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Quaker project celebrates new website
The Quaker Care stores in Belfast recently launched a new website, marking the occasion with a party.
‘Why we can’t afford the rich’
Award-winning author Andrew Sayer of Lancaster University drew a large audience recently to Settle Meeting House for a well-received talk on inequality today.
Irish Friends join in environmental prayer
Irish Quakers were among those who took part in a national ecumenical prayer service to mark the approach of the Paris climate talks.
Churches Together extends 20,000 welcomes
The Churches’ Refugee Network, part of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, will hold an advent vigil for refugees on 8 December at St Margaret’s Church, Westminster Abbey.
Medact conference highlights peace issues
Medical staff, arms control experts, peacebuilders and front-line humanitarian workers were among participants at Medact’s ‘Health Through Peace’ conference held at Friends House on 13 and 14 November. Several hundred people heard the opening lecture from Paul Rogers, of the Bradford School of Peace Studies and the Oxford Research Group. He...
Living wage campaign
Members of Lancaster Meeting’s Living Wage Project Group met their member of parliament on 13 November. Ann Morgan and Caro Kelly spent an hour with Cat Smith, the Labour MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood, and shadow minister for women and equalities. They spoke to her about the Quaker national Living...
Quaker photos on show at V&A
The Library at Friends House has lent four photographs to the Victoria & Albert Museum of Childhood.
Pilgrims set off for Paris
Nearly fifty pilgrims left London on 13 November to walk 200 miles to Paris to witness for action on climate change. When they reach Paris, the pilgrims will call on world leaders to agree a fair, ambitious and binding climate deal at the United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place from 30 November...
Inter Faith Week 2015
‘Living Well Together’ is one of the key themes for Inter Faith Week 2015, which takes place from 15 to 21 November. The chairs and co-chairs of the organisers, the Inter Faith Network, released a statement following the attacks in Paris on 13 November.
Young Friends highlight refugee crisis
Young Friends from Penrith Meeting will walk from Penrith to Carlisle to raise money for relief in refugee camps. The twenty-three-mile-long walk takes place on 22 November. Participants will raise money for the Carlisle One World Centre which, through an initiative called Calais Action Carlisle, will support refugees over the coming...