Tim Gee, general secretary of Friends Worldwide Committee for Consultation (FWCC), introduced ‘Ubuntu’, the 2024 World Plenary theme, to London Quakers earlier this month.
Quaker Concern for European Affairs (QCEA) has said that its latest study tour ‘proved to be a major success with more than twenty participants from all over the world’.
Quaker Social Action (QSA) has reported over 200 funeral directors to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for failing to clearly display their prices. The action follows…
Extinction Rebellion (XR), the climate movement that includes many Quakers, has announced that it is ‘to temporarily shift away from public disruption as a primary tactic’.
The Fellowship of Reconciliation (FoR) has said that the Russian-announced ceasefire in Ukraine last weekend to mark Orthodox Christmas was ‘an opportunity to create space for…
Winchmore Hill Friends are raising awareness of a new initiative in north London to display plaques to people who have overcome homelessness.
As Friends in Britain awoke on 24 February to hear the terrible news that Russia had launched an attack on Ukraine, Quakers in Kyiv told the world over social media: ‘We’ll be…
The year began with Quaker Social Action (QSA) urging people to ‘make their hearts warmer’ but by the end of 2022, our homes were colder, our food more expensive, and many…
The year ended with positive news when the COP27 climate summit agreed a historic loss and damage deal.
Following a deepening concern over ethics in public office, the newly-formed Quaker Truth and Integrity Group (QTIG) launched a national Quaker Truth Award.
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