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YFGM lockdown reading group
Members of Young Friends General Meeting (YFGM) have been considering how ‘hyperlocalism’ can help in the fight against climate change in a new online reading group set up through the lockdown.
Friends press MP on Israel government
Quakers have been writing to their MPs to urge action against the Israeli government’s plan to bring forward legislation to formally annex significant parts of occupied Palestine.
Quakers in Africa in ‘difficulty’
Many African Friends and their neighbours are in ‘considerable and increasing difficulty’, Quakers have said. In a joint letter from the clerks of the Friends World Committee for Consultation (FWCC) Africa Section, Friends Church Kenya, and Friends United Meeting (Africa Ministries), they said that the Friends’ hospitals in Kenya and...
Supreme Court rules on ethical investments
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has welcomed a ruling from the Supreme Court affirming the right of local authorities to make ethical choices in their pension investments.
Conscientious Objectors’ Day play
The actor and playwright Michael Mears has launched a video version of his play about world war one conscientious objectors (COs) to mark International Conscientious Objectors’ Day on 15 May.
2019: ‘Exceptional year’ for legacy money
2019 was an ‘exceptional year’ for legacy money, according to the annual report from the trustees of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM). The report, which includes financial statements for the year ending December 2019, shows that legacy money totalled approximately £7.4 million in 2019, compared to £2.7 million in 2018. Revenue went up to £17.2 million, from £12.2 million...
Young Quakers make lockdown connections
Young Quakers have been finding ways to connect virtually during the lockdown period, amid complicated feelings that can range from loss to isolation to relief. As schools have closed and Meetings stopped gathering due to the Covid-19 pandemic, young Friends have come together online to nourish and support each other.
Tax Justice letter
Paul Parker, recording clerk of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM), has signed a letter published in The Times and The Guardian calling on the government to pursue a fairer tax regime in light of the Covid-19 epidemic.
Air strikes on Iraq during Covid ceasefire
The Peace Pledge Union (PPU) has said that the UK Ministry of Defence faces urgent questions after it was revealed that the Royal Air Force staged air strikes in Iraq when Boris Johnson was still in hospital. The incident was posted on the Ministry of Defence (MoD) website on 25 April...
DR Congo town hit by devastating floods
The Quaker Congo Partnership UK charity has highlighted devastating floods in the city where its partner church’s office is based. The city of Uvira in the Democratic Republic of Congo and surrounding areas were hit by ‘horrendous’ floods in April, affecting some 80,000 people and destroying thousands of properties.