Scottish Friend Alastair McIntosh was a speaker at the annual Féile Bríde peace conference held in County Kildare in Ireland on 4 February.
Faith and science communities met earlier this week at Friends House in London as Quakers set out to build communication and support between them. Two interfaith luncheons were…
A record number of people, 119, killed themselves in prisons in England and Wales last year, according to official data published by the Ministry of Justice.
Five peace activists were found guilty on 26 January in Reading Magistrates’ Court of wilful obstruction of the highway.
A London Friend was arrested at a BAE site in Lancashire on 29 January.
This year’s Quaker United Nations Summer School will take place in Geneva from 2-14 July.
Campaigning organisation Fly Kites not Drones is asking Friends in Britain to take part in a day of action against armed drones on 19 March.
The Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) have made a written submission concerning forced migrants to the Home Affairs Select Committee on an effective immigration policy and…
South East Scotland Area Meeting is now an accredited Living Wage employer.
A wide range of groups working to create a better society has been supported in the latest round of grants awarded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT).
The Religious Society of Friends has been recognised for its commitment to fair pay practices with the award of a Pay Compare Mark.
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