A Quaker conservationist has written a trilogy of books to mark the tenth anniversary of the killing of Cecil the lion by a US trophy hunter. Eduardo Goncalves, from Portsmouth…
The Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) has highlighted a report which says that a pattern of ‘hostile language’ in the media and parliament is more likely to describe…
The Northern Friends Peace Board has highlighted an exhibition focusing on how sharing images of peace can contribute to peacebuilding. The Imaging Peace exhibition, on The Strand…
Paul Parker, recording clerk for Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM), led a period of prayerful silence at a peace vigil outside a naval base housing submarines with nuclear…
A non-Quaker MP raised questions in parliament about refugee policies after attending Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN)’s annual general meeting last month.
Woodbrooke has announced that Stuart Masters will give the 2026 Swarthmore Lecture.
Quakers around the country are marking the eightieth anniversary year of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki this week. Commemorative events are being held across the UK,…
Southport Meeting House joined other places of worship last week to mark the first anniversary of the knife attack in which three young girls were killed. Across the town, churches…
Quaker Vegan Witness (QVW) is inviting all Meetings across the UK to have a ‘Green Feast’ as a part of Quaker Week this year.
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