17th January 2020

QCEA lays out ‘hope for the new year’

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) has listed five key developments in Europe which have given it hope for the new year.

17th January 2020

XR campaign award

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Ian Bray collected the Campaigner of the Year award from the Political Studies Association (PSA) on behalf of Extinction Rebellion (XR) last year.

17th January 2020

Yorkshire Quakers’ attendance survey

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers in Yorkshire (QiY) has reported the result of an attendance survey commissioned in 2019 to find out why some Friends attend QiY meetings and some do not.

17th January 2020

COP25: ‘Fractured world politics’

by Rebecca Hardy

The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) representative who attended the recent Conference of the Parties (COP) 25 climate change conference in Madrid has described the negotiations…

10th January 2020

Quaker centres discuss ‘controversial bookings’

by Rebecca Hardy

‘Dealing with controversial bookings’ is to be one of the main topics at the annual gathering of Quaker centre delegates, held next week at Edinburgh Meeting house. According…

10th January 2020

BYM challenges government on ‘key priorities’

by Rebecca Hardy

A just transition to a net-zero carbon economy and creating a culture of welcome are just two of the key priorities that Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has challenged the government…

10th January 2020

Headteacher removes ‘Lord’ in nativity hymn

by Rebecca Hardy

There was controversy last month when a headteacher chose to remove the word ‘Lord’ from the lyrics of the hymn ‘Away in a Manger’ in a nativity service for primary school…

10th January 2020

QSA reaches target

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Social Action (QSA) was celebrating last month when it reached its £10,000 target for the Big Give Christmas Challenge. The money will go to its Down to Earth programme,…

10th January 2020

CND highlights fifty-seven per cent who don’t embrace nuclear weapons

by Rebecca Hardy

The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) has said that the general election result shouldn’t necessarily be interpreted as reflecting ‘a growing enthusiasm’ for nuclear weapons.

Quaker activism rocks the country
3rd January 2020

Quaker activism rocks the country

by Rebecca Hardy
3rd January 2020

Friends push for child smacking ban

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers helped changed the law last year when Scotland became the first country in the UK to make it a criminal offence for parents to smack their children. The move came after…