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Quaker groups unite to oppose TTIP
Five Quaker organisations from Europe and the United States have asked governments to reject the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP).
Swiss Friends consider refugees
‘Out of sight and out of mind? Refugees and us in Switzerland today’ was the theme of Switzerland Yearly Meeting, which took place from 13 to 16 May at Herzberg.
Gathering of Central European Friends
More than thirty Quakers attended the Central European Gathering of Friends in Niwki, near Opole, Poland, between 20 and 23 May.
Clean water for hospital in Congo
Clean water has reached the hospital at Abeka in the Congo, thanks to support that has been given by the Quaker Congo Partnership (QCP).
BYM backs Human Rights Act
Britain Yearly Meeting has added its name to the list of organisations protesting against the repeal of the Human Rights Act.
Change of name
Friends’ School Saffron Walden will be known as Walden School from 1 September 2016.
Friends remember conscientious objectors
Friends marked International Conscientious Objectors Day, Sunday 15 May, with a Meeting for Worship at the Quaker Service Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
Hospitality company reports solid profits
The Friends House Hospitality Company has posted its 2015 review, showing a strong performance.
QCEA highlights CETA risk
The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) has warned that a trade deal between the European Union and Canada, the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA), may slip ‘under the radar’.
George Fox features in BBC’s ‘Great Lives’
The 24 May edition of BBC Radio Four’s Great Lives programme will feature George Fox. He was chosen by Ann Limb of Milton Keynes Meeting, who will talk about his life and work.