrant children detained in Europe is the subject of a new report published by the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA).

15th September 2017

JRF highlights the costs of poverty

by The Friend Newsdesk

The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has issued a new report, Counting the cost of UK poverty, as part of its ‘Solve UK poverty’ campaign.

15th September 2017

Woodbrooke success prompts change

by The Friend Newsdesk

The Centre for Postgraduate Quaker Studies (CPQS) at Woodbrooke in Birmingham has been renamed the Centre for Research in Quaker Studies (CRQS).