A reminder that the Quaker Christmas Parcels Appeal is open for donations, with parcel packing taking place on Fri 5th and Sat 6th December. And Toys 4 Birmingham will be collecting donations of toys at Edgbaston stadium the same weekend. 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 …
Bournville Quakers are having a sales table for the Quaker Christmas Parcels appeal on Saturday 29 November, 1:00 – 6:00pm as part of the Bournville Christmas Festival. The wonderful lights are switched on at 5:00pm. No offers of help refused, Read More …
The Quaker Christmas Parcels Appeal for 2025 has now been launched. Every year, Quaker Christmas Parcels provides food packages for families known by the Probation Service to be in great need, and also to asylum seekers and refugees through Quaker Read More …
Peacemakers are looking for a new CEO. Application deadline Monday 22nd September 9am. Are you passionate about peace education and ready to lead a national movement for change? Our project Peacemakers has nearly 40 years’ experience dedicated to sharing skills Read More …
Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) is one of the world’s biggest arms fairs, taking place every two years at the ExCel Centre, a massive exhibition centre in East London. It is due to return this September. A Peace Pilgrimage Read More …
Our project Peacemakers are passionate about creating peaceful schools and communities and have a proud history of delivering peace education. To read more about their work last year, their Annual Report and Accounts for 2024 is available on the Peacemakers Read More …
Quakers in Britain have called for rights to be restored after police raid on Westminster Meeting House, in a statement released on Tuesday: The police raid on Westminster Quaker meeting house last Thursday was a massively disproportionate response to the Read More …
Our project Peacemakers were thrilled to hear last week that one of the schools they trained in Peer Mediation won an award from the National Mediation Awards. The National Mediation Awards 2024 are the nation’s groundbreaking mediation awards, covering mediation in Read More …
Jo Hindley reflects on a day of creative witness and protest at an arms fair in neighbouring Shropshire. An estimated 200 people from anti arms trade groups including Quakers gathered in fresh snow and bright sunshine early on Wednesday 20th Read More …