Susan Seymour (a member of the Britain Yearly Meeting Reparation Working Group) reviews the film Becoming Benjamin Lay, as well as other recent work on this radical prophet who was disowned but is now being reclaimed. If you have visited Read More …
Note the change of dates over the summer, and join in! Do you feel that action for peace and social justice is needed in our world, but are unsure where to begin? Or perhaps you are already taking action with Read More …
You may remember articles over the past few weeks highlighting ‘A Million Acts of Hope’ – a project to make visible the small acts of care that rarely make headlines. The week has now arrived, running from 13 to 20 Read More …
For the second time in less than a year, Metropolitan Police officers have raided Westminster Quaker Meeting House, arresting young activists. On Thursday evening, 5 March, more than 10 officers entered the meeting house and arrested 15 supporters of Take Read More …
In February, the Peace Hub Action Group focussed on the arms trade – sharing a range of ideas for action, from a creative activity you can join at home, to in-person witness at the heart of the arms trade. Any Read More …
Quakers joined other peace campaigners in two days of protest to draw attention to a controversial arms fair hosted at the National Exhibition Centre (NEC) near Birmingham. Pete Doubtfire, coordinator of our project Peace Hub, shares his reflections: Attendees of Read More …
Discovering Quakers share the first episode of a new podcast series ‘Quaker Activism’. In this series we hear from Quakers about their relationship between faith and activism. For our first episode we spoke to Lindsey Fielder Cook, the Representative for Read More …
Quakers joined other campaigners to celebrate the end of the SDSC arms fair at Telford International Centre. Friends are now encouraged to sign an open letter to National Exhibition Centre, urging them not to host the fair in February. A Read More …
Catch up with recent Quaker campaigns, briefings and gatherings around our Concerns. Quaker Council for European Affairs and Church & Peace report from their recent gatherings; and if you missed them earlier in the month: Quaker Social Action have a Read More …
Quaker Voluntary Action (QVA) is a Quaker organisation which brings together teams of volunteers for three to fourteen days at a time to live in community, participate in a themed spiritual exploration, and carry out voluntary practical work for the Read More …