Friends gathered at Friends House this week to start their witness against the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair.
Friends heard a harrowing reminder of the need for their peace witness during a talk on ‘the human cost of the arms trade’. The online event featured people from Yemen and…
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has marked the twentieth anniversary of the 11 September terrorist attacks in New York.
Friends have welcomed the London mayor’s statement that the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair should not return to London.
More than sixty interfaith pilgrims came together in King’s Lynn last month to end their march across Norfolk highlighting the need for action on climate change.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has welcomed recommendations set out in a major report into child protection in religious organisations and settings.
The founder of the Big Issue Group John Bird will feature in the third Quaker Question Time.
Quakers were among those marking the fortieth anniversary of the Greenham Women’s Peace Camp this week.
Bristol Quakers are starting a new online course for promoting peace in schools following a renewed interest in the programme since the pandemic.
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