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Book of mental health experiences to launch at Yearly Meeting
The Quaker Life Network’s newly published Encounters with mental distress: Quaker stories will be launched on Saturday 2 May at Yearly Meeting.
New Kinderstransport guide published
The Kindertransport is the focus of the latest Subject Guide of The Library of the Religious Society of Friends. The new guide gives details of Kindertransport information held by the library. This includes press cuttings and printed accounts of former Kindertransportees. It also provides information on where to find related...
Manchester and Warrington Quakers quiz candidatesÂ
The Social Justice Group of Manchester and Warrington Area Meeting has sent questions to local parliamentary candidates. The nine questions focused on peace, the environment, social justice and the TTIP (Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership). They included ‘Are you in favour of Britain renewing its Trident nuclear weapons system?’ and â€...
Dorking Friends host lively hustings
Dorking Quakers hosted an election hustings on 17 April, attracting 140 participants. All candidates in the Mole Valley constituency, which includes Dorking, took part, and each of the five main parties was represented.
The Retreat looks to the future
The Retreat, the York mental health facility, has applied for planning permission to build a new patient day care facility for the treatment of patients with eating disorders.
Friends explore end of life issues
Quaker Life Central Committee (QLCC) is setting up a working group on end of life issues.
Anti-Trident event in Bournemouth
On Saturday 11 April a group of Quakers gathered in The Square, Bournemouth, to raise awareness of Trident and its proposed renewal.
Friend highlights green economy in Scotland
The sole Friend standing as a candidate for election in Scotland has highlighted the need to develop more jobs in the green economy.
BYM redevelops website
‘Quaker.org.uk’, the website of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM), is being revamped. This will make it easier for users to find what they need quickly and easily, on whatever device they choose.
Quakers challenge military spending
Friends joined the Global Day of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS) on Monday 13 April. Quaker Peace and Social Witness (QPSW) activists were among those taking part in the annual event. GDAMS was launched in 2011, and is timed to coincide with the release of the annual world military expenditure figures by...