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Quaker witness at Farnborough Air Show
On Sunday 20 July twenty-six Friends took part, for the first time, in a Meeting for Worship outside Farnborough Air Show. Members of the local Sussex and Surrey Regional Meeting were joined by Friends from London, Bristol and Southampton.
Young activist killed in Gaza
Quakers around the world are mourning the death of a young activist killed in Gaza on 20 July. Abdullah Mansour Abu Amara was a member of the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC)’s ‘Palestinian Youth: Together for Change’ group in Gaza. He was among the sixty-six Palestinians killed during fierce attacks...
Quakers worship in Chichester Cathedral: no arrests ensued!
Three hundred and fifty-six years after a Quaker was arrested in Chichester Cathedral for arguing with a priest and then imprisoned, Friends were invited back to the building to worship. The silent Meeting for Worship was held on Saturday 19 July. It was the first of its kind at the cathedral,...
Teenage Friends gather
Over the weekend of 4-6 July, thirty-six teenagers from fourteen Area Meetings (AMs) gathered in Manchester for Teenage General Meeting (TGM), which covers the old Lancashire and Cheshire General Meeting. The teenagers, among them London Link Group, met at Mount Street Meeting House.
Quakers plead for root causes of crisis in Gaza to be addressed
Amid escalating violence in Gaza, Quakers in Britain have written this ‘open letter’ to William Hague, the foreign secretary. ‘Quakers in Britain are deeply concerned by the escalating violence in Israel and Palestine, particularly Gaza. We know that you share our concerns for the region.
Tunbridge Wells Friends help young homeless
West Kent Quakers are converting their Tunbridge Wells Meeting House to include ten single-occupancy flats for homeless young people. The young people will spend time in a more closely supported environment first, with the new flats seen as a half-way house. West Kent YMCA will provide support staff for the...
Philadelphia Quakers move towards disinvestment
The Eco-Justice Working Group of Philadelphia Yearly Meeting has announced that more than $2 million of the group’s assets have been disinvested from fossil fuels. The group has moved its assets to a new Quaker Green Fund offered by Friends Fiduciary Corporation. The green fund focuses on sustainable agriculture, renewable...
Bath legacy from Quaker Gardens Project
The Quaker Gardens Project is to build a legacy garden at Bath University, to commemorate this year’s Yearly Meeting Gathering. The garden is to be a lasting gift from the Friends of the South West to the university, its staff and students. It will be developed on campus, next...
Bolivian Friend visits Northern Ireland prisons
Whilst attending the recent Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) International Gathering in Maynooth, County Kildare, Bolivian Friend Magaly Quispe Yujra visited Friends in Northern Ireland. She was hosted by South Belfast and Frederick Street Meetings, as part of Lisburn Monthly Meeting. Magaly visited two Quaker Service projects in Northern Ireland –...
Norwegian Quakers mark bicentenary
Norwegian Quakers gathered in Stavanger last week for their Yearly Meeting. This year’s event was special, with Friends celebrating 200 years of continued Quaker presence in Norway. While the first Quaker visits to Norway are believed to have taken place in 1657 or 1658, Quakerism really took root there when freed Napoleonic...