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Death of two Quaker peacemakers
Two Friends who made significant and pioneering contributions to peacekeeping and conflict resolution in Britain and Northern Ireland have died.
Quaker vigil highlights veterans’ plight in US
American Friends held a silent vigil in April to highlight the suffering of United States army veterans dealing with mental health issues while incarcerated.
Irish Quaker records move online
Over 1.5 million Irish Quaker records are now available online. This is the first phase of a major project to digitise all surviving Quaker records in Ireland.
Alternatives to military spending: the votes are in
Over 1,000 people voted online last week in the Global Campaign on Military Spending UK’s annual bid to see how the public would like its money spent.
New education book
Quaker Values in Education (QVinE) launches a collection of personal reflections at their conference in Friends House on 30 April.
Quaker staff oppose military tax
A group of Britain Yearly Meeting employees has written to the Treasury to conscientiously object to their taxes being used ‘in war, for war, or for the preparation for war’.
Friends focus on strengths
Diane Randall, executive secretary of the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) in the United States, gave the keynote address at the Quaker World Relations Committee (QWRC) Consultative Forum on 23 April. The address, delivered via Skype, was entitled: Working together in the world: what do we do best and where...
Young Friends gather
Young Friends General Meeting (YFGM) is taking place at Liverpool Meeting House from 29 April to 2 May.
Women in Black
Friends from Inverness Local Meeting are taking part in a silent, women-only vigil on Saturday 30 April. They are among the members of ‘Women in Black’ who meet in Inverness town centre on the last Saturday of each month to mourn all victims of war and conflict.
Dying matters
Dying Matters Awareness Week 2016 will take place from 9 to 15 May, its organisers have announced.