Marazion – the oldest Meeting House in Cornwall – is reopening after building works. The Grade 2*-listed building has had its roof replaced, as well as its lintel, shutters and…
Quakers have paid tribute to the veteran peace campaigner Bruce Kent who died last week. Paul Parker tweeted: ‘Here @BritishQuakers we are sorry to learn of the death of Bruce…
The ‘structural drivers’ of global food insecurity need to be addressed, in addition to providing humanitarian aid.
The Library of the Society of Friends re-opened this week after more than a year of major refurbishment.
An external audit of how Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) performs on equity, diversity and inclusion has revealed that there is room for improvement.
Quaker Ann Limb, from Milton Keynes Meeting, has been awarded a damehood in the jubilee birthday honours’ list.
Quakers will make practical reparations for the transatlantic slave trade, colonialism and economic exploitation.
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has faced renewed calls to distance itself from any members which support the invasion of Ukraine.
A Quaker MP has highlighted the issue of rising health inequality. Catherine West, Labour MP for Hornsey and Wood Green, said: ‘Over the past decade, we’ve seen the health gap…
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