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Towards equality: a Quaker campaign for a Land Value Tax

Updated 2 September 2022

UPDATE: An information sheet Towards equality: the hidden value of property(PDF) is now available. There is inequality in land ownership and land is seen as a private resource rather than a collective one. Jocelyn Gaskell of Yealand Local Meeting is hoping to challenge this with a Land Value Tax campaign. She invites others to join her.

Towards equality: a Quaker campaign for a Land Value Tax

Quaker communities news

Friends celebrate one of the greatest ambassadors for life on Earth.

Updated 14 May 2026

Leicester Green Quakers joined in the celebrations for Sir David Attenborough's 100th birthday at the weekend taking part in an event visited by 1500 people!

Friends celebrate one of the greatest ambassadors for life on Earth.

Action

Campaigning and advocacy

Updated 30 September 2026

This page introduces Quaker campaigning and advocacy to build a peaceful and sustainable world. On this page you'll learn why we do this work, what we think is important and how to find out more information about our current campaigns and free resources.

Campaigning and advocacy

Quaker life

Quakers and LGBTQ+ inclusion

Updated 3 June 2026

Quakers in Britain are an LGBTQ+ affirming faith group. We all have human gifts and friendship to offer and we believe that all can equally access the divine.

Quakers and LGBTQ+ inclusion

Our stories

Reporting from the 2017 Quaker Activist Gathering

Updated 12 February 2020

Ruth Tod from Henley Quaker Meeting and the Quaker Peace & Social Witness Central Committee writes of her experiences at the 2017 Quaker Activist Gathering in London.

Reporting from the 2017 Quaker Activist Gathering

Campaigning and advocacy

Quakers and climate justice

Updated 24 June 2026

Quakers are working with climate campaigners around the world to advocate for just solutions to the climate crisis.

Quakers and climate justice

Quakers and climate justice

The spiritual basis for Quaker climate action

Updated 1 April 2025

Generations of Quakers have handed down a sacred commitment to the 'unity of creation'. To live out this commitment, Quakers are taking action to protect the climate and foster sustainable forms of prosperity.

The spiritual basis for Quaker climate action

Our faith

Quakers and God

Updated 11 August 2026

Our understanding of God is shaped by personal experience; different people use words that they find helpful and meaningful. On this page a group of seven Quakers share what God means to them.

Quakers and God

Action updates

Grief tending and active hope

Updated 3 April 2025

Sometimes all we can do is be along side one another and sing into the darkness. Bridget Holtom, Faith in Action Lead, has been accompanying some young adults Quakers in Leeds.

Grief tending and active hope

Our history

Quakers and same-sex marriage

Updated 20 September 2023

Quakers in Britain have been considering sexuality for more than 60 years. In 2009 we made the decision to campaign for the right to marry same-sex couples in Quaker meetings for worship.

Quakers and same-sex marriage