9th December 2016

Meeting for Sufferings: Quaker Council for European Affairs

by Trish Carn

Elaine Green, representative to the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA), reported on changes that have been made in its governing structures.

7th December 2016

Meeting for Sufferings: Young People’s Participation Day

by Elinor Smallman

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…

MP to give 2017 Swarthmore Lecture
2nd December 2016

MP to give 2017 Swarthmore Lecture

by The Friends Newsdesk
Leaveners hit by funding withdrawal
2nd December 2016

Leaveners hit by funding withdrawal

by Tara Craig
2nd December 2016

Army increases recruitment of minors

by The Friends Newsdesk

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.…

2nd December 2016

Restorative justice theme for 2017 QCJ conference

by The Friend Newsdesk

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…

2nd December 2016

Friends join other faiths in low carbon talks

by Tara Craig

Nearly eighty members of Birmingham faith communities, including local Quakers, recently took part in ‘Tread Lightly on this Earth’, where they discussed practical steps…

2nd December 2016

Barter, not buy, say Texan Friends

by Tara Craig

Members of Live Oak Meeting in Houston, Texas, marked ‘Buy Nothing Day’ on 25 November with a Quaker Barter Fair.

2nd December 2016

JRF concern over ‘autumn statement’

by The Friends Newsdesk

The immediate future for people on below-average incomes is bleak, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).

25th November 2016

American Friends speak out over ‘Muslim registry’

by Tara Craig

The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has expressed its concern about suggestions that president-elect Donald Trump is to create a ‘Muslim registry’. The AFSC said in a…

25th November 2016

Backhouse Nurseries project suffers setback

by Tara Craig

Plans to create a heritage centre in York dedicated to Quaker botanist and philanthropist James Backhouse are in jeopardy following an arson attack. Local resident Jane Cullen is…

Molly Scott Cato backs green employment
25th November 2016

Molly Scott Cato backs green employment

by Tara Craig