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London Quakers want to ‘build back better’
London Quakers gathered last week for a Build Back Better event featuring author and Quaker descendant Mark Thomas, founder of the The 99% Campaign. The event explored the questions: ‘After this upheaval of our lives, what changes do we foresee – and which we want to encourage? What work is in progress...
Surrey Friend on race
A Quaker from Godalming Meeting gave a talk on racism this month based on her experiences of growing up in the UK with parents from the Windrush generation.
Hitchin abolitionists remembered
Hitchin Quakers have been noted for their historic work in the abolition movement as part of commemorations for Anti-Slavery Day. ‘Hitchin was one of the first towns in Hertfordshire to set up its own Anti-Slavery Society. Quakers in Hitchin had been involved in the Abolition movement since the late 18th...
Quaker composer receives OBE
The Quaker composer and patron of The Leaveners Sally Beamish has been awarded an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in the 2020 Queen’s Birthday Honours for services to music.
Exeter Quakers in Quaker Week radio
Seven Exeter Quakers provided the early morning ‘Pause for Thought’ session for the local BBC radio station to mark Quaker Week.
Friends talk sanctuary and migration
Quakers gathered online this month to hear a talk about Quaker work on sanctuary and migration. Andrew Lane, the director of Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) in Brussels, spoke about the work Quakers do to engage European governments and institutions on questions of migration justice. The event, called ‘Sanctuary...
Quakers alerted to ‘doubtful appeals’
Friends have been urged to be wary of ‘doubtful appeals’ from organisations purporting to be Quaker which may not be. The warnings come after many members and individuals have said that they had been contacted by someone on behalf of an institute called the Friends Orphanage School.
Cambridge Friends boost virtual outreach
Cambridge Friends have been increasing their virtual outreach this year with a series of online events open to the public. Starting with a series of Zoom gatherings called ‘Quaker Tasters’, Jesus Lane Meeting also hosted an online event about ending slavery on 20 October, shortly following Quaker Week. Peter Griffin from...
Quaker-linked scientist wins Nobel Prize
Roger Penrose, a descendant from the famous Quaker Penrose family, is one of three scientists to have been awarded the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics for work to understand black holes.
FWCC joins call for safe environment
FWCC signed a letter along with 858 signatures to appeal to the Human Rights Council to recognise, without delay, the right to a ‘safe, clean, healthy, and sustainable environment’ for all.