‘The number of civilian deaths worldwide jumped by forty per cent in 2024 and has been increasing for three years running, due to the violence in Gaza, Ukraine and other war zones worldwide'…
by Rebecca Hardy
Quakers are taking part in the annual Conferences of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP30) in Brazil this week.
2024 was the warmest year on record, after a decade of record hottest years, the Quaker-founded Climate Majority Project (CMP) revealed last month.
The imprisonment of Quaker activist Gaie Delap has been cited in an international statement criticising the UK’s treatment of environmental defenders.
Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) has issued a statement on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI).
The Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB) has highlighted a legal challenge claiming the government’s plans to purchase twelve F-35A fighter jets will violate the UK’s nuclear…
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has welcomed the first ever national plan to recruit the workers needed for clean energy.
Kendal and Sedbergh Area Quaker Meeting (KSAQM) has clarified that there are no plans to close Kendal Meeting House as a result of the Quaker Tapestry Museum’s difficulties and…
A Quaker was one of three Just Stop Oil (JSO) activists last week cleared of charges for spraying Stonehenge with orange powder.
Friends are supporting a Tottenham Quaker and climate activist who is facing deportation.
A Quaker has won the Little Rebel Book Award for the second time in three years.
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