26th August 2016

Japanese group enjoys seeing Quaker sights

by Tara Craig

A group of students from the Friends School in Tokyo visited the Quaker Tapestry Museum in Kendal on 12 August.

26th August 2016

New Rowntree report highlights the ‘left behind’

by The Friend Newsdesk

A new report by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) shows that people living in thousands of deprived areas, particularly in cities, are disconnected from the jobs on offer and…

Stories of Welsh Quakers taken on tour
26th August 2016

Stories of Welsh Quakers taken on tour

by Tara Craig
26th August 2016

Refugee project survey

by Tara Craig

The Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) and the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) are collecting information from Friends on concerns and actions relating to refugees…

19th August 2016

Kendal’s Quaker stories captured for posterity

by Tara Craig

A new booklet from the Quaker Tapestry Museum in Kendal takes readers on a walk through the town’s Quaker history.

19th August 2016

Friends House exhibition prompts radio outreach

by The Friend Newsdesk

An exhibition currently on show at Friends House in London has been the subject of broadcasts on local radio stations across Britain.

19th August 2016

Canadian Friends support rights of Indigenous Peoples

by Harry Albright

Canadian Yearly Meeting (CYM) last week received an update on its work on Indigenous Peoples’ rights and agreed a minute to carry that work forward.

19th August 2016

European Friends consider ‘The Adventures of Life’

by Harry Albright

One hundred and sixteen Friends gathered at Haus Venusberg in Bonn, Germany, between 30 July and 6 August for a European and Middle East Young Friends (EMEYF) All-Age Gathering.

19th August 2016

Peace Museum

by Tara Craig

The Peace Museum in Bradford has received a funding boost from the Arts Council to help it expand and increase its peacebuilding work in the town and surrounding area.

19th August 2016

Ahmadiyya Muslims condemn violence

by Tara Craig

Thirty thousand Muslims from the Ahmadiyya tradition gathered in Hampshire between 12 and 14 August for the UK’s longest standing Islamic conference and made a strong…

19th August 2016

New database for Welsh COs

by Tara Craig

Quakers are among those listed in a new database of Welsh world war one conscientious objectors.