Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has announced the date of the 2024 Yearly Meeting Gathering. The event will be held at Friends House, London and online from 26 to 30 July in 2024.
Meeting for Suffering (MfS) declined a recommendation from Central Nominations Committee (CNC) that would allow attenders to Quaker Meetings to be appointed to central committees…
The afternoon drew to a slightly rushed close due to the previous lengthy session. Caroline Howden spoke on the annual report of the Sustainability Monitoring Group (SMG), which…
Government plans will not tackle the cost-of-living and climate crises, Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has said, joining a sea of voices criticising the UK’s economic policies.
A group of Friends held a Meeting for Worship at Just Stop Oil coalition protests this weekend. The demonstrations on 1 October called for an end to new fossil fuel exploration…
As arrests of anti-war protestors increased in Russia, Quakers expressed concern about pacifists in the region.
A South London Friend has curated an exhibition to celebrate Quakers Ada (1866-1942) and Alfred Salter (1873-1945).
Eighty-four Quakers gathered online for Meeting for Suffering (MfS) on 1 October, with just fifteen in Friends House due to a train strike.
The first main item focused on the ongoing review of Yearly Meeting, Yearly Meeting Gathering and MfS. Sarah Donaldson, clerk of the group appointed to conduct the review, said…
Friends heard what was later described as an ‘inspiring’ report from Elizabeth Allen, clerk of General Meeting for Scotland. ‘If you look at statistics, we’re old and our…
A Quaker has been imprisoned for breaking an injunction at the Kingsbury Oil Terminal as part of the Just Stop Oil (JSO) protests.
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