European Quakers have spoken more about the work they are doing to support Ukrainian refugees.
A Quaker campaigner against a naval base on the Jeju Island in Korea has spoken about the problem of military-contaminated water in the Pacific.
A family fleeing from a war-torn part of the world will find a new life in Camden, thanks to a Quaker-instigated project.
The crisis in Ukraine has highlighted ‘how public support for refugees is at odds with government policy’, the Quakers Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) has said.
A leading science festival appears to have cut ties with major oil and gas companies after years of opposition. This year’s New Scientist Live festival – which took place in…
A group of Quakers has made some proposals regarding the development of The Retreat estate at Heslington Road in York. The proposals come from the coordinating group for ‘Quaker…
A rabbi in Kent is attempting to set up a ‘Ukrainetransport’ for families fleeing the Russian invasion. Jonathan Romain’s mother fled Nazi Germany on the kindertransport…
A London School is modelling the importance of peace education with the help of a new Quaker initiative.
London Quakers have organised a third session on the topic of ‘Sex and Gender Diversity’. The day on 24 March follows two previous sessions last June and December.
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