Peace campaigners warned the British government last week not to use the eightieth anniversary of VE Day to push for more militarism.
Changes to UK anti-protest powers were made unlawfully, the Court of Appeal ruled two weeks ago.
There has been a surge of newcomers to London Meetings, according to the capital’s local development worker (LDW).
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has highlighted a new report saying that Inter Faith Week should be strengthened, as communities in the UK face growing division and hate.
Quakers were among 250 peace activists who helped shut down the main gate of RAF Lakenheath.
Leiston Meeting House is hosting a temporary banking hub as the last remaining bank in the town closed last week.
A Quaker from Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Area Meeting (AM) gave ministry at a multifaith service on Good Friday.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has joined over twenty organisations in calling on the government to scrap a law it says unfairly targets Gypsy and Traveller communities.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has joined calls to world leaders to uphold the UN General Assembly (UNGA)’s resolution that Israel must end its unlawful presence in Palestine.
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