18th August 2017

US embassy refuses to accept nuclear brinkmanship letter

by Harry Albright

The US Embassy has declined to accept a letter from a delegation of journalists, writers and peace activists which calls on the United States government to stop its nuclear…

18th August 2017

American Friends report on North Korea

by Harry Albright

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has issued a report reflecting on the organisation’s work in Korea over the last sixty-five years. Engaging North Korea – Volume…

First Quaker marriage at Woodbrooke
18th August 2017

First Quaker marriage at Woodbrooke

by The Friends Newsdesk
Friends march in Cape Town
18th August 2017

Friends march in Cape Town

by Harry Albright
18th August 2017

French legal ruling for refugees

by Harry Albright

French authorities must provide basic amenities to refugees in Calais in the future.

18th August 2017

Tesco decision on single-use bags welcomed

by Harry Albright

Friends of the Earth (FoE) has responded positively to the announcement by leading British supermarket Tesco that it will no longer provide single-use plastic bags – but wants…

11th August 2017

Yearly Meeting Gathering news

by The Friend

Bear witness with white poppies Friends wishing to show their opposition to the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair in London this September can to do so…

28th July 2017

YMG 2017: a new ‘look and feel’

by Harry Albright

Yearly Meeting Gathering (YMG) begins this weekend at the University of Warwick in Coventry, the fourth YMG in the past nine years. This year there will be noticeable changes from…

Storytelling in stitches
28th July 2017

Storytelling in stitches

by Harry Albright
28th July 2017

Northamptonshire Friends’ refuge initiative

by Harry Albright

Friends in Northamptonshire are involved with a local charity in setting up a new male refuge in the north of the county.

28th July 2017

Health inequality in Britain

by Harry Albright

Richard Wilkinson and Kate Pickett, authors of the The Spirit Level, highlighted the stark reality of health inequality in Britain at a seminar held in Portcullis House,…

28th July 2017

Four arrests at nuclear base

by Harry Albright

Four Trident Ploughshares campaigners were arrested on 13 July as they blocked roads leading to the nuclear warhead store at Coulport on Loch Long, Scotland.