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Peace groups gather in Brussels
The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) was among thirty-seven peacebuilding organisations who met in Brussels on 7-8 October. The organisations gathered for the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office (EPLO) General Assembly. They hoped to agree strategies for persuading European governments to invest in peacebuilding as the most effective response to...
Friends live adventurously for Quaker Week
The theme for Quaker Week 2015 was ‘Live adventurously’, and a number of Meetings across Britain took up the challenge. More than one hundred people took part in events organised by Harrogate Meeting. Six Meetings for Worship took place, including several outdoors. The Meeting’s children, when asked to interpret living...
Manchester vigils
Quakers took part in seven vigils during the Conservative party conference in Manchester as a witness against the growing inequality in British society. Most vigils were on the steps of Mount Street Meeting House.
Success for Quaker school librarian
Leighton Park School librarian Chris Routh is on the honour list for the 2015 SLA (School Library Association) School Librarian of the Year award. Chris has worked at the Quaker school, in Reading, Berkshire, since 2003. Among the work that saw her make the SLA honour list was a 2014 project that focused...
Ethical investment options highlighted
Good Money Week 2015 takes place from 18 to 24 October. The week-long campaign to raise awareness of sustainable, responsible and ethical finance was formerly known as National Ethical Investment Week (NEIW). It was rebranded in 2014.
Down to Earth project wins major award
Quaker Social Action’s Down to Earth project has been named ‘Breakthrough of the Year’ at the 2015 Third Sector Awards. Down to Earth is the first and only project in the UK to give immediate practical support to people on low incomes who are planning funerals. The Quaker Social Action ...
Quakers worship across time zones
Friends marked World Quaker Day by celebrating their deep connections ‘across cultures and Quaker traditions’. The second annual World Quaker Day, organised by Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC), took place on Sunday 4 October. FWCC called on Friends ‘to remember that Quakers are worshipping through every time zone’ and to...
Drone protest at Friends House
Friends are marking Quaker Week by protesting against the use of military drones. On Monday 5 October, approximately twenty Friends held a Meeting for Worship by a ‘drone shadow’, a simple art installation, in the garden of Friends House.
Northern Friends review peace work
The Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB) has published a report on a project that has striven to build peace in Britain since the turn of the century. Building Peace in Diverse Britain looks at steps taken to address concerns about a lack of peace in towns and cities across the...
FWCC makes green commitment
Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) has announced its divestment from fossil fuel companies. The announcement follows a decision made in June 2015 by the organisation’s Central Executive Committee. This was prompted by FWCC’s 2012 ‘Kabarak Call for Peace and Eco-justice’, which recognised the dangers of climate change and its...