Quakers from across Britain will soon be asked to consider supporting a ‘Citizen’s Income’. Friends in South East Scotland have resolved to raise the issue with Meeting for…
A Quaker-Managed project has given evidence to the European Council about the abuse of human rights in Palestine.
Thousands of migrant children are living ‘in the shadows of our communities’ as they suffer hunger, homelessness and sexual abuse. That’s the conclusion of a new report by…
The Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre in Birmingham is to have a new neighbour – housing another group rooted in radical Christianity and pacifism. British Mennonites will…
Poetry, research and technology have been brought together by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) as they challenge society to rethink attitudes to growing old. JRF last week…
Friends in the northern county have decided to trial a new format to make their Area Meetings (AMs) more attractive to those who never go. There will only be four AMs per year,…
Cold weather has combined with government cuts to make life harder for some of Britain’s poorest people. That was the message from Quaker Social Action (QSA) as parts of the UK…
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