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Quakers join Belfast rally
Friends from the north and south of Ireland took part in a rally in support of same-sex marriage held in the centre of Belfast on Saturday 13 June.
Ugandan orphan inspires Leighton Park students
Ugandan Nelly Aleto recently left her home country for the first time to visit Leighton Park School, where she spoke to students from year seven to year thirteen.
Birthday celebration for Faslane
Faslane Peace Camp turned thirty-three on Friday 12 June.
Mental health in Newcastle
Good mental health was on the agenda recently in Newcastle. Eighteen Friends gathered on 13 June for a workshop where they looked at ‘how to build, create and sustain a positive mental health community’ in their Meeting.
Armenian welcome for the WCC
The hundredth anniversary of the Armenian genocide has been maked by the World Council of Churches (WCC). Karekin II, the head of the Armenian Apostolic Orthodox Church, welcomed the executive committee of the WCC to the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin last week.
Friends call for Yarl’s Wood closure
Friends joined hundreds of protesters on 6 June to demand the closure of Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre and the freeing of the women detained there. John Cockcroft, Sheila Mosley and Chris Gwyntopher of the Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) were among the protesters. Speakers included Helena Kennedy QC,...
Fair Funerals pledge launched
A newly launched Fair Funerals pledge is calling on undertakers to help tackle funeral poverty. The pledge was unveiled by Quaker Social Action (QSA) on 9 June. QSA hopes Friends will visit the website to sign the pledge. It asks funeral directors across the UK to make three key commitments.
EAPPI speaks out on forced transfers
The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel (EAPPI) wants Friends to help campaign against enforced transfers on the West Bank.
Quakers join campaign to ‘Reclaim the Power’
Friends were among those who joined a nationwide day of action against fossil fuels on 1 June. The action was organised by campaigning group Reclaim the Power. Crawshawbooth Friend Hilary Whitehead spent three days at a Reclaim the Power action camp close to the RWE npower-owned Didcot power station in Oxfordshire....
Friargate extension shortlisted
An extension to Friargate Meeting House in York has been shortlisted for the Press People’s Award in the York Design Awards. Readers of The Press, a local paper, will vote for the award. Phase one of the Meeting house project is complete, with phase two on track for completion...