Quaker Antony Barlow shares his new book which takes a personal look at the Friends Ambulance Unit, which treated wounded civilians and soldiers on both sides, during the Second World War: An Exacting Mistress – The Friends Ambulance Unit in Read More …
Claire Bowman reports from the recent Church & Peace AGM. The Church and Peace AGM was held by zoom this year due to Covid 19. This is an organisation of communities, training centres, peace organisations and peace service agencies as Read More …
Lin Barrington of Selly Oak Quaker Meeting has been volunteering at a local food bank during lockdown and gave this interview about her experience.
Over 700 people of different faiths (including a number of Quakers from Central England) attended the No Faith in War protest against the DSEI arms fair in London on 3rd September. Pete Doubtfire, from our project Peace Hub, reflects on Read More …
Solihull Quakers are taking part in the Roots of Resistance demonstration at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) fair in the autumn. DSEI is an arms fair held every two years in London Docklands, which is attended by both arms Read More …
Central England Quakers recently hosted an ecumenical event exploring how we can work together to move to a low carbon future. On Saturday July 29th 72 people gathered at the Quaker rooms in Bull Street under the theme of “No Read More …
Birmingham Quaker Pete Doubtfire reflects on attending a Church & Peace conference on behalf of Central England Quakers Peace Committee. In May 2019, I attended the AGM and 70th Anniversary Celebration of Church & Peace, in Berlin. Church & Peace Read More …
Coventry Quaker Vicky Cowell explains how Roots of Resistance is opposing the arms trade, and how you can get involved: Roots of Resistance is a community of Friends building a creative, vibrant and radical Quaker response to the Defence and Read More …
Barbara Forbes reflects on the Church & Peace conference which took place at Bull St Quaker Meeting House on 23rd February: “Peace is not a fairy-tale – we have to work to make it happen”. This statement, by the late Read More …
Claire Bowman reports on a recent interfaith environmental event: On Sunday February 17th 45 people from different faiths and none gathered together at Birmingham Central Mosque for an afternoon ofconversation and presentations, interspersed with tea, cake and crafting. We learned Read More …