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US Friends in Washington campaign
American Friends recently staged the biggest pro-peace, pro-diplomacy lobbying day of 2014. The event was organised by the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL). More than 430 people from forty-three states travelled to Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, to urge members of Congress to support the ongoing negotiations with Iran. The lobbying...
PFP aims to educate about Ebola
Purple Field Productions (PFP), founded by Quaker Elspeth Waldie, has launched its latest film, a music video called Ebola is Real. PFP works with people in Africa and Asia to make educational films in local languages. The new video was made with the help of Future View Film Group (FVFG),...
QSA teams up with Mind
Quaker Social Action (QSA) has launched its first project with Mind, the mental health charity. ‘Mindful Money’ is a free ten-week course, taking place in Haringey, North London. It has been designed for people who feel anxious, stressed or depressed because of financial problems. Participants will learn how to manage...
Pickering Friend to be candidate
Alan Avery, who attends Pickering Meeting in Yorkshire, has been selected to stand in the 2015 general election as Labour Party candidate for the Thirsk and Malton constituency.
Halifax walks promote understanding
Friends in Halifax played a significant part in the fifth annual local Faith Walk that took place as part of Interfaith Week. Twenty participants set off on 22 November from St Paul’s Church in Halifax after a tour and a short talk. They walked to the nearby Kingdom Hall where...
Quaker peace witness in Ukraine
Two Friends have recently returned from a trip to Ukraine where they were engaged in peace witness. In May Friends from Russia and Estonia voiced their concern over the situation in Ukraine and expressed an interest in visiting to see how they could help.
London homeless remembered
The names of 149 people were read aloud at an annual commemoration service at St Martin-in-the-Fields recently. All were homeless or formerly homeless, and all had died in the last year in London. The service, organised by The Connection at St Martin’s, St Martin-in-the-Fields and Housing Justice, brought together everyone...
Leighton Park School remembers first world war
A concern with the causes and consequences of conflict was at the heart of a series of events organised by Leighton Park School to commemorate the first world war. The events were designed to commemorate the war while reflecting Quaker testimonies to peace and reconciliation. The school has spent the...
QSA in funeral poverty push
Quaker Social Action (QSA) wants UK voters to encourage their MPs to support a Funeral Poverty Bill. The Bill will be presented in parliament on 9 December by Labour MP Emma Lewell-Buck. It calls on the government to carry out a major review of the causes and solutions to funeral poverty.
Jesus Lane joins with Jane Austen
Jesus Lane Meeting in Cambridge recently held a ‘Jane Austen at Home’ event to raise funds for the Quaker Congo Partnership. A seventy-seven strong audience heard actress Emerald O’Hanrahan read a selection of Jane Austen’s work.