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Kenyan Quakers seek to expand Friends School
Local Quakers in Kenya want to build another classroom at Friends School Mfangano (FSM) and reforest their island. The plans are aimed at creating ‘a beacon of hope for our world’, they said.
Friends brief politicians on the right to boycott
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) briefed parliamentarians on a bill dealing with boycotts of foreign states before its third reading in the House of Commons last week.
Call for films to celebrate George Fox
Quaker groups and Children’s Meetings are being invited to make a short film to celebrate the 400th anniversary of George Fox’s birth.
Quakers consider links between meditation and worship
Friends have been sharing thoughts on the links between Quaker worship and meditation.
QSA families given ten days to leave
Two families from the Quaker Social Action (QSA) Cook Up project have been given ten days or fewer to leave their accommodation. This is despite rules that say refugees claiming asylum should be given at least twenty-eight days’ notice to leave any accommodation provided by the Home Office.
Second Quaker ‘Truth & Integrity’ award
Nominations for the second Quaker Truth & Integrity Group (QTIG) award opened on 1 January. The award will be made to an individual or organisation in recognition of an exceptional contribution towards the enhancement of standards of truth and integrity in public life in Britain.
Lawsuit against forest defenders dropped
A Manchester Friend has been celebrating after a leading timber company withdrew a lawsuit against indigenous forest defenders in Borneo.
Peace Museum has January refit
The recently-relocated Peace Museum in Bradford is starting the new year by refitting its new building. The museum showed off its new premises recently in the iconic Salts Mill, in the World Heritage village of Saltaire, Bradford.
Friends lobby on anti-democratic bills
The year began with a call from Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM), saying there was a ‘pressing need to defend our human rights this year as more anti-democratic measures are in the pipeline’. This included the Bill of Rights and the Public Order Bill.
Woodbrooke building handed over
There was sad news in March when, after 120 years of providing Quaker fellowship and ministry, the Woodbrooke Quaker Study Centre announced that it was leaving its building.