A Quaker Insulate Britain activist had his charges of contempt of court quashed last week when a judge decided that he had not broken the government’s M25 injunction last autumn.
A Yorkshire Quaker organised a local event last month to mark the anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).
Quakers in the US have welcomed a new ‘Black Quaker Lives Matter’ film festival this month, celebrating the lives and contributions of people of colour. The American Friends…
Faith-based organisations will be ‘among the centrepieces’ of the country’s recovery from the pandemic, the government’s minister responsible for faith engagement, Kemi…
Quakers have outlined the next steps needed to oppose the Policing Bill. The bill met with several defeats last month when members of the House of Lords defeated almost all of the…
Epping Quakers are contributing artwork to a new exhibition launched during InterFaith Week. The ‘Faiths in the Forest’ exhibition runs at Epping Forest District Museum until…
The Radio 4 presenter Justin Webb has made a number of historical allegations about his time at the Quaker-founded Sidcot School. The BBC Today programme host told the Friend…
The Quaker arts initiative the Loving Earth Project is now gearing up for a new year of exhibitions and events.
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