17th February 2023

Quaker housing charity talks to Edinburgh Quakers

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Housing Trust (QHT) has said that a fall in donations is limiting their ability to meet the demand for their funding support.

Bayard Rustin film due this year
10th February 2023

Bayard Rustin film due this year

by Rebecca Hardy
10th February 2023

Historic Farfield Meeting House faces ‘uncertain future’

by Rebecca Hardy

A Yorkshire Friend has highlighted the ‘uncertain future’ facing the historic Farfield Meeting House and other old Quaker buildings.

10th February 2023

Asylum-seeking children ‘frightened’ by age tests

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) has highlighted a new report suggesting that unreliable age tests on asylum seekers may leave children ‘frightened and unsafe’.

10th February 2023

Peers reject Public Order Bill proposals

by Rebecca Hardy

Friends welcomed the news that the House of Lords has inflicted a number of defeats on a bill intended to crack down on protest.

10th February 2023

Quaker-chaplain sets up prison fund

by Rebecca Hardy

A Quaker-backed new charity to support people at Wandsworth Prison was publicly launched last month.

Blue plaque for Ada Salter
3rd February 2023

Blue plaque for Ada Salter

by Rebecca Hardy
3rd February 2023

QARN on missing asylum-seeking children

by Rebecca Hardy

Friends have spoken out about the 200 children recently reported to have gone missing from hotels run by the Home Office.

3rd February 2023

Back anti-nuclear ban, Quakers urge

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers called for the government to engage with the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) last month.

3rd February 2023

Quakers open more warm banks

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers are continuing to set up warm spaces to help the cost-of-living and energy crisis.

3rd February 2023

Quaker advice on discussing the military in schools

by Rebecca Hardy

The risk of suicide is two-to-four times higher for young veterans than it is for regular civilians, according to new research commissioned by the Ministry of Defence.

Invitation for George Fox woodland commemoration
27th January 2023

Invitation for George Fox woodland commemoration

by Rebecca Hardy