Alison Breadon spoke to a report from the Central Nominations Committee Review Group. Alison admitted that it is ‘hard to explain what the Central Nominations Committee (CNC)…
Joycelin Dawes, of the Listed Informal Groups Review Group, reported on a review into Britain Yearly Meeting’s relationship with Listed Informal Groups. The review group made a…
Meeting for Sufferings received a minute from West Somerset Area Meeting regarding the proposed Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP). It was suggested that it be…
Lesley Richards, clerk, gave a verbal report on the work of the Book of Discipline Revision Preparation Group.
Quakers came from all over the world to attend the international climate change conference (COP21) held this week in Paris.
The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) and Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW) are holding a joint conference in Brussels from 4 to 6 December entitled ‘Castle or…
Eileen Flanagan, clerk of the Earth Quaker Action Team, will speak at Friends House on 14 December.
Britain Yearly Meeting has made a statement responding to recent events in Paris and the widespread ‘terror alert’ in areas of Europe. The statement urges a nonviolent response…
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