Billions needed for climate loss and damage, say Friends
14th December 2023

Billions needed for climate loss and damage, say Friends

'Funding must be new and additional, not taken from development aid or priorities such as health and education.'…

by Rebecca Hardy

30th November 2023

Ramallah Friends School graduates shot in USA

by Rebecca Hardy

'The families of the three victims called on law enforcement to conduct "a thorough investigation, including treating this as a hate crime".'

Quaker midwife on five-day peace fast
23rd November 2023

Quaker midwife on five-day peace fast

by Rebecca Hardy
23rd November 2023

Demand for white poppies surges

by Rebecca Hardy

'The Gaza conflict seems to give the white poppy a new significance.’

23rd November 2023

Meeting houses offer sanctuary during protests

by Rebecca Hardy

‘We have all watched in horror as thousands of civilians are killed and displaced in Gaza, in response to the atrocious attacks by Hamas in Israel on 7 October.’

23rd November 2023

Britain Yearly Meeting finances in good shape

by Rebecca Hardy

‘The work discerned by Quakers across the Yearly Meeting (YM) is more vital than ever at this time of climate injustice, a cost-of-living crisis and two violent conflicts on the edge of Europe.’

23rd November 2023

Friends in Wales host ecocide event

by Rebecca Hardy

'The proposal to make ecocide a culpable offence under international law was received with close attention and led to lively informed discussion.’

Leighton Park wins national award
16th November 2023

Leighton Park wins national award

by Rebecca Hardy
16th November 2023

FWCC hears ‘tough and painful’ testimonies

by Rebecca Hardy

‘There will be an ongoing need for trauma counselling.’ Rania Maayeh, head of Ramallah Friends School.

16th November 2023

BYM disappointed by king’s speech

by Rebecca Hardy

'Quakers deeply disappointed and concerned about the UK’s commitment to protecting human rights and to taking urgent action in response to climate breakdown.'

16th November 2023

Manchester Friends highlight inequality

by Rebecca Hardy

£1,090 raised by Manchester Friends’ inequality party

Art the Arms Fair hosts successful auction
9th November 2023

Art the Arms Fair hosts successful auction

by Rebecca Hardy
9th November 2023

BYM joins call for end to violence in Israel and Palestine

by Rebecca Hardy

‘We unequivocally condemn the violence carried out by Hamas in Israel on 7 October...The subsequent Israeli military response in Gaza has added enormously to the toll of civilian suffering.'