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Irish Quakers celebrate Bloomfield anniversary
Quakers in Ireland have just marked two hundred years of pioneering healthcare. The anniversary celebration was held at Bloomfield Care Centre in Rathfarnham, Dublin, a specialist centre for the treatment of the mentally ill and elderly.
Protest against tax avoidance
Several Friends joined a twenty-four-hour boycott of Facebook last Saturday in protest at the low level of corporation tax paid by the company.
Friends House wins gold
Friends House has just been given a much sought after Soil Association ‘Food for Life’ Catering Mark gold award. The mark was awarded for the outstanding quality of catering and food at Friends House, for the commitment to use produce from sustainable and ethical sources, championing local food and...
Transplant patient to remain
Quakers and human rights campaigners have applauded a court’s decision to allow a Nigerian with kidney disease to continue to live in the UK and to receive NHS treatment.
Prisoners for peace
Quakers have been encouraged to send letters and Christmas cards to people around the world who are imprisoned for their stand against war.
QSA wins major charity award
A prestigious Guardian Charity Awards for 2012 was this week given to Quaker Social Action. It is a huge achievement for the charity, which is based in east London, and director Judith Moran was delighted. She said: ‘This is fantastic news for us because each year the Guardian chooses five...
Advocacy post in Scotland
Friends in Scotland will link with Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) in helping Quakers play a more effective advocacy role in the country.
Quaker statement on Gaza
Quakers in Britain have called for an immediate end to the use of force by all parties in Gaza. A statement, signed by Paul Parker, recording clerk of Britain Yearly Meeting, was sent to William Hague, foreign secretary, and to the Israeli embassy and the Palestinian embassy in London...
Inter Faith Week challenge to build friendships
David Urquhart, bishop of Birmingham, has issued a community challenge for national Inter Faith Week urging people of different faiths to build friendships and challenge stereotypes.
Prisons Week 2012
Prisons Week 2012, which runs between 18 and 24 November, will be highlighting important issues of concern to prisoners in all parts of Britain.