Settle Quakers hosted a fundraising exhibition for projects with children in Gaza and the West Bank. ‘The Flower Show’ included works donated by thirty-six artists from…
Truro Friends are celebrating the 200th anniversary of their Meeting house this month.
Quaker actor Michael Mears performed his pacifist play to three atomic-bomb survivors in Hiroshima.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) issued a statement in response to the antisemitic attack of a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur last week. ‘We offer our love, support and…
Quakers in Yorkshire supported a global call to close foreign military bases this week.
Four Quakers were among fifteen climate protesters cleared of charges that they were planning to ‘lock on’ at the UK’s largest power station, Drax, last August.
The BBC Daily Service explored the concept of ‘Love Your Neighbour’ last week, echoing the theme of Quaker Week and World Quaker Day.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) welcomed the UK government’s ‘long overdue’ recognition of the State of Palestine last month, but said it does nothing to ‘absolve the UK of…
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