12th January 2024

Second Quaker ‘Truth & Integrity’ award

by Rebecca Hardy

Nominations for the second Quaker Truth & Integrity Group (QTIG) award opened on 1 January. The award will be made to an individual or organisation in recognition of an…

12th January 2024

Lawsuit against forest defenders dropped

by Rebecca Hardy

A Manchester Friend has been celebrating after a leading timber company withdrew a lawsuit against indigenous forest defenders in Borneo.

Peace Museum has January refit
12th January 2024

Peace Museum has January refit

by Rebecca Hardy
5th January 2024

Friends lobby on anti-democratic bills

by Rebecca Hardy

The year began with a call from Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM), saying there was a ‘pressing need to defend our human rights this year as more anti-democratic measures are in the…

Woodbrooke building handed over
5th January 2024

Woodbrooke building handed over

by Rebecca Hardy
5th January 2024

Quakers divided on ‘loyal address’

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers from Britain and Ireland visited Buckingham Palace in the spring after being invited to offer a ‘Loyal Address’ – a historic entitlement to address the monarch.

5th January 2024

War in Israel and Gaza

by Rebecca Hardy

The ongoing war in Israel and Gaza dominated the last three months of the year, after the Hamas attack on Israel on 7 October took hostages and killed over 1,200 Israelis. By…

5th January 2024

Friends welcome action on climate loss and damage

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers campaigned for climate justice in a year that would be ‘the warmest on record’, scientists said with ‘near certainty’. By November, they said it was 1.43C above the…

New CEO for Woodbrooke
22nd December 2023

New CEO for Woodbrooke

by Rebecca Hardy
22nd December 2023

George Fox 400 programme launched

by Rebecca Hardy

A ‘George Fox 400 programme’ will be officially announced by Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) on 1 January 2024. The programme of events is to celebrate the…

22nd December 2023

Stop selling arms to Israel, Quakers tell UK government

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers joined calls on the UK government to suspend arms sales to Israel due to the ‘clear risk’ that the weapons might be used in violation of international law.

22nd December 2023

Quakers join hundreds to defend jury rights

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers were among around five hundred people who gathered at more than fifty Crown Courts across England and Wales to uphold the rights of juries earlier this month.