Why is protest part of dialogue? There are many opportunities for engaging in constructive protest this autumn – our Peace Hub coordinator will share more on his return to the office later this month, so watch this space. In the Read More …
For Quakers in Britain, Rhiannon Grant discusses what our response to refugees says about us and highlights the importance of well-chosen language and truth. Across the UK, refugees and asylum seekers face hostility, fear and demonisation. Headlines speak of “queue Read More …
Four Cotteridge Friends reflect on their experiences of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM), held from 1st – 4th May 2026: I’m an old Quaker – both in terms of age and having been a Quaker all my life. However, I didn’t Read More …
Stuart Masters shares some of his experience of how Quakers today are shaped by the past – and might still turn things upside down. In the recent Swarthmore lecture, I explored how the complex mix of characteristics visible in the Read More …
The Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) encourages fellowship and understanding among all the branches of the Religious Society of Friends. Ahead of the 2026 Meeting, Ethel Livermore, clerk of Europe & Middle East Section (EMES), reflects on attending all Read More …
Mercy Nasenya Miroya is a Quaker from Kenya, who visited Bull St Meeting last year as part of a tour for young adult Friends, organised by Friends World Committee for Consultation. Mercy has contributed an article ‘Listening for Life in Read More …
Stourbridge Quakers Lynn Morris and Henry Beakbane review a new book ‘Zealous: A Darker Side of the Early Quakers’ by Erica Canela, published Sept 2025 by Pen and Sword Books. According to the frontispiece, ‘The early Quakers were a group Read More …
Ali Wallace is the current Quaker representative on the World Day of Prayer committee for England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Ali tells us about this inclusive and inspiring event hosted in many churches around the country and worldwide, and why it’s worth attending. 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 …
Ahead of a one-day Peace Pilgrimage to the SDSC arms fair this Saturday (31st January) Lorna Foster from Solihull Meeting offers personal reflections on last year’s multi-day Peace Pilgrimage from Oxford to the DSEI arms fair. Time passes and the Read More …