10th February 2017

Meeting for Sufferings: Fracking concern from Pendle Hill

by George Osgerby

Increasing concern over fracking for shale gas in Britain was the subject of a minute to Meeting for Sufferings from Pendle Hill Area Meeting. Drilling to see if fracking is…

10th February 2017

Meeting for Sufferings: Truth and integrity in public affairs

by Ian Kirk-Smith

Sufferings was asked to reflect on the lack of transparency and integrity in government and prompted to articulate ‘this developing concern’.

10th February 2017

Meeting for Sufferings: Meeting for Sufferings Annual Report

by Ian Kirk-Smith

The draft Annual Report of Meeting for Sufferings for 2016, which had been prepared by the clerk working with the Arrangements Group, was given to Sufferings for approval.

10th February 2017

Meeting for Sufferings: Recent arrests

by Ian Kirk-Smith

Two Friends have been added to the court and prison register. Ian Bray, of Huddersfield Meeting (Brighouse West Yorkshire Area Meeting), was arrested on the 19 November 2016 with…

10th February 2017

Meeting for Sufferings: Yearly Meeting Gathering 2017

by Ian Kirk-Smith

Sufferings heard that the aim of Yearly Meeting Gathering 2017, to be held in Warwick 29 July – 5 August, was to ‘create an inclusive, warm and loving atmosphere’ that would…

10th February 2017

High Court hearing on arms exports

by Harry Albright

This week the High Court in London has been hearing a judicial review into the legality of UK arms exports to Saudi Arabia for use in the ongoing bombing of Yemen.

Hereford Expo protest
10th February 2017

Hereford Expo protest

by Harry Albright
10th February 2017

Scottish Friend addresses Irish peace conference

by Harry Albright

Scottish Friend Alastair McIntosh was a speaker at the annual Féile Bríde peace conference held in County Kildare in Ireland on 4 February.

3rd February 2017

Building trust at climate talks

by The Friend Newsdesk

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…

3rd February 2017

Record suicides in prisons

by Harry Albright

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.

3rd February 2017

Trident peace activists found guilty

by Harry Albright

Five peace activists were found guilty on 26 January in Reading Magistrates’ Court of wilful obstruction of the highway.

3rd February 2017

Quaker arrested on peace protest

by Harry Albright

A London Friend was arrested at a BAE site in Lancashire on 29 January.