A Million Acts of Hope
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 …
Could you Befriend with Restore?
Restore is a project of Birmingham Churches Together (of which Quakers are a member). They are holding a training course to learn more about befriending and what is involved, at St Johns Church, Harborne on 13th June 2026. Read More …
Reflections on visiting all four FWCC Section meetings
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 …
The experiences of an Ecumenical Accompanier
Brad Baker recently gave talks at Bournville, Cotteridge and Stourbridge Quaker Meetings on his experiences of being an Ecumenical Accompanier. Carole Panell of Stourbridge gives her reflections on Brad’s talk, and shares links to further reading and action that Brad Read More …
Epistle & Minutes from Britain Yearly Meeting
Almost 2,000 Quaker came together for Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) 1 to 4 May 2026, including 100 children and young people at Friends House and at the Frontier Centre in Northamptonshire and over 600 online. The Clerk of the Meeting Read More …
Love around the table: food security and climate justice
Tanya Jones (Climate Justice Lead for Quakers in Britain) reviews the facts about food insecurity and asks what love requires of us in the midst of a crisis not just of climate and nature but of justice. “I was farming Read More …
Woodbrooke Sunday Sessions
In a new kind of session, Woodbrooke are inviting whole meetings to gather after Meeting for Worship, share time together, and join other meetings live online for a shared exploration of faith, practice and community. Upcoming sessions explore: Suggested discussion Read More …
Preparing for the Swarthmore Lecture
Tangled Roots: Navigating the Complex Legacy of Early Quakers by Stuart Masters. The annual Swarthmore Lecture has two key purposes: to interpret to Quakers their message and mission and to make the wider public aware of the spirit, the aims, Read More …
Equality, Earth Day and the power of nuance
As Earth Day falls this week, Lucy Aphramor (Workplace Equity Coordinator for Quakers in Britain) explores why climate is a social justice issue, looking at how it is intertwined with issues about disability, racialisation, and more. Launched in the US Read More …
Request for Reflections
Have you taken part in an event that was inspiring? Have you read a book / seen a film / listened to a podcast that raised interesting question? Or is there simply an aspect of Quakerism you’ve been thinking about Read More …