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.
Quakers and other peace campaigners have condemned government plans to deploy the armed forces to tackle refugees in the English Channel.
Around one third of members of the Quaker-founded Penn Club have transferred to its new home at the Royal Foundation of St Katharine. The historic Bloomsbury club was forced to…
Quakers in St Andrews have planted two ornamental trees in a local park as a living witness to the imperative to tackle climate injustice.
Quaker involvement in international moves to ban child soldiers was highlighted in the press this month, when Ulverston Friends wrote about the Peace Testimony.
Peace campaigners, including Quakers, are celebrating the news that Elbit Systems UK has sold part of its business in Oldham. Protestors claim that the Elbit Ferranti factory…
Friends were among those who gathered last week in one final push against the controversial policing bill.
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