Friends recently took part in a series of peace vigils held across New Zealand. The events were organised by Peace Movement Aotearoa. Nine of the eighteen held across the country…
Friends from Caerleon, Newport Meeting staged a peace vigil on 17 August, to protest against next month’s NATO summit. This will take place at Newport’s Celtic Manor Resort on…
Against a backdrop of broken ceasefires and with almost 2,000 people dead, Quakers in Britain have released a statement calling for urgent action on Gaza. The Religious Society of…
Disability group concerns The Quaker Disability Equality Group (QDEG) held its annual general meeting (AGM) on Sunday 3 August. Afterwards, participants were asked what they wanted…
While 4 August will be the centenary of the outbreak of first world war, it is less known that it is also a significant centenary in the history of peace. On 4 August 1914, on the…
Hlekweni Friends Rural Service Centre (near Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) has closed. The centre was founded forty-seven years ago, but is no longer financially sustainable. Thousands of…
The white feather diaries website will go live on 4 August at Yearly Meeting Gathering (YMG) 2014 in Bath. Quaker writer and broadcaster Geoffrey Durham will read extracts from the…
