A British Legion chairman has described recent actions of the Peace and Economic Justice pilgrims as ‘a total insult and a total lack of respect’. His remarks followed…
The House of Lords has passed the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Bill at Third Reading, sending it back to the House of Commons for final agreement. Some peers wore pink…
On Thursday 18 July Roseline Akhalu faced yet another court ordeal to defend two previous judges’ decisions that she should be allowed to stay in the UK.
On Saturday 6 July, Meeting for Sufferings (MfS) discussed a Quaker response to the welfare cuts in a session of passionate contributions from Friends who spoke of their…
Economy of Life, Justice and Peace for All is a ‘call to action’ produced by the World Council of Churches (WCC). It is ‘about recognising that the churches must be part of…
The vibrancy initiative is a joint initiative by the trustees of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) and Woodbrooke. It is a process of exploration and development in several…
Regional Meetings are being planned to explore and strengthen the relationship between Area Meetings (AMs) and Meeting for Sufferings (MfS). MfS Arrangements Group is…
At Meeting for Sufferings on 6 July, Friends heard a report on the minutes of a recent meeting of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) trustees.
‘Close to poetry when they are good’, was how Jennifer Barraclough, clerk to Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) trustees, described operational plans, with 2013’s as a case in point.
A proposal was brought to Meeting for Sufferings (MfS), at its request, to begin a process engaging the entire Yearly Meeting in drawing up a new long term framework to cover the…
‘We spent three days living our individual testimonies in common, in community, groping our way to discernment through the mists and the shadows, believing the best of each…
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