Quakers from Lancashire and Yorkshire will be attending a Christian vigil for the No Faith in Fracking Interfaith Week of Action at Preston New Road fracking site in Lancashire on…
Peace Hub, the Quaker Peace and Justice Centre in Birmingham, re-launched its Centre this month, showcasing a new cafe-style layout designed to attract more visitors.
Six Quaker US Congressional candidates took part in a live web panel this week sponsored by the Friends Journal magazine and the Earlham School of Religion.
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has nominated the organisation Search for Common Ground (SFCG) for the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize. The organisation works to build peace…
Barclays Press, an American Quaker publisher, announced this month that it has made significant progress in raising funds to keep in business.
Several more British universities have announced that they will divest from investments in fossil fuels.
Friends in Philadelphia are celebrating the announcement that the former home of William and Letitia Still, Pennsylvanian Quakers and Underground Railroad leaders, has been awarded…
More than fifty Friends gathered at Woodbrooke in Birmingham last weekend to take part in ‘The Changing Face of Faith in Britain: How should Quakers respond?’, a conference…
Friends across the UK are encouraging MPs to support the Refugee (Family Reunion) Bill, which passed its Second Reading last week on 16 March.
Friends who campaigned against the BAE Systems sponsorship of the Great Exhibition of the North 2018 were celebrating last week as news broke that the weapons manufacturer had…
Porthmadog Friends held a workshop on climate change as part of their Quaker commitment to becoming a low carbon community.
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