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Friends uphold arrested Ukrainian pacifist
Quakers are upholding a Ukrainian conscientious objector whose apartment was raided by the Ukrainian authorities. He was arrested for ‘justifying Russian aggression’.
Friends oppose British Museum BP links
Quakers were among a group of campaigners calling for the British Museum to rename its BP Lecture Hall.
BYM and other churches launch wills initiative
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has joined over 100 churches to launch a new partnership to create local and global change through gifts in wills.
London Quakers explore ‘Climate Fresk’
London Quakers are hoping to hold another climate justice gathering in Friends House, after the success of this year’s event.
QSA volunteer shortlisted for award
A Quaker Social Action (QSA) volunteer has been shortlisted for a national award for his work for a QSA project.
Quakers remembered in suffrage anniversary
The influence of five Quaker women on the US movement for women’s suffrage was marked last month, on the 175th anniversary of its inception.
Friends mark Menwith Hill ‘Declaration of Independence’
Quakers joined the annual ‘Independence from America Day’ last month at RAF Menwith Hill, where there have been protests for twenty years.
Friends spread welcome at Pride
Nine London Friends joined the city’s Pride march to spread the Quaker message of inclusion, despite the fact that London Quakers as a group did not join. Friend Abigail Maxwell took a Local Meeting minute and described how the group stood along Piccadilly in groups of three, holding foam...
BYM pledges to stand with trans community
Paul Parker, recording clerk of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM), has signed a ‘Charity So Straight’ pledge to support the rights of trans, non-binary, and gender diverse communities.
Riots prompt rethink in security
The Quaker-led French group Stop Fuelling War (SFW) has said that last month’s riots in France have made the need to rethink security more pressing than ever.