Woodbrooke welcomes a new face
29th May 2015

Woodbrooke welcomes a new face

by Tara Craig
Conscientious objectors remembered
22nd May 2015

Conscientious objectors remembered

by Tara Craig
22nd May 2015

Campaign highlights plight of conscientious objectors

by Tara Craig

War Resisters’ International marked International Conscientious Objectors’ Day on 15 May by launching a campaign on behalf of the six hundred conscientious objectors (COs)…

22nd May 2015

QCEA quizzes the EU on the Mediterranean crisis

by Tara Craig

Friends participating in a Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) study tour took advantage of a visit to the Council of the European Union to question officials about…

22nd May 2015

JRCT grant to strengthen Quaker values in Europe

by Tara Craig

The shared identity of Friends in Europe is being strengthened by a grant from the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT). The grant was awarded to the Europe and Middle East…

Friend highlights concern over palm oil
22nd May 2015

Friend highlights concern over palm oil

by Tara Craig
22nd May 2015

Canadian Friends tackle ‘hate crime’ rumours

by Tara Craig

Canadian Quakers were mentioned in a recent Canadian Broadcasting Corporation report which stated that the country’s government ‘is signalling its intention to use hate crime…

22nd May 2015

Friends sign up to Alzheimer’s initiative

by Tara Craig

Twenty-two Quakers from New Earswick have volunteered to take part in an Alzheimer’s Society initiative designed to challenge how society thinks, talks and acts about dementia.

22nd May 2015

QSA project in running for award

by Tara Craig

Quaker Social Action (QSA)’s Homestore project has been nominated for an Aviva Community Fund award. The fund will be awarded to an organisation that has made a positive…

22nd May 2015

Edinburgh University held to account over divestment

by Tara Craig

Students at the University of Edinburgh reacted with dismay to the news that the university had stopped short of divesting from fossil fuels. The University of Edinburgh announced…

15th May 2015

Quakers call for end to social injustice

by Tara Craig

Britain Yearly Meeting has released a statement describing Friends in this country as ‘ready to challenge the incoming UK government to adopt policies to cut social injustice’.…

Friends enjoy election success
15th May 2015

Friends enjoy election success

by Tara Craig