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Black Lives Matter banner set on fire
A ‘Black Lives Matter’ banner installed by Quakers outside a Meeting house in the US was set on fire, in a third act of vandalism this summer.
Central Edinburgh Friends host BLM artwork
Central Edinburgh Meeting House is hosting artwork in support of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement as part of a Scotland-wide art project.
QSA advises on funeral price controls
Quaker Social Action (QSA), which has just announced plans to merge with Quaker Homeless Action in the autumn, has responded to an ongoing investigation into rising funeral costs.
Quakers gather online for Swarthmore Lecture 2020
Almost 2,000 Friends gathered online to hear the 2020 Swarthmore Lecture by social scientist, writer and broadcaster Tom Shakespeare last weekend. In Openings to the Infinite Ocean: A Friendly Offering of Hope, Tom Shakespeare considered hope in an era of pandemic, climate emergency and rightwing populism, quoting poet Grace Paley’s words: ...
Manchester Quakers commit to BLM review
Central Manchester Friends have pledged to develop an anti-racism programme in response to the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement.
UK universities with arms trade links
British universities are increasingly beholden to financial arrangements with arms firms due to Brexit and government cuts, an author who specialises in the arms trade has asserted.
Friends rally for ‘stigmatised’ drivers
International Friends came together for a Quaker-led initiative to support communities and truck drivers crossing parts of Africa.
‘Tax Justice Sunday’ worship
A Woodbrooke tutor, Val Jenner, led a Quaker all-age Meeting for Worship themed around tax justice to mark Tax Justice Sunday. The member of Selly Oak Meeting said the Zoom session on 14 June drew on material about tax avoidance provided by Church Action for Tax Justice (CATJ) and child-friendly activities...
Revision Committee gets creative
The Book of Discipline Revision Committee has launched a creative project Open to New Light based on Quaker artistic contributions in order to inform their work.
Quakers mark Hiroshima and Nagasaki Days
As millions get ready to mark the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombs that left tens of thousands dead in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Quakers joined Christian CND’s call for a global ban on nuclear weapons.