History was made at the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) on 9 October when four representatives, two office managers, a policy and advocacy officer and two programme…
North American Friends have reacted with disappointment and concern over the recent arrest of a leading American conscientious objector. Kimberly Rivera, who fled to Canada…
Quakers in Britain have been encouraged to make use of a highly successful exhibition that celebrates the peace witness of Friends. The Quaker Service Exhibition was one of…
Arrangements for registering Meeting houses for civil partnerships gave rise to two current buzzwords: ‘unsustainable’ and ‘omnishambles’, according to one Friend at…
It has been suggested by Northamptonshire Area Meeting (AM) that the number of registering officers be reduced as the training is expensive.
Robert Straughton spoke to this. The minute states: ‘How to appropriately dispose of radioactive waste has been researched and discussed for over half a century. There are…
2014 to 2018 will see a series of events throughout Britain and Europe dedicated to commemorating the centenary of world war one. Meeting for Sufferings (MfS) were reminded…
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…
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