A prestigious international prize for innovative philanthropy has been awarded to the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT). The prize was given in Belfast on 8 June at the…
Quakers in Wales have joined with MPs, peace activists and other faith groups to call for an end to military recruitment in Welsh schools. The campaign was launched in…
A plea for more accountability in the making of major decisions in the Society of Friends was raised from the floor at Britain Yearly Meeting.
Friends were reminded at Britain Yearly Meeting to mark the forty-fifth anniversary of a pioneering Quaker project in post-colonial southern Africa. Hlekweni, the Quaker…
Friends at Britain Yearly Meeting were urged to take part in the ‘faith pilgrimage for justice’ next month in support of the Occupy movement. The pilgrimage is being…
Quakers in Britain have resolved to work with others to ‘achieve a better economic system’. The commitment goes further than a decision taken last year, when Friends…
A highlight of the Kindlers interest group on Saturday was the launching of Answering that of God: Discovering Spirit Within by Peter Parr, the fourth booklet in the current…
Two out of every five Quaker Meetings have measured their carbon footprint and are ready to reduce it. The news was warmly welcomed on Saturday by Jamie Wrench of the Minute 36…
A new initiative to promote peace work in primary schools was introduced to Friends at an interest group on Sunday at Britain Yearly Meeting.
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