The Quaker writer and broadcaster Tom Shakespeare has called for new thinking to fix the current crisis in UK prisons. Against a backdrop of overcrowding, violence and high rates…
Earlier this month, Quakers in Scotland called on John Swinney, the new Scottish first minister, to take urgent action to tackle the climate crisis.
A Lewisham Quaker cycled twelve miles up a French mountain to raise £13,000 for aid to Gaza.
Quakers spoke in parliament this month about the need to ensure that the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) benefit from minerals mined in their country,
A Quaker-supported programme in Gaza has started ‘open days’ to help traumatised children in three kindergartens.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has developed resources to aid Quakers in the upcoming 2024 general election.
Edinburgh Meeting House is returning as a venue for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
The Quaker Peacemakers charity has launched a free pack to help schools become more peaceful. The move, designed to coincide with International Day of Living Together in Peace, is…
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