The Women’s World Day of Prayer on 4 March was marked in a decidedly Cuban way at Jesus Lane Meeting in Cambridge. The service was written by the Cuban World Day of Prayer (WDP)…
Sam Sender of Ealing Meeting has been sentenced over his involvement in a peaceful protest with the pressure group Plane Stupid.
More than sixty people visited the Central England Quakers project the Peace Hub in Birmingham on 18 February for a workshop entitled ‘Anti-austerity, but Pro What?’
Quakers in Scotland have joined with the charity ForcesWatch in appealing to the Scottish government to ensure greater scrutiny, guidance and consultation with parents and…
Registration for Britain Yearly Meeting’s forthcoming sustainability gathering has gathered momentum following a plea at Meeting for Sufferings.
A new initiative has been established that aims to improve standards of management of private rented housing in the UK — the Ethical Landlords Association (ELA), which is…
Quaker Social Action (QSA) is celebrating the biggest commitment that has so far been given to its Fair Funerals pledge.
Quaker Action on Domestic Violence (QADV) launched on 19 February, following a year of preparation. Director Kate Mellor told the Friend that the new charity came about as a…
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has issued a response to the government’s plans to ban local councils from making ethical choices in their pension investments and procurements.
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