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Going forth in peace online events

Updated 21 May 2025

Building on this year's Yearly Meeting theme of Peace, Friends are invited to a series of online sessions exploring what comes next. The Faith in Action team will host the three sessions looking what is happening, how you can get involved and what support is available.

Going forth in peace online events

QPSWCC 3 June 2025

Updated 23 June 2025

Quaker Peace & Social Witness Central Committee (QPSWCC) considered the implications of Yearly Meeting, especially discernment on peace and on Gaza, and had a deep dive into the international conciliation work of Quakers.

QPSWCC 3 June 2025

Kitchen Porter

Updated 26 June 2025

Kitchen Porter

Why the Windrush scandal is symptomatic of Britain's 'hostile environment'

Updated 18 April 2018

I grew up in a small town in the English midlands. Behind our terraced house was a lane where seven or eight families' children played together, doing all the stuff children do when they have a bit of space, time and imagination.

Why the Windrush scandal is symptomatic of Britain's 'hostile environment'

Could Quakerism be the radical faith that the millennial generation is looking for?

Updated 18 February 2019

Whether they are out canvassing at election time, or marching for their right to live free of gun violence, young people everywhere are working to make the world a more just and equal place. Not just for themselves, but for everyone.

Could Quakerism be the radical faith that the millennial generation is looking for?

3 things that East African community peace campaigners can teach us

Updated 18 February 2020

“I'm 66 years old, but my skin is still young. I think that's because of my work as a peacebuilder." Sizeli, a survivor of the Rwandan genocide, says this to me with a big smile on his face.

3 things that East African community peace campaigners can teach us

3 Quakers share their approach to climate justice

Updated 22 August 2018

From campaigning against slavery in the 18th century to taking on the arms trade in the 21st, Quakers have a history of working alongside other faith groups for a more just and peaceful world.

3 Quakers share their approach to climate justice

How Quakers can challenge Islamophobia

Updated 18 February 2020

November is Islamophobia Awareness Month, and a recent episode of our podcast A Quaker Take discussed allyship and solidarity. As a Muslim member of staff who strongly believes that Quakers can be good allies, I felt moved to explore how non-Muslims can demonstrate allyship to Muslims.

How Quakers can challenge Islamophobia

6 ways to make Quaker meeting houses more sustainable

Updated 22 July 2019

There are many ways to take action against the climate crisis. More than 100 Quakers recently took part in a mass lobby of Parliament at Westminster, urging MPs to take action. Others have been involved in school strikes, anti-fracking action and activism with the growing Extinction Rebellion movement.It's also important to remember that the sustainability we might call for in other areas of our lives applies to our Quaker meetings and meeting houses as well. In my role I've come across many ways meetings are trying to make their properties more sustainable – and seen a lot of opportunities yet to be taken, too. Here are six ways to make a difference.

6 ways to make Quaker meeting houses more sustainable

Moved by the spirit: Quakers in film

Updated 24 February 2020

It often surprises me just how many references to Quakers there are in popular TV shows and films.

Moved by the spirit: Quakers in film