3rd February 2017

Day of action against drones

by Harry Albright

Campaigning organisation Fly Kites not Drones is asking Friends in Britain to take part in a day of action against armed drones on 19 March.

27th January 2017

QARN statement on forced migrants

by The Friend Newsdesk

The Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) have made a written submission concerning forced migrants to the Home Affairs Select Committee on an effective immigration policy and…

27th January 2017

Quakers building a living wage community

by The Friend Newsdesk

South East Scotland Area Meeting is now an accredited Living Wage employer.

27th January 2017

Grants announced by JRCT

by The Friend Newsdesk

A wide range of groups working to create a better society has been supported in the latest round of grants awarded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT).

20th January 2017

Quakers given award for pay transparency

by The Friend Newsdesk

The Religious Society of Friends has been recognised for its commitment to fair pay practices with the award of a Pay Compare Mark.

20th January 2017

Kindertransport exhibition at Peace Museum

by The Friend Newsdesk

A new exhibition on the dramatic story of the Kindertransport opens at the Peace Museum in Bradford on Holocaust Memorial Day.

20th January 2017

Holocaust Memorial Day

by The Friend Newsdesk

The theme of Holocaust Memorial Day on 27 January is ‘how can life go on?’

20th January 2017

Website outreach initiative

by The Friend Newsesk

A new initiative that hopes to change the way information on Quaker websites in Britain is presented is being launched. Keith Walton, of Kingston and Wandsworth Area Meeting, is…

13th January 2017

Francis speaks out on nonviolence

by The Friend Newsdesk

Pope Francis, in a statement released on 1 January for the Catholic Church’s fiftieth World Day of Peace, urged Roman Catholics throughout the world to make nonviolence a ‘way…

13th January 2017

Quaker photographer given national recognition

by The Friend Newsdesk

The distinctive photography of Quaker and lecturer John Arnison has been recognised by the Victoria and Albert Museum.

13th January 2017

Change at Church and Peace

by The Friend Newsdesk

Davorka Lovreković, of German Yearly Meeting, finished her four-year appointment as general secretary of Church and Peace in December 2016.

13th January 2017

National Day of Healing planned

by The Friend Newsdesk

The Friends Fellowship of Healing is planning a National Quaker Day of Healing.