Trustees have looked at the responses to AFFA received from Area Meetings. The trustees have recommended that AFFA not be replaced when it finishes in 2014, although they ‘do…
First, the breaking news: Sufferings may be smaller than it was, but it’s not quite as small as they thought. Opening worship was characterised by the last dozen to arrive…
Quakerism in Indiana is on the verge of a significant shift after an anxious and challenging period. In the past few years there has been growing division among some…
Quakers in Britain are among a global chain of people showing solidarity with landless Indian villagers. There was cautious celebration when Indian government ministers…
A leading political columnist has called for tax dodgers to be named and shamed. Peter Oborne, a journalist with the Daily Telegraph, was speaking at a debate organised by…
Quaker Homeless Action (QHA) has appointed Siobhan Grimes as its new London-based part-time administrator.
Bruce Kent, honorary vice-president of the Campaign For Nuclear Disarmament, will speak at Bootham School in October.
The role of children in Quakerism is one of the topics to be addressed in the forthcoming Quaker Youth Work conference at Woodbrooke in Birmingham.
This year’s Quakers and Business conference will focus on the theme of ‘Quakers Working Together’.
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