Two new faces will be joining as trustees of the Joseph Rowntree Foundation, Friends were told at Meeting for Sufferings in the afternoon session. The search group – three…
The Committee on Clerks will bring forward the following names for nomination to Yearly Meeting Gathering in Bath:
A change has been made in the way in which people are appointed to the Quaker United Nations Committee. Following the 2012 review of the relationship between the Quaker…
Christian Aid chairman Rowan Williams has called on the government to make changes to the Lobbying Bill. Civil society groups, including the Religious Society of Friends, have…
The trial of five peace activists who were arrested at the London Defence Security and Equipment International (DSEi) 2013 exhibition last September takes place on Monday 3 and…
A new Spanish translation of Thomas Kelly’s A Testament of Devotion has been welcomed by Robin Mohr, executive secretary of the Section of the Americas of Friends World…
Friends House in London and thirty-seven Quaker Meeting houses have joined the Renewable Energy Group Buying Initiative (REGBI) scheme, which was launched on 16 January. The…
The British public strongly prefer a solemn remembrance of the lives lost in the first world war to a centenary commemoration that places a central emphasis on Britain’s…
Quaker Concern for Animals has teamed up with Quakers and Business Group to launch a new project called Quaker Food Choice.
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