Friends in Lancashire Central and North AM then spoke about their work preparing to produce a resource on spirit-led ethical employment practice. This process would involve…
US Quakers have criticised one of the biggest investors in fossil fuels for withdrawing from its most significant climate commitment.
A staff member accused of mischaracterising her heritage and lived experience will leave her post at American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has joined two hundred others in writing to the government urging it to reject Equinor’s plans to open the Rosebank oil field.The Norwegian firm…
The Quaker Africa Interest Group (QAIG) gathered last month to discuss how it can support Britain Yearly Meeting’s work on reparations and addressing inequalities.
Quakers are coming together to mark the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. With vigils and witness planned across the county, Friends are gathering to uphold…
The Quaker-initiated Loving Earth textile artwork project arrived in Westminster last week, in a bid to inspire parliamentarians about the pressing need for climate action.
As Friends began gathering to discuss their campaigns against the Defence Security Equipment and International (DSEI) arms fair in autumn, the group Quaker Roots has highlighted…
Friends welcomed the news that, after thirty-three years, the Royal Opera House (ROH) has ended its sponsorship by the oil and gas giant BP. Campaigners hailed it as a ‘seismic…
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