4th October 2013

New funding priorities for JRCT

by The Friend Newsdesk

The Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust has announced significant changes to its grant-making priorities for the next five to ten years.  The funding for projects in the…

4th October 2013

2014 Swarthmore lecturer announced

by The Friend Newsdesk

The 2014 Swarthmore Lecture, it has just been announced, is to be given by the Quaker author and academic Ben Pink Dandelion and will explore the theme of ‘transformation’.

4th October 2013

Friends highlight militarisation

by The Friend Newsdesk

Quaker author and peace campaigner Diana Francis is to be one of the speakers at a conference on militarisation to be held at Friends House on 19 October.

4th October 2013

Fair Penny Campaign launched

by The Friend Newsdesk

Wanstead Quakers have launched The Fair Penny Campaign in response to a Friend’s concern about inequality. The campaign encourages the public to pledge their willingness to pay…

EAs take part in annual global focus for peace
4th October 2013

EAs take part in annual global focus for peace

by The Friend Newsdesk
4th October 2013

Friends celebrate Quaker Week

by The Friend Newsdesk

Many Quakers across Britain are taking part in activities to mark the seventh annual Quaker Week, from Saturday 28 September to Sunday 6 October.  Outreach events have been…

Protests at arms fair
13th September 2013

Protests at arms fair

by Ian Kirk-Smith
13th September 2013

Petition highlights legacy of Iraq war

by Judy Kirby

An Iraqi paediatrician is petitioning the World Health Organisation (WHO) to release research findings on the increase in birth defects in the country’s hospitals.

13th September 2013

EU and UN collaboration urged

by Judy Kirby

Better collaboration between the EU and UN could lead to a stronger international society, says Judith Kirton-Darling, confederal secretary to the European Trade Union…

13th September 2013

Voices from the inside

by Judy Kirby

‘“It’s the Society of Friends; we’re mates so you can meet me there!” Not the usual response to: How did you become a Quaker? But we were not in a usual situation, as…

6th September 2013

Syria vote welcomed

by Ian Kirk-Smith

The clear decision of the UK parliament to reject military intervention in Syria has been welcomed by Friends House in London.  Paul Parker, recording clerk of Quakers in…

6th September 2013

Money and Quaker testimonies highlighted

by Ian Kirk-Smith

A Friend will be travelling around the country during the next eighteenth months highlighting issues relating to money and the current financial system.