Quakers have called for ‘urgent, fair and transformative’ action to transform the root causes driving climate change. Members of the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) made a…
Friends have expressed their frustration about last Monday’s changes to the Policing Bill, in which MPs voted down ‘the positive changes’ made by members of the House of…
Saturday morning was chilly for those Friends gathered in The Light. The room garners its environmental credentials from using body heat. Unfortunately this needs 100 or more…
A Quaker professor spoke at the University of St Andrews last month about ‘Growing Trust in an Anxious Season’. Rachel Muers, a professor of Theology at the University of…
A Quaker arts-and-crafts furniture maker is to be celebrated this month with an exhibition dedicated to his work.
Harrow Meeting has discerned how to use the significant legacy of just under £1 million from former member of the Meeting David Crick. Following research by the Meeting’s…
Eighty-one faith and belief leaders wrote jointly to MPs this week, ahead of final votes on the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. As the Friend went to press, MPs debated…
Quakers have spoken out about the situation between Russia and Ukraine. Philip Austin, convenor of the Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB), said: ‘This is a deeply worrying time…
Bristol Quakers have chosen a sacred West African musical instrument to accompany this year’s annual Peace Lecture. The event next month will feature playwright and activist Ros…
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