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• New bill to undermine human rights in the UK

  22 June 2022

  Quakers in Britain will oppose new legislation to repeal the current Human Rights Act. This move would weaken human rights for everyone in the UK.

• Long prison sentences ineffective, independent commission finds

  15 June 2022

  Quakers welcome a report which shows that the dramatic rise in long prison sentences does not help victims, offenders, or the public.

• Diversity report continues process of learning and change

  14 June 2022

  Quakers in Britain made a commitment at Yearly Meeting to becoming an anti-racist church and the organisation's trustees are committed to making the workplace more inclusive. As part of this programme, external consultants have delivered an audit of how it performs on equity, diversity and inclusion.

• Quakers speak out against forced removals to Rwanda

  14 June 2022

  Quakers say that all people are precious, unique, a child of God. Today we must speak out against the UK government's plans to transport asylum seekers to Rwanda.

• Quaker library reopens after refurbishment

  8 June 2022

  The Quaker library at Friends House, Euston, is reopening to the public on Wednesday, June 15, following major refurbishment.

• Quakers to make reparation for slave trade and colonialism

  31 May 2022

  Quakers have agreed they will make practical reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade, colonialism and economic exploitation.

• Swarthmore Lecture 2022: Listen to the racialised and oppressed for answers

  31 May 2022

  Racism and colonialism have caught us in a vicious spiral that will destroy us all unless we do something to stop it, Professor Helen Minnis told Quakers at this year's Swarthmore Lecture.

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