25th August 2023

Quaker Rainbow’s fiftieth anniversary

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Rainbow will mark its fiftieth anniversary in September. The group started as the Friends Homosexual Fellowship (FHF), which came into being at Woodbrooke in 1973.

Friends uphold arrested Ukrainian pacifist
18th August 2023

Friends uphold arrested Ukrainian pacifist

by Rebecca Hardy
18th August 2023

Friends oppose British Museum BP links

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers were among a group of campaigners calling for the British Museum to rename its BP Lecture Hall.

18th August 2023

BYM and other churches launch wills initiative

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has joined over 100 churches to launch a new partnership to create local and global change through gifts in wills.

18th August 2023

London Quakers explore ‘Climate Fresk’

by Rebecca Hardy

London Quakers are hoping to hold another climate justice gathering in Friends House, after the success of this year’s event.

18th August 2023

QSA volunteer shortlisted for award

by Rebecca Hardy

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
11th August 2023

Quakers remembered in suffrage anniversary

by Rebecca Hardy
11th August 2023

Friends mark Menwith Hill ‘Declaration of Independence’

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers joined the annual ‘Independence from America Day’ last month at RAF Menwith Hill, where there have been protests for twenty years.

11th August 2023

Friends spread welcome at Pride

by Rebecca Hardy

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…

11th August 2023

BYM pledges to stand with trans community

by Rebecca Hardy

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.

11th August 2023

Riots prompt rethink in security

by Rebecca Hardy

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.

‘Art the Arms Fair’ returns
4th August 2023

‘Art the Arms Fair’ returns

by Rebecca Hardy