The General Synod of the Church of England has passed a motion on welcoming transgender people.
Ireland’s Yearly Meeting Committee has sent a letter to Friends in Britain expressing ‘sympathy and support following the tragic occurrences in recent weeks in your country.’
Friends in Derby are holding a peace vigil during July at the industrial museum in the town.
Campaigners have said they will appeal a ‘very disappointing’ High Court decision last week which allows the UK government to continue exporting arms to Saudi Arabia for use in…
St Cuthbert’s Anglican Church in Lytham, Lancashire, has taken the foodbank idea to a new level by introducing a ‘community fridge’ on church premises. The church is…
Quaker observers hailed the adoption last week of a United Nations treaty aimed at ridding the world of nuclear weapons as a huge step.
Quaker United Nations Office’s (QUNO) representative for peacebuilding, Megan Schmidt, participated in a Dialogue and Exchange Programme (DEP) on the role of young people in the…
Quakers Uniting in Publications (QUIP) held its annual meeting in March at the Penn Center on Saint Helena Island in South Carolina, USA, with the theme ‘Are Quakers Still…
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