More than fourteen years after Friends last worshipped there, Hoddeston Meeting House has reopened…
by Rebecca Hardy
Seventy per cent of students stopped going to one Philadelphian school due to fears about the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers, a Quaker told a US…
Oxford Friends and others joined an event welcoming elders and leaders from Nagaland.
Friends have welcomed a book released by Quaker Voices on Mental Health (QVoMH), shining a spotlight on the need to prioritise emotional wellbeing among Friends.
A record number of demonstrations and other actions to challenge Armed Forces Day took place across the UK this weekend.
Three hundred and eighty households impacted by the escalating war in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have received humanitarian assistance via the Quaker Peace Network (QPN).
Central England Friends are organising a gardening project aimed at encouraging Quaker grounds to become havens for biodiversity.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has released a statement on the escalation of conflict between Israel and Iran. ‘As we watch with horror the latest escalation of conflict in the…
West Scotland Friends have moved one step closer in their transition to a single body: Quakers in Scotland (QiS).
Quakers joined thousands of people this month in vigils calling for the UK government to do more for peace in Gaza.
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has written to the government stating Quakers’ belief that genocide is underway in Gaza and calling again for a ban on arms sales to Israel.
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