Quakers were among those who welcomed a 3.5-metre puppet of a young Syrian refugee to the UK, as part of a travelling festival. ‘Little Amal’ has journeyed over 8,000…
Wandsworth Meeting was one of the first groups to display its climate justice banner as part of an international multi-faith day of action. The ‘Faiths 4 Climate Justice’…
Friends House Library in Euston is being refurbished to create a welcoming space with the potential for more outreach. The refurbishment includes removing some of the larger…
The Peace Museum has been shortlisted for an award for a project that works with local LGBTQ+ artists and campaigners.
Quaker Voluntary Action (QVA) has announced the return of its working retreats which, it says, are ‘just around the corner’. After a prolonged halt caused by the pandemic,…
A Quaker expert in criminal justice has highlighted a piece of the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill that she feels has been left ‘under the radar’.
Digital worship during the pandemic has paved the way for long-term changes, according to a new study into religious life during the pandemic.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has joined other civil society members in a move to ensure the appointment of a new chair of the Charity Commission is not politicised.
October 2, afternoon session After a Covid-safe, individually-packaged vegan lunch, Meeting for Sufferings (MfS) representatives turned to the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26)…
MfS received another Area Meeting Minute on the work of QPSW, which it forwarded to its central committee, and then heard from the trustees of Quaker Concern for the Abolition of…
The Quaker-founded Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) has criticised the government for going ahead with its £20 a week cut to Universal Credit.
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