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Quakers join call for tough action on climate change
Quakers in Britain have joined with four of Britain’s major churches in urging the government to prioritise low-carbon power in the new Energy Bill. In a statement in the Financial Times, the Baptist Union of Great Britain, Church of Scotland, Methodist Church, Quakers in Britain and United Reformed...
Swarthmore lecturer announced
This year’s Swarthmore Lecture, at Britain Yearly Meeting, will be given by Gerald Hewitson. Gerald, of North Wales Area Meeting, will deliver the lecture at 7pm on Saturday 25 May in the Large Meeting House in Friends House.
Ed Mayo to deliver the Salter lecture
The Salter lecturer at Britain Yearly Meeting this year will be Ed Mayo. Ed is secretary general of Co-operatives UK, the network for cooperative and mutual enterprises. He will deliver the lecture in the Large Meeting House at 4pm on Friday 24 May.
Quaker voice at Westminster
Quakers were represented at the Public Bill Committee for the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill held at Westminster on Thursday 14 February. The role of a Public Bill Committee is to collect evidence from a cross section of groups who would be affected by new legislation. The evidence is reported...
Church of England acts on GM crops
The Church of England national investing bodies have announced that they will actively use their position as investors to encourage a precautionary approach to genetic modification (GM). The investment bodies have adopted an updated and more detailed ethical investment policy on genetically modified organisms (GMOs).
Pilgrimage route confirmed
The route of the forthcoming Pilgrimage for Peace and Economic Justice has been confirmed. The Pilgrimage has been modelled on the successful carrying of the Olympic torch through Britain in 2012 and is organised by Hexham Quakers. It is being supported by Meeting for Sufferings and Quaker Peace & Social...
Quaker Memorial on schedule
Work on the Quaker Service Memorial in the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire is on schedule for the inauguration on 20 April. The Memorial commemorates the work of the Friends Ambulance Unit and Friends Relief Service between 1939 and 1948 and began as a concern during the first Quaker Week. The original...
Michael Hutchinson retires
Michael Hutchinson retires this week after nearly twenty-two years as assistant recording clerk of Britain Yearly Meeting. Many Friends around the country will know Michael in this role, which has mainly been about church governance. For several years he was also general secretary of Quaker Life.
Plans for Australian Quaker Centre
Positive progress continues on the development of the Australian Quaker Centre at Silver Wattle. A property near Canberra, the capital of Australia, has been purchased thanks to over one hundred donations. A Quaker teaching ministry and curriculum is being developed.
Christian lobby group targets tax justice during Lent
A campaigning Christian charity has encouraged Christians to do no business with tax-dodging corporations, such as Amazon and Starbucks, for the duration of Lent.