Quakers arrested at Palestine Action ban protest
22nd August 2025

Quakers arrested at Palestine Action ban protest

by Rebecca Hardy
22nd August 2025

Quakers mark Joseph Rowntree centenary

by Rebecca Hardy

Woodbrooke marked the centenary of Quaker Joseph Rowntree’s death with an event this month. As part of the ongoing Rowntree Centenary Celebrations this year, the session on 11…

Bristol Quakers hold vigil outside Elbit Systems
22nd August 2025

Bristol Quakers hold vigil outside Elbit Systems

by Rebecca Hardy
22nd August 2025

BYM highlights community cohesion

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has highlighted ways in which Quakers can help community cohesion in the UK.

Guyanese Quaker made guest of honour
15th August 2025

Guyanese Quaker made guest of honour

by Rebecca Hardy
15th August 2025

Quaker urges ban on trophy hunting

by Rebecca Hardy

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…

15th August 2025

Friends warn of media language on migrants

by Rebecca Hardy

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…

15th August 2025

Exhibition showcases images of peace

by Rebecca Hardy

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…

15th August 2025

Paul Parker speaks at anti-nuclear vigil at naval base

by Rebecca Hardy

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…

Witness for children killed in Gaza
8th August 2025

Witness for children killed in Gaza

by Rebecca Hardy
8th August 2025

Friends inspire MP on Afghan refugees

by Rebecca Hardy

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.

8th August 2025

Stuart Masters to give Swarthmore Lecture

by Rebecca Hardy

Woodbrooke has announced that Stuart Masters will give the 2026 Swarthmore Lecture.