5th June 2015

Friends House to host major conference for health professionals

by Tara Craig

Friends House in London is to host a major two-day conference on ‘Health Through Peace’ in November. A coalition of health and peace organisations – including Medact, The…

29th May 2015

Quakers help ‘at risk’ groups in Nepal

by Tara Craig

Rice and relief packages for pregnant women have been organised by Friends and distributed to victims of the recent earthquakes in Nepal. Quaker South Asia Interest Group (QSAIG)…

29th May 2015

Quakers lead the way with the Lobbying Act

by Tara Craig

The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is the first charity to declare donations under the terms of the new Lobbying Act. The Society was one of twelve charities to register…

29th May 2015

Friends in Burundi face unrest

by Tara Craig

David Bucura of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) has called on Quakers worldwide to remember those dealing with the ongoing political upheaval in Burundi. The…

New Meeting house for Stockport Friends
29th May 2015

New Meeting house for Stockport Friends

by Tara Craig
Welwyn Garden City Meeting House reopens
29th May 2015

Welwyn Garden City Meeting House reopens

by Tara Craig
Friends House wins architectural award
29th May 2015

Friends House wins architectural award

by Tara Craig
29th May 2015

Investment on the agenda

by Tara Craig

The investment policy of animal charities was highlighted recently at Quaker Concern for Animals (QCA)’s annual general meeting. A dozen members of the group met at Friends House…

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…