Meeting for Sufferings, at Friends House on 3 December, gave consideration to minutes from Area Meetings regarding the Vision for a Criminal Justice System paper first received by…
The last item on the agenda of Meeting for Sufferings saw a challenge presented to Friends. Jocelyn Burnell, who is co-clerk of Quaker Life Central Committee (QLCC), spoke to the…
The Large Meeting Room at Friends House in London hosted a well-attended Meeting for Sufferings on Saturday 3 December with some challenging subjects on the agenda. Young Friends,…
The percentage of income made up of voluntary contributions from Meetings and individuals that contributes to the cost of running Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) is now down to…
The first four groups registering as ‘Quaker Recognised Bodies’ were accepted by Meeting for Sufferings. Quaker Recognised Bodies replaces the Listed Informal Groups…
Lesley Richards, clerk of the Book of Discipline Revision Preparation Group (RPG), presented their second report to Meeting for Sufferings.
Elaine Green, representative to the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA), reported on changes that have been made in its governing structures.
Thirty-eight Young Friends attended the annual Young People’s Participation Day at Friends House. Meeting for Sufferings heard details of their activities and discussions when…
New figures show that twenty-four per cent of British army recruits are child soldiers. The Ministry of Defence has just released the UK Armed Forces Biannual Statistics for 2016.…
The Quakers in Criminal Justice (QCJ) group will consider the theme ‘New ways of doing justice and promoting harmony’ during their 2017 conference at Woodbrooke from 24 to 26…
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