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Scottish Friends support Elgin mosque
Friends in Forres, north Scotland, have pledged their support to a local mosque that was the victim of a hate attack. The Elgin Islamic Centre in Elgin was spray-painted with anti-Islamic graffiti including a swastika symbol in May. Scottish police charged a forty-two-year-old man for the crime and described it...
BYM blasts UK arms trade in inquiry
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has made a written submission to a parliamentary inquiry into UK policies towards autocratic states. The submission, co-written by Daniel Jakopovich, BYM’s peace and disarmanent programme manager, and Tobias Wellner, BYM’s East Africa programme manager, provides evidence in favour of active nonviolence for the...
Quaker CO talks on BBC documentary
A Quaker conscientious objector (CO) from the second world war featured in a BBC Radio 4 news programme this month. Donald Saunders, of Colwyn Bay Meeting, spoke on Broadcasting House on 9 June about what was described as ‘D Day through the eyes of someone who refused to fight’.
Three months of Exeter interfaith vigil
Exeter Quakers celebrated the three-month anniversary of their interfaith vigil which was set up in response to the shootings at two New Zealand mosques in March.
Norwich Friends hold Earth Care Fair
Norwich Quakers hosted a fair this month in a bid to raise awareness of the climate crisis. Members from several climate change and peace organisations came together on 8 June for the ‘Earth Care Fair’ to share ideas on how to achieve a sustainable future.
Quakers join march against Trump visit
Quakers were among the tens of thousands of demonstrators who flocked to London last week to march against president Donald Trump’s state visit to the UK. In an action organised by the Quaker Socialist Society (QSS) on day two of the visit, Friends joined voices from a wide range...
Bath Quaker becomes local councillor
A Bath Friend has been elected as a local Liberal Democrat councillor after returning to politics three years ago to help stop the rise of the Conservative Party in Bath.
Penn Club prepares for centenary
The Quaker-associated Penn Club is gearing up for its centenary celebrations next year with commissioned artwork and plans to reach out to Friends for stories of their visits to the club.
Peace Pledge Union conference
Friends took part in the Peace Pledge Union (PPU) annual conference this month to explore what solidarity means in practice and how to adapt national or international campaigns to local contexts.
Hereford Friend researches Quakers
A Hereford Friend is asking for Quakers to take part in a research project exploring ‘what it means to be or become Quaker’.