9th December 2022

Nuclear disarmament education poll

by Rebecca Hardy

Ninety-three per cent of teachers do not agree that nuclear disarmament education is too political to be taught, a new survey from the Nuclear Education Trust has found. It reveals…

9th December 2022

Friends highlight new social tariffs

by Rebecca Hardy

A Quaker from Malvern Meeting has highlighted the issue of high broadband costs and how Friends can get more help. Asking ‘Are You Paying Too Much for Your Broadband?’, Richard…

9th December 2022

Quaker climate campaigners at Yorkshire festival

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers had a presence at the Yorkshire Festival of Story last month, where they highlighted the value of storytelling at a time of climate emergency.

9th December 2022

Meeting for Sufferings: Replacing ‘overseers’

by Rebecca Hardy

At December’s Meeting for Sufferings (MfS) last week, Friends agreed to explicitly ask Area Meetings (AMs) to cease using the name ‘overseer’ and to replace it with another…

9th December 2022

Meeting for Sufferings: Yearly Meeting Review Group

by Rebecca Hardy

The first main item on Saturday saw Sarah Donaldson, convener of the Yearly Meeting Review Group (YMRG), which is appointed to review Yearly Meeting (YM), Yearly Meeting Gathering…

9th December 2022

Meeting for Sufferings: Book of Discipline Revision Committee speaks on third report

by Rebecca Hardy

Next, the Book of Discipline Revision Committee (BDRC) clerks shared a timeline for the revision project.

9th December 2022

Meeting for Sufferings: Quaker membership and nominations

by Rebecca Hardy

The morning session ended with Friends agreeing a way forward on the issue of Quaker non-members serving on Central Committees.

Green Party co-leader talks Quakerism
2nd December 2022

Green Party co-leader talks Quakerism

by Rebecca Hardy
2nd December 2022

Keep climate promises, say Quakers

by Rebecca Hardy

The announcement of a new loss and damage fund at COP27 marked ‘a moment of extraordinary significance for climate justice’, Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has said, but the UK…

2nd December 2022

BYM highlights public service cuts

by Rebecca Hardy

Further cuts to public services will hit those already struggling with the cost of living crisis, Quakers have said.

2nd December 2022

Quaker network passes 100 milestone

by Rebecca Hardy

developed for Quakers has passed its one hundredth-member milestone. The Quaker Meetings Network (QMN) began in December 2019 when around ten websites were unveiled.

2nd December 2022

Quaker school student released under house arrest

by Rebecca Hardy

A student at a Quaker school in Palestine who was held without charge has been released after forty days in prison.