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Quaker attempts citizen’s arrest
A Quaker peace activist attempted to put a Saudi general under citizen’s arrest in London on Thursday for his part in the war in Yemen.
The oldest Quaker Meeting house?
A new book on Airton Meeting House has prompted an intriguing question: is it the oldest extant Quaker Meeting house?
Statement issued on attack
Paul Parker, recording clerk of Britain Yearly Meeting, has made a statement on behalf of Quakers following the violent events at Westminster on 22 March.
Pilgrimage for the Common Good
Friends are organising a pilgrimage in April that aims to highlight the lives of those who have fallen out of the ‘safety net’ of the welfare state.
Developing country debt payments increase
New figures from the Jubilee Debt Campaign (JDC) show that average government external debt payments across the 122 developing countries for which data is available have risen from 6.7 per cent of government revenue in 2014 to 9.7 per cent in 2016, an increase of 45 per cent.
Famine appeal launched for East Africa
Christian Aid has issued an appeal to support its famine relief work in East Africa. In Kenya, home to around 120,000 Friends, the government has declared a national emergency. Kenya’s Red Cross says 2.7 million people face starvation if more help is not provided.
Forced migration listening tour
Quakers around the country have been sharing their thoughts on refugees and asylum seekers with two staff members of Friends House who are presently engaged on a ‘Forced Migration Listening Tour’.
Homeless witness
Pupils at The Mount, the Quaker girls’ school in York, raised awareness of the plight of the city’s homeless by holding a sleepout on 24 March.
New Meeting house in Clitheroe
For the first time, Clitheroe in Lancashire has a Quaker Meeting house, right in the centre of town.
Albuquerque Friends provide sanctuary
Albuquerque Friends Meeting, New Mexico, is providing sanctuary for a Honduran grandmother at risk of deportation.