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• New move to help charities in COVID-19 crisis

  14 August 2020

  As charities face an unprecedented drop in fundraising income caused by the COVID-19 crisis, Quakers in Britain have added their name to the growing list of supporters calling for a temporary increase in Gift Aid.

• Seeking Spirit-filled revision

  6 August 2020

  The Book of Discipline Revision Committee is seeking guidance and inspiration for its work, in the form of drawings and paintings, and words, both written and spoken.

• Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

  5 August 2020

  Seventy five years ago today, (6 August) during World War II, atomic bombs destroyed Japanese cities. First, Hiroshima, followed three days later by Nagasaki. Countless thousands perished. The only remains of many were their shadows, burned into stone.

  This is a time for remembrance, reflection and action.

• Pensions Minister advises: 'cajole' fossil fuel giants

  4 August 2020

  More than 70 civil society leaders, including MPs, have heavily criticised Pensions Minister Guy Opperman MP, for writing in the Telegraph that UK pension funds should not divest from fossil fuels

• Swarthmore Lecture moves online

  30 July 2020

  The 2020 Swarthmore Lecture, part of the work of Woodbrooke and a key feature in the life of Quakers in Britain, will be delivered online on Saturday by social scientist, writer and broadcaster, Tom Shakespeare.

• Global call for ban on nuclear weapons

  30 July 2020

  As the 75^th anniversary approaches of atomic bombs being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Quakers in Britain are joining events to mark the devastation and to urge the government to work for a global ban on nuclear weapons.

• Churches support Quakers' rejected appointee over marriage

  16 July 2020

  Key decision-making meetings of the United Reformed Church and the Methodist Church have both supported Hannah Brock Womack, a Quaker who is prevented from being the Fourth President of Churches Together in England (CTE).

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