3rd June 2016

Britain Yearly Meeting 2016: Growing nonviolent movements

by Tara Craig

Twenty-eight Friends squeezed together to hear Laura Shipler Chico of Quaker Peace & Social Witness’ (QPSW) overseas peacebuilding subcommittee describe the work taking place…

3rd June 2016

Britain Yearly Meeting 2016: Quaker Disability Equality Group

by Elinor Smallman

A dozen Friends met for the annual general meeting of the Quaker Disability Equality Group (QDEG) at a special interest group at Friends House on Sunday. QDEG’s annual report…

3rd June 2016

Britain Yearly Meeting 2016: Eldership and oversight

by Roland Carn

The session on ‘Eldership and oversight: Deepening and growth of Area Meetings’ began in a familiar pattern. Friends present were given five questions to discuss in groups of…

3rd June 2016

Britain Yearly Meeting 2016: Quakers hear from Talking Friends

by Trish Carn

On Saturday afternoon Friends gathered to hear about the role of Talking Friends in helping people with impaired sight gain access to written Quaker material.

3rd June 2016

Britain Yearly Meeting 2016: Friends House Moscow on Skype link

by Noël Staples

More than thirty Friends crammed into Drayton Room Four in Friends House on Saturday lunchtime for a Skype link with Sergei Grushko and Natasha Zhuravenkova in Friends House…

27th May 2016

Quaker groups unite to oppose TTIP

by Tara Craig

Five Quaker organisations from Europe and the United States have asked governments to reject the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).

Swiss Friends consider refugees
27th May 2016

Swiss Friends consider refugees

by Tara Craig
Gathering of Central European Friends
27th May 2016

Gathering of Central European Friends

by Tara Craig
Clean water for hospital in Congo
27th May 2016

Clean water for hospital in Congo

by Tara Craig
27th May 2016

BYM backs Human Rights Act

by Tara Craig

Britain Yearly Meeting has added its name to the list of organisations protesting against the repeal of the Human Rights Act.

27th May 2016

Change of name

by Tara Craig

Friends’ School Saffron Walden will be known as Walden School from 1 September 2016.

Friends remember conscientious objectors
20th May 2016

Friends remember conscientious objectors

by Tara Craig