A Maryland court has blocked a US administration policy allowing immigration officers to enter houses of worship indiscriminately to conduct their operations.
Quaker Social Action (QSA) is calling for increases and reform to government funeral support payments, as funeral costs rose again last year.
Friends World Committee for Consultation has announced that this year’s World Quaker Day theme is ‘Love Your Neighbour’. The theme for the day on 5 October has been guided by…
The Library of the Society of Friends in London was transformed into a film set this month. The Royal Society marked the eightieth anniversary of the pioneering Quaker scientist…
The Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) has urged the government to reverse its decision to close off citizenship to people arriving irregularly.
A London Quaker met with his local MP this month over concerns about a new government proposal around Artificial Intelligence (AI) and copyright.
Leiston Meeting is shining the spotlight on ‘preparing for the unexpected’ by helping people to plan for after their deaths.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has told the Women and Equalities Parliamentary Committee’s inquiry into community cohesion that it is ‘deeply worried about growing divisions in…
The peace education team for Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) launched an online course with the Open University (OU) on 5 February.
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