US Friends trained over fifty participants in conscientious objection and the Selective Service System last month.
Central England Quakers’ project Peace Hub is urging people to write to their MPs about the US arms company Moog Inc.
The Rowntree Society is shining the spotlight on Belgian refugees during the first world war.
The Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) is encouraging Friends to find ways to stand in solidarity with refugees and those seeking asylum for Refugee Week.
A group of Quakers has criticised Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM)’s investment policies after undertaking a review.
The number of young adults serving long prison sentences is significantly growing, campaigners have warned.
A report by Defend Our Juries and Queen Mary University has revealed how British courts have increasingly used remand detention, contempt proceedings, and lengthy custodial…
Young Friends went ‘fully vegan’ last month at their Spiritual Review in Bristol. Around seventy attended the gathering, which is held every few years for reflection on the…
Britain Yearly Meeting has signed a petition calling on the UK government to rule out military conscription, or any form of compulsory national service involving the armed forces.
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