Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has said that it has been ‘appalled’ by the violence in Israel and occupied Palestine, calling for these ‘grave violations of international…
Courts can no longer protect companies from ‘climate flak’. This was the conclusion of an article in the Financial Times (FT) in response to the ‘not guilty’ verdict for…
Friends are getting ready for International Conscientious Objectors (COs) Day. This year’s national ceremony on 15 May will honour contemporary war resisters, as well as all…
London Quakers are highlighting a new project launched to ‘save the NHS’.
Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA)’s work on the role of gender in peace and security issues has been shortlisted for the Engagement and Place Award. The Gender and…
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has said that the new local development workers (LDWs) in Yorkshire and Scotland have strengthened Quakers’ ‘network of local support’.
Bristol Quakers plan to offer workshops in nonviolent activism to help reduce tensions between protesters and the police. Bristol Area Meeting set out its intention in an open…
Quakers and other campaigners have secured a key change to the Overseas Operations Bill.
The Quaker-recognised group Friends with Jewish Connections has been studying the Jerusalem Declaration on Anti-Semitism (JDA).
A Newbury Quaker and former clerk has spoken more about life within the Meeting during the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp.
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