A powerful force for progress
12th August 2011

A powerful force for progress

by The Friend
Interfaith at YMG
12th August 2011

Interfaith at YMG

by The Friend
12th August 2011

Changes to Meeting for Sufferings

by The Friend

The decision to change the composition and size of Meeting for Sufferings (MfS) was one of the more significant ones made at Yearly Meeting Gathering.  The session, on…

12th August 2011

Economic justice

by The Friend

British Quakers have committed themselves to a statement describing the world’s economic system as unjust. The description appeared in a minute of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM)…

Peace 350
12th August 2011

Peace 350

by Symon Hill
12th August 2011

Quaker marriage procedure

by Symon Hill

British Friends have affirmed their commitment to same-sex marriage with the approval of a revised chapter in Quaker faith & practice. But uncertainty over changes to the law…

Welcome to Canterbury
5th August 2011

Welcome to Canterbury

by Ian Kirk-Smith
22nd July 2011

Military influence in schools challenged

by Symon Hill

A US Quaker activist has used a speaking tour of Britain to back a new campaign challenging military influence in British schools.  Oskar Castro, who previously worked for the…

22nd July 2011

Quaker Social Action wins award

by The Friend Newsdesk

A Quaker charity has received an award from a national thinktank for its work tackling poverty. Quaker Social Action (QSA), which works in east London, won the prize for their…

22nd July 2011

Tony Benn to give Salter Lecture

by The Friend Newsdesk

Veteran left-wing politician Tony Benn has agreed to speak on socialism to British Quakers during Yearly Meeting Gathering (YMG) in Canterbury next month. He will give the Salter…

Court battles over ‘right to protest’
15th July 2011

Court battles over ‘right to protest’

by Symon Hill