Kingston Meeting is hosting a small exhibition of artworks related to peace and white poppies. Linda Murgatroyd, who is involved in the initiative, said: ‘In this centenary year…
Bath Meeting House is celebrating the appointment last month of professor David Goode as president of Bath’s Natural History Society.
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in Geneva has announced that applications for the next summer school, to take place from 8-20 July 2018, are now open.
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.
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