14th April 2017

Meetings for Sufferings: Linking Friends worldwide

by Ian Kirk-Smith

Working collaboratively is at the heart of the mission of the Quaker World Relations Committee (QWRC), Friends attending Meeting for Sufferings were told when they gathered in the…

14th April 2017

Meetings for Sufferings: Quaker recognised bodies

by The Friend Newsdesk

A Quaker Recognised Body (QRB) is an independent group where concerned Friends explore a common interest, seek affirmation, or carry out witness.

7th April 2017

Meeting for Sufferings: Stewardship and sharing stories

by Ian Kirk-Smith

The central role of the gathered Meeting for Worship in the life of Quakerism was highlighted at Meeting for Sufferings held at Friends House on Saturday 1 April. Ursula Fuller,…

7th April 2017

Meeting for Sufferings: Proposed revision of QSC terms of reference

by Ian Kirk-Smith

A note from the Church Government Advisory Group (CGAG) concerning the proposed revision to section 14.40 of Quaker faith & practice was heard by Sufferings.

7th April 2017

Meeting for Sufferings: Letter to Irish Friends

by Ian Kirk-Smith

The draft of a letter of greeting from the Quaker World Relations Committee to Friends attending Ireland Yearly Meeting at the High School in Dublin over the weekend of 20-23 April…

7th April 2017

Nuclear weapons treaty talks

by The Friend Newsdesk

Positive progress was made at the nuclear weapons treaty negotiations that recently concluded at the United Nations in New York.

7th April 2017

South African Friends voice concern

by The Friend Newsdesk

The Quaker Peace Centre in Cape Town sent a letter to Jacob Zuma, president of South Africa, before he controversially sacked Pravin Gordhan, one of his leading critics, who is the…

7th April 2017

Quaker attempts citizen’s arrest

by The Friend Newsdesk

A Quaker peace activist attempted to put a Saudi general under citizen’s arrest in London on Thursday for his part in the war in Yemen.

7th April 2017

The oldest Quaker Meeting house?

by The Friend Newsdesk

A new book on Airton Meeting House has prompted an intriguing question: is it the oldest extant Quaker Meeting house?

31st March 2017

Statement issued on attack

by Harry Albright

Paul Parker, recording clerk of Britain Yearly Meeting, has made a statement on behalf of Quakers following the violent events at Westminster on 22 March.

31st March 2017

Pilgrimage for the Common Good

by The Friend Newsdesk

Friends are organising a pilgrimage in April that aims to highlight the lives of those who have fallen out of the ‘safety net’ of the welfare state.

31st March 2017

Developing country debt payments increase

by Harry Albright

New figures from the Jubilee Debt Campaign (JDC) show that average government external debt payments across the 122 developing countries for which data is available have risen from…