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Silence and hope: a witness to the impact of climate breakdown
On a cool day in central London, I stood in Jubilee Gardens holding a cardboard sign asking passers-by to sign a petition for loss and damage funding. Nearby, faith leaders stood in a circle, leading a silent vigil.Parents with pushchairs strolled past, some tugged to a stop by curious children. Opposite the park, Shell's headquarters loomed above us, rows of small windows failing to give any insight on the destructive work taking place inside.
Silence and hope: a witness to the impact of climate breakdown
Why should we protest against DSEI?
In 2019, when I was 15, I attended a protest against the Defence and Security Equipment International arms fair (DSEI) alongside hundreds of peace activists, many of whom were Quakers. We gathered outside the ExCel centre in London to block the entrance, share art, sing, and hold meetings for worship in remembrance of the countless victims of war.
Why should we protest against DSEI?
Living the spirit of ubuntu: preparing for World Quaker Day
The next Quaker World Plenary Meeting will be hosted by the Friends World Committee's Africa Section and Southern Africa Yearly Meeting. Accordingly the event's framing is African, using the word and concept ubuntu, known and used in various countries of the continent, and originating in Southern Africa.
Living the spirit of ubuntu: Preparing for World Quaker Day
A continuing Yearly Meeting? Strengthening spirit-led discernment
What happens at the moment? Yearly Meeting meets once a year and is the only meeting where all Friends can engage in spirit-led discernment on the most important issues for our Quaker community. Between Yearly Meetings, Meeting for Sufferings meets four times per year to give year-round attention to those Quaker concerns. Not all Friends can attend Meeting for Sufferings, which is made up of representatives from each Area Meeting, General Meeting, and central and standing committee that makes up Quakers in Britain.
A continuing Yearly Meeting? Strengthening spirit-led discernment
A reflection on 25 years of the Scottish Parliament
Quaker engagement with the Scottish Parliament builds on a rich history of Quaker political involvement, from the petitions by Margaret Fell and George Fox in the 1600s, to the fifty years of quiet diplomacy in the Quaker UN Offices, to Quakers in Britain's work influencing Westminster politicians.
A reflection on 25 years of the Scottish Parliament
Remembering Srebrenica: 30 years on
Friday 11 July 2025 will mark 30 years since the massacre at Srebrenica, when over 8,000 Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) men, and boys over 12, were murdered in the town in the worst single event of the Bosnian civil war of 1992–1995. Churches have come together to organise events to mark this anniversary, and we encourage Quakers to support them.
Remembering Srebrenica: 30 years on
Quaker witness in the criminal justice system
National Prisons Week (in England and Wales) runs from October 12-18 and has been established for nearly 50 years. We as Quakers are encouraged to consider the criminal justice system (CJS) in its widest sense.
Quakers and Prisons Week
A disowned prophet: learning about Benjamin Lay
If you have visited Friends House in Euston, you may have been in the Benjamin Lay conference rooms. They have not been there for long, which matches the reality that this outspoken, eccentric dwarf is a long-forgotten Quaker prophet who, as prophets do, made people most uncomfortable. In his case, it was the Friends in the early eighteenth century enriching themselves from the transatlantic economy based on chattel slavery who were upset. He was one of the first abolitionists calling for the complete eradication of the enslavement of people.
A disowned prophet: learning about Benjamin Lay
Tangled roots: personal reflections on the Swarthmore Lecture
In the recent Swarthmore lecture, I explored how the complex mix of characteristics visible in the early Quaker movement continue to present us with important challenges and dilemmas today. In doing this, I didn't really talk about my personal response to these issues. However, in the book to accompany the lecture, I offer a number of personal reflections. In this blog, I will touch on some of these observations and share four short passages from the book, in the hope that this will encourage reflection not only about how the lecture relates to the Quaker way generally, but also to our individual experiences as Friends.
Tangled roots: personal reflections on the Swarthmore Lecture
Resources for use by Quaker meetings
Quaker Footprint Living Leaflet
Quakers Leaflet LIVING – Final Print LR.pdf