Friends from Caerleon, Newport Meeting staged a peace vigil on 17 August, to protest against next month’s NATO summit. This will take place at Newport’s Celtic Manor Resort on…
Against a backdrop of broken ceasefires and with almost 2,000 people dead, Quakers in Britain have released a statement calling for urgent action on Gaza. The Religious Society of…
Disability group concerns The Quaker Disability Equality Group (QDEG) held its annual general meeting (AGM) on Sunday 3 August. Afterwards, participants were asked what they wanted…
While 4 August will be the centenary of the outbreak of first world war, it is less known that it is also a significant centenary in the history of peace. On 4 August 1914, on the…
Hlekweni Friends Rural Service Centre (near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) has closed. The centre was founded forty-seven years ago, but is no longer financially sustainable. Thousands of…
The white feather diaries website will go live on 4 August at Yearly Meeting Gathering (YMG) 2014 in Bath. Quaker writer and broadcaster Geoffrey Durham will read extracts from the…
Many Quaker couples in Britain have reacted with disappointment to the news that the conversion of civil partnerships into marriage will not involve a marriage ceremony. The…
Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC) last month congratulated the Tsilhqot’in people on an historic victory for the rights of indigenous peoples. Following a campaign…
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