Two Quakers in South Devon are planning to create a Quaker agroforestry community.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) joined other churches around the world in calling for a ceasefire in Gaza during Holy Week. The group ‘Churches for Middle East Peace’, which…
Friends are organising a reenactment of the 1670 Penn and Mead case, as witness to the jury system.
Quaker Social Action (QSA) is asking Friends to remember the tenth year of Debt Awareness Week. This year’s focus was on the barriers people face before seeking help.
An Israeli peace activist, who goes by the name Or, spoke at Friends House last week. An Israeli conscientious objector and feminist activist, Or said peace activism in Israel has…
Earlier this month, Quakers heard about the consequences of British nuclear weapons testing on Pacific Islanders.
A week of climate action targeting insurance companies and attended by many Quakers is already having an effect, campaigners have said.
The cost of a funeral has risen by a greater percentage than house prices in the last twenty years, Quaker Social Action (QSA) has highlighted.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has signed up to become a Voter Registration Ambassador. The commitment includes launching a new general election webpage to coincide with Voter…
Friends gathered to discuss ‘performance as witness’ this month. Linda Murgatroyd, clerk of the Quaker Arts Network (QAN), which organised the event, told the Friend that the…
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has written to the prime minister to warn of ‘the chilling effect’ on the right to protest, due to new legislation and policing powers. Signed by…
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