Our stories
As Quakers we believe that faith is expressed through action. Quakers and Quaker meetings live out this belief in their communities. We share these stories here.
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Displaying all 31 stories
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Community power: from collaboration to action
Newcastle upon Tyne
Faith Lydiard shares how coming together as a local community has inspired positive change.
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Mobilising and organising for a better future
Taunton, UK
Fran Hicks draws on her experiences to look at the differences between mobilising and organising, and explores how Quakers can successfully embody both approaches.
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Making a difference: a new approach to political engagement
Bolton, UK
Philip Austin and Clare Frackelton from Bolton Quakers share how their meeting is taking a new approach to support each other's witness in the world.
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From small seeds: welcoming refugees in Central Scotland
Stirling, UK
Quakers in Central Scotland have helped develop a small charity that has grown in five years from a modest project helping Syrian refugees into the award-winning Forth Valley Welcome organisation.
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Settle Quakers welcome people seeking refuge in the UK
Settle, Yorkshire
Quakers are making life in Britain better by challenging disciminatory laws and offering hospitality to newcomers.
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Fundraising Quakers walking 112 miles in solidarity with refugee women
Birmingham
They plan to make the journey on foot over nine days in September 2019, travelling eastwards from Badby in Northamptonshire to Sutton Bridge in Lincolnshire.
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A seventeen-year-old Quaker's urgent call for climate justice
London
Youth climate striker and London Quaker, Anya Nanning Ramamurthy, addressed faith groups with this call to climate justice ahead of the climate lobby of parliament on 26 June 2019. Here is the full text of her speech.
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Quakers host day out in Chichester for people seeking asylum in the UK
Chichester, Sussex
People seeking asylum in the UK in 2019 face many obstacles. To offer respite, Chichester Quakers hosted a day out for refugee families. Michael Woolley reports.
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Reflecting on the ethics of long-term imprisonment
Westminster, London
Ben Jarman, a Quaker at Westminster Local Meeting, has worked in prisons for years. What has the experience taught him, and how has his Quaker faith shaped his outlook?
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Quakers raise funds for refugees with sold-out choir concert
Nailsworth, Gloucestershire
By combining the skills and passion of meeting members, Nailsworth Quakers raised over £8000 for local and international charities.
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Quakers transform meeting house into emergency shelter for rough sleepers
Weston-super-Mare, Somerset
When heavy snow hit Weston-super-Mare, Friends were ready to take immediate action for people experiencing homelessness.
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Penrith Quakers paddle England's second longest lake to raise money for refugees
Penrith, Cumbria
Ten Quakers. Four canoes. Nine miles. One Force 5 gale. Here's how they made it happen.
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Opposing immigration detention
London, UK
Bridget Walker reports on the current condition of immigration detention in Britain.
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Moses baskets for children
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Janis Leslie got involved with an organisation putting together a basket of basics for mothers and babies who need them.
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Monthly gathering with refugees
Swindon, Wiltshire
Swindon Quakers organise a monthly gathering for refugees and asylum seekers. Local Quakers felt it was important that people felt welcome.
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Mulberry Tree Community Garden
Tottenham, London
Tottenham Quaker Meeting have created a community garden in their meeting house grounds, bringing people together from across the community.
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Housing destitute asylum seekers
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Keith and Ethel Burdett took a leap of faith and invested their life savings in two properties to house vulnerable asylum seekers.
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Welcoming asylum seekers to Lancaster
Lancaster, Lancashire
Lancaster Quakers were moved to action as the refugee crisis unfolded. This shifted from campaigning to practical action as people started arriving.
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Supporting Bristol City of Sanctuary
Redland, Bristol
Bristol Redland Quakers support the Bristol City of Sanctuary project through regular action including support for a shop distributing clothes and household supplies to refugees.
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Working together to support refugees locally
Llangollen, Denbighshire
Maria Haines shares how a local group worked together to support refugee families in north Wales.
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Welfare for all: walking for the common good
Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria
Kendal and Sedbergh Friends report back on their 50-mile pilgrimage for the welfare system.
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Not in our name: Pilgrimage for the welfare system
Sedbergh, Cumbria
The story of a pilgrimage organised by Kendal and Sedbergh Area Meeting to bear witness against the dismantling of the welfare system.
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Speaking out against discrimination and injustice
Bakewell, Derbyshire
Quakers oppose government actions which discriminate against people because of who they are or where they were born. Sue Hepworth explains where this conviction began for her.
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Water injustice in Nairobi
Nairobi, Kenya
Turning the Tide groups in Nairobi are working together to address the injustices that limit their access to a clean water supply.
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Three Acres and a Cow
Bristol, UK
Three Acres and a Cow is a show about the history of land rights and protest in the UK, told through folk song, storytelling and poetry.
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A positive message on immigration
Reading, UK
A Quaker shares her story of promoting a more positive message on immigration.
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Martha House
Tottenham, London, UK
Martha House, which provides accommodation for destitute forced migrants in Tottenham, was supported by a QPSW Sustainability and New Economy grant.
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Engaging young people in the general election
York, UK
Bootham School – a Quaker school in York – engaged their students in the general election by hosting a hustings event and holding a mock election.
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Raising concerns around TTIP
Somerset, UK
Tom Leimdorfer of North Somerset Area Meeting tells how he raised concerns around the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) through a local council motion.
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Engaging with the 2015 general election
Gloucestershire, UK
In the lead up to the 2015 election, Quakers in Gloucestershire came together to explore key issues and engage with parliamentary candidates.
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Quaker questions to candidates
Manchester, UK
In the lead up to the general election in 2015, Manchester and Warrington's Social Justice Group sent questions to parliamentary candidates.
