Trustees of Leaveners, the Quaker community arts charity, have decided to call an extraordinary general meeting (EGM) for 4 March to consider a proposal to lay the organisation…
Millions of ‘just managing families’ are on the tipping point of falling into poverty as the cost of living rises, according to new research by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation…
Young adult Friends from all over the world have been invited to join a journey of discovery, transformation and leadings of the Spirit organised by the Woodbrooke Quaker Study…
Young Friends General Meeting (YFGM) is holding a gathering in Scotland for the first time in a decade this weekend.
The Quaker Tapestry Museum in Kendal has retained its ‘Hidden Gem’ classification awarded by the tourist board for England. The accolade recognises outstanding attractions that…
A major project involving Friends throughout Britain is reaching a conclusion.
A letter and statement addressed to Amber Rudd, the home secretary, expressing concern at the intention to suspend the programme to resettle unaccompanied minors seeking refuge in…
The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) and Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) have published a report on Friends’ efforts to respond to displaced persons in Europe.
A new initiative has been launched between the two most important Quaker libraries in Britain.
Jennifer Preston, of Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC), was in New York in January to represent Friends at the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (UNPFII).
A rally to support the Taxes for Peace Bill, introduced by Quaker MP Ruth Cadbury, is to be held at Friends House at the end of February.
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