14th February 2025

BYM criticises Gaza proposals

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has said that it is ‘horrified’ by Donald Trump’s proposal to ‘take over’ and ‘own’ Gaza and ethnically cleanse two million Palestinians.

Call for better climate education in schools
7th February 2025

Call for better climate education in schools

by Rebecca Hardy
7th February 2025

US Quakers block new immigration policy

by Rebecca Hardy

A group of US Quakers have filed a lawsuit to stop immigration authorities from enforcing a new policy in, or near, their Meeting houses.

7th February 2025

Gaie Delap released to home detention

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker climate protester Gaie Delap was released from prison on home detention curfew last week. It is understood that the Just Stop Oil (JSO) activist has been fitted with a…

7th February 2025

Friends mark Holocaust Memorial

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has marked Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) and the eightieth anniversary since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. This year also…

7th February 2025

SEN facility for Warrington Peace Centre

by Rebecca Hardy

Friends have welcomed plans for new educational facilities at the Warrington Peace Centre in Cheshire. The centre was set up by the Tim Parry Johnathan Ball Foundation and named…

Quakers on trial for Telford action
31st January 2025

Quakers on trial for Telford action

by Rebecca Hardy
31st January 2025

Friends back US People’s March

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers took part in a morning of resistance against the inauguration of Donald Trump as US president last week.

31st January 2025

MPs sign up to Fairtrade campaign

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers have been raising awareness of the achievements of the Fairtrade Foundation.

31st January 2025

Quaker theologian talks history to BBC

by Rebecca Hardy

A Quaker theologian and historian spoke in a BBC podcast about Quaker history last month.

31st January 2025

Rehaul prison system, say Friends

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers in Criminal Justice (QICJ) has urged the government to focus on reforming and rehabilitating offenders.

Leiston Friends jump ahead with outreach
24th January 2025

Leiston Friends jump ahead with outreach

by Rebecca Hardy