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…
The route of the forthcoming Pilgrimage for Peace and Economic Justice has been confirmed. The Pilgrimage has been modelled on the successful carrying of the Olympic torch…
Positive progress continues on the development of the Australian Quaker Centre at Silver Wattle. A property near Canberra, the capital of Australia, has been purchased…
A campaigning Christian charity has encouraged Christians to do no business with tax-dodging corporations, such as Amazon and Starbucks, for the duration of Lent.
The Canadian Friends Service Committee (CFSC), with several partner organisations, have released an open letter exposing the Canadian Department of Justice’s quiet campaign to…
Coventry Cathedral is hosting an ecumenical conference: ‘Faith in Conflict: Finding better ways to handle conflict in the church’.
Anti-war campaigners have just won a landmark case at the Central London County Court after ten years. In March 2003 approximately 159 protestors, including some Quakers,…
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