British Quakers have recommended a boycott of goods produced by Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The decision was made after lengthy discussion and…
Two conscientious objectors have appeared before military courts in the last week.
Representatives of Britain’s Quakers have written to the prime minister to express disagreement with his decision to bomb Libya.
Hot air is helping to produce ground coffee in the Friend editorial offices in London.
An attender at Coventry Meeting is prepared to go to prison for refusing to complete the census.
On Wednesday 23 March a report on the five-year project ‘Visionaries for a just and peaceful world’ was launched at an event in the Royal Institute of British Architecture in…
Quakers will gather in London this Saturday alongside thousands of people from other faith groups in a major national protest against the government cuts. The groups, who will…
A conscientious objector in the US has won his appeal for discharge from the navy despite anti-Quaker insults used by an officer investigating his claim.
Japanese Friends have met to discern God’s guidance on how they can best respond to the suffering caused by last week’s earthquake and tsunami. They have also thanked Quakers…
Quakers have expressed disappointment with a committee of MPs who have recommended keeping the minimum age of military recruitment at sixteen. The UK is the only country in Europe…
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