Hundreds of Quakers across England and Scotland held climate vigils last month for Quaker Week.
Bristol Quakers hosted a ‘Stop Ecocide’ event last month to raise awareness of the campaign to make ecocide an international crime.
The Quaker Service Memorial Trust had its last meeting last month, ending with what one Friend described as ‘a very positive closing minute’.
Cambridge Quakers hosted a talk about Elizabeth Fry, the Victorian prison reformer, to hear about the legacy of her work.
Quakers and other activists called for more international action on the loss and damage caused by climate breakdown last weekend. Friends across the country marked Make Polluters…
Quakers have spoken out about the arrest and investigations of protestors holding placards outside courts to support the rights of jurors.
The Living Witness group is relaunching EarthQuaker magazine in an attempt to spur more action on climate justice.
Friends House hosted a memorial service to support people bereaved by homicide last week. The service also featured artwork depicting a large white poppy field commissioned by…
A Quaker-linked advice service for members of the armed forces has flagged concerns about a shift in the army’s focus to recruiting eighteen-year-old school leavers.
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