The Quaker chaplain at Wandsworth Prison has reached the target of 14,000 pairs of socks to hand out to men jailed there.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has announced that it is ‘appalled’ by government plans to weaken the Human Rights Act, saying that the proposals are unnecessary and will…
Friends have been urged to ‘make a fuss’ as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill reaches the final parliamentary stages.
The Friends House library refurbishment is likely to be completed by spring 2022, staff have said. Libby Adams, head of library and archives, said that the refurbishment is well…
Britain Yearly Meeting has said that it strongly supports a ban on ‘so-called conversion therapy’. Together with the Quaker Gender and Sexual Diversity Community (QGSDC), BYM…
The Quaker politician Ruth Cadbury featured in Labour leader Kier Starmers’ reshuffle this month, joining the shadow international trade team.
Saturday 4 December, morning session ‘I hope you got one of the seven types of rest’*, said assistant clerk Robert Card to representatives as they returned to session after…
Introducing the BYM trustees report, clerk Caroline Nursey thanked representatives for the ‘engaging’ sessions they’d shared before this formal meeting. Trustees had learned…
Quakers in Britain have invited the heads of Quaker agencies to a blended gathering this week to build connections and strengthen Quaker unity around the world.
A Young Quaker has urged Friends to continue supporting student climate strikers in their action this week. Adam Waters from Selly Oak Meeting urged those present at the ‘Action…
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