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29 March 2019
Amid political disarray and confusion, Quakers, among many others, are turning to quiet reflection. Today (Friday) should have been the day that the UK left the European Union. But Parliament has not agreed the best way forward. Tonight, an online Europe-wide dispersed meeting for worship will mark the moment Brexit was expected to take place (midnight Brussels time).
15 March 2019
Quakers in Britain are upholding and praying for all affected by the terrorist attack in Christchurch.
14 March 2019
Quakers in Scotland are welcoming a change in the law to move Scotland to become a more nonviolent nation.
8 March 2019
Quakers are determined to dismantle discrimination wherever they find it. This week led many Quakers across Britain to write to their MPs about the Immigration Bill.
6 February 2019
Peaceful protesters, known as the #Stansted15, have been sentenced for endangering safety at aerodromes. Three of them were given nine month sentences suspended for 18 months and ordered to carry out unpaid work. Eleven defendants were given community orders and must carry out 100 hours' unpaid work. One was given rehabilitation activity. Quakers are supporting the group who say their nonviolent direct action was in defence of human rights.
6 February 2019
A group of Quakers has been tasked to revise the book of discipline that has guided Quaker witness, community and worship across the centuries. In a bid to include voices, experiences and identities that reflect the full breadth and depth of Quakers in Britain today, the revision committee draws on Quakers across a range of occupations, abilities, ages and gender. Two of the committee are under 18.
25 January 2019
On international Holocaust Memorial Day Quakers across Britain will join commemorative events to remember each life lost and to honour all those who survived.
Online, 1 - 22 April 2025
Online, 2 April - 7 May 2025
Online, 10 April - 1 May 2025
22 April 2025
