A major British arms company was challenged to shift its business from weapons to renewable energy, putting their workers’ engineering skills to better use. That was the…
A Nobel Peace Prize winner visited Friends House on Monday and encouraged Quakers to keep campaigning for peace. Argentine activist Adolfo Perez Esquivel renewed his friendship…
A Quaker delivered an impromptu speech at a gathering of arms dealers in London after interrupting an address by business secretary Vince Cable.
A Quaker in Bath will spend no more than a pound a day on her food and drink next week. Wren Sidhe is joining the ‘Live Below the Line’ challenge, launched by Christian Aid in…
The UK government is blocking attempts at the United Nations (UN) to discuss how governments can lend and borrow responsibly. The news comes from the UN Conference on Trade and…
An eighty-six-year-old Quaker has completed a 170-length sponsored swim to raise funds to tackle malaria. Trevor Jaggar, of Uxbridge Meeting, was inspired to take the plunge after…
Quakers in Leeds are sponsoring a conference to explore ‘the last taboo’ – death and dying. The gathering on 12 May will explore ‘all points of view’ on the…
Christian Aid have drawn on Quaker ethics in their latest report. Its author, theologian Paula Clifford, quotes Quaker faith & practice on economic and commercial ethics.
Quakers need to offer a ‘radical welcome’ and be confident about their own identity. That was the message from the most senior staff member of Quakers in Britain as he…
A British Quaker working in Bethlehem has joined a gathering of evangelical Christians to build links in working for peace and human rights.
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