A campaign to draw attention to the nuclear bombs that are researched and built at Aldermaston has just been launched. A mass demonstration is planned for Easter Monday, 1…
Quakers from both Kenya and Britain helped to ensure that the Kenyan election, held on Monday 4 March, had a reduced level of violence. Post-election violence in Kenya in…
A decarbonisation target for the UK power sector is increasingly becoming the focus of a campaign by groups concerned about climate change. Thousands of supporters, including…
2012 was one of the most successful years ever for the Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW) stamp club. A highlight was the accumulation of mint and used Chinese stamps,…
A recent appeal for poems by Quakers, for a proposed poetry anthology, has enjoyed a tremendous response. The new Quaker poetry anthology is being edited by poets RV Bailey…
The national environmental campaign of the Church of England, Shrinking the Footprint, has launched a new ‘app’ that offers smartphone users the opportunity to measure and…
The Northern Friends Peace Board has signed up to a Call to Action on military spending. It follows the announcement that the government ‘has revealed how it intends to…
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…
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…
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…
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