27th September 2019

Quaker calls for Midlands AVP group

by Rebecca Hardy

A Friend from Evesham Meeting has approached Southern Marches Area Meeting with the intention of setting up an Alternatives to Violence Project (AVP) group.

27th September 2019

QHA shortlisted for award

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Homeless Action (QHA) volunteers have been shortlisted for a Mayor of London Volunteering Award for a mobile library they run for homeless people.

27th September 2019

Welsh government ‘reviews’ arms fair

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers involved in Roots of Resistance witness have welcomed the news that the Welsh government has said it will ‘review’ its role in the Defence and Security Equipment…

20th September 2019

Manchester holds outdoor XR worship

by Rebecca Hardy

Manchester Quakers held an outdoor Meeting for Worship (MfW) in support of the four-day ‘Northern Rebellion’ that occupied part of the city.

20th September 2019

QCEA raises €2,000 for refugee charity

by Rebecca Hardy

Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) and a Green MEP joined forces this month to raise €2,000 for a refugee charity.

20th September 2019

‘People power’ in Kingston open days

by Rebecca Hardy

Kingston Meeting celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Heritage Open Days (HOD) scheme last week with an exhibition of Quaker involvement in grassroots movements. The…

20th September 2019

East Cheshire Friends support DSEI protests

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers from East Cheshire supported the witness against the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair in London by holding a protest on the main street in…

Police interrupt ‘Stop DSEI’ Worship
13th September 2019

Police interrupt ‘Stop DSEI’ Worship

by Rebecca Hardy
13th September 2019

New Meeting starts at university

by Rebecca Hardy

Yorkshire Friends are piloting a new Meeting at the University of Huddersfield in a bid to attract more young people into the Society.

13th September 2019

BYM warns against ‘more discipline’ in schools

by Rebecca Hardy

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has written an open letter to the secretary of state for education expressing alarm at plans to allow more disciplinary measures in schools including…

13th September 2019

Friends protest earth tremor

by Rebecca Hardy

Quakers joined hundreds of people in a rally outside Cuadrilla’s shale gas site this month demanding a halt to fracking in Lancashire after a record-breaking earth tremor caused…

13th September 2019

QARN speaks out on Home Office plan

by Rebecca Hardy

A member of the Quaker Asylum Refugee Network (QARN) has spoken out about Home Office plans to end family reunification for asylum-seeking children in the event of a no-deal…