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…
Nearly eighty members of Birmingham faith communities, including local Quakers, recently took part in ‘Tread Lightly on this Earth’, where they discussed practical steps…
Members of Live Oak Meeting in Houston, Texas, marked ‘Buy Nothing Day’ on 25 November with a Quaker Barter Fair.
The immediate future for people on below-average incomes is bleak, according to the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF).
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…
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…
Two business events are to be held over the next three months that will explore the Quaker business method.
Representatives of faith groups across the world have urged governments to act on climate change.
Friends were among those who recently commemorated the loss of thousands of animals in human wars.
Quaker Peace & Social Witness is holding its third annual activist gathering at the Friargate Meeting House in York on 3 December.
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