Blog
A place for insight, analysis and action.
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18 October 2022
Quaker Housing Trust: practical approaches to housing need
by Jennifer Allott
Established in 1967, Quaker Housing Trust (QHT) takes practical action to address homelessness. Jennifer Allott explains why its work remains just as urgent today.
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11 October 2022
Reflections from Labour and Conservative party conferences
by Grace Da Costa
Labour and Conservative party conferences were very different this year. Grace Da Costa shares some reflections from a Quaker perspective.
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6 October 2022
Why are Quakers involved in Churches Together?
by Judith Baker
After a challenging few years for Quaker engagement, Judith Baker explores why Quakers continue to be part of ecumenical bodies.
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5 October 2022
Exploring Faith and Climate Justice course: the story so far
by Stevie Krayer
Stevie Krayer reflects on her experience of the Exploring Faith and Climate Justice course so far.
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29 September 2022
Silence and hope: a witness to the impact of climate breakdown
by Anna Lewis
Last week was Loss and Damage Action Day. Anna Lewis reflects on the need for an international fund.
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28 September 2022
People-to-people diplomacy with Russian people
by Teresa Parker
Earlier this year, following the invasion of Ukraine, Quakers in Britain started a project to make connections with people who are Russian. Teresa Parker brings us up to date.
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26 September 2022
How our family was welcomed into meeting
by Ruth Wilde
For Quaker Week, Ruth Wilde shares how her Quaker community has supported her family at different times.
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21 September 2022
Preventing election violence in Kenya
by Benard Agona
On International Peace Day 2022 Benard Agona, peacebuilder and Executive Director of AfriNov in Kenya shares how they worked for peace before, during, and after the August 2022 elections.
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31 August 2022
Giving in a time of uncertainty
by Beth Follini
As the cost of living spirals, Beth Follini looks at how the principle of equal generosity can continue to sustain Quaker work.
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11 August 2022
The legacy of colonialism: dialogue and the return of ancestral remains
by Judith Baker
Judith Baker shares the story of the process of repatriating Naga ancestral remains from the Pitt Rivers Museum.
