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QAAD urges more action on gambling
Quaker Action on Alcohol and Drugs (QAAD) has welcomed the government’s decision to reduce the maximum fixed odds betting terminals (FOBTs) stake from £100 to £2, but says ‘there is much work still to do’.
Bath Quakers mark Windrush anniversary
A number of Bath friends are supporting a Bath Interfaith Group initiative to mark the seventieth anniversary of the Windrush migration.
Housing Trust help for ‘Live Work and Heal Hub’
Quaker Housing Trust (QHT) is contributing towards the funding of a ‘recovery and transition hub’ for women who have experienced domestic abuse.
Book on Quaker surgeon wins literary prize
A book telling the story of the life of Quaker surgeon Joseph Lister has received widespread literary acclaim.
Campaign Day in Yorkshire
Yorkshire Quakers took part in the West Yorks Campaign Against Arms Trade ‘Campaign Day’ in Leeds on 19 May.
QAN draw in more members
The Quaker Arts Network (QAN) have said that their membership is on the increase. More than 300 people, including poets, musicians, actors and artists, are now members of the organisation.
Letter to foreign secretary
The Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB) is one of thirty organisations that have signed an open letter to the foreign secretary Boris Johnson that calls on the UK to take action on multinational nuclear disarmament.
Conscientious Objectors Day
Quakers up and down the country came together to mark International Conscientious Objectors Day with vigils, protests, talks and films. Friends gathered to mark the 15 May event in places including Swansea, Bradford, Cambridge, Leicester, and Sheffield. In London, Friends met in Tavistock Square for a Conscientious Objectors Day gathering organised...
Protest at BAE Systems AGM
Three Friends engaged in bold acts of protest this month as witness to their Quaker peace testimonies. Sam Walton, from South London Area Meeting, was thrown out of the BAE Systems Annual General Meeting when he stood up and said that the people in Yemen see the BAE management as â€...
QSA backs training for end-of life care
Quaker Social Action (QSA) representatives attended the University Hospitals of the North Midlands (UHNM) conference in Stoke last week in a bid to push their new in-house training for end-of-life professionals.