Quaker communities
This section includes a range of support offered by Quaker Life for Quaker meetings and communities. Please see below for the areas of support offered to Friends. You can either go to the subject areas or directly to the pages in these areas. The news feed on this page features articles aimed specifically at Quaker meetings and communities.
Latest news
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Enslavement - the 'gravest crime against humanity'
16 April 2026
Quakers on the Trustees' Reparations Working Group have welcomed a landmark United Nations resolution acknowledging historic enslavement as the 'gravest crime against humanity.'
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Are we ethical employers?
1 April 2026
A significant number of local and area meetings are now employing staff to support Quaker communities in managing their admin, premises, accounts and building hire.
This comes with a responsibility to ensure our employment practices are ethical and not only meet the requirements of the law, but also meet the expectations of our Quaker testimonies.
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Children and young people prepare to ‘build bridges’.
25 March 2026
Volunteer organisers for this year's Children and Young People's Programmes have met at Warwick University, to shape the themes for Yearly Meeting.