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Talking peace at Greenbelt
Peace, nonviolence and social justice will be high on the agenda of the Greenbelt Festival held at Cheltenham racecourse from 24 to 27 August.
Quakers and the Olympics
Quakers are responding in a big way to the needs of people attending the Olympics and Paralympics in the next few weeks. Peter Green has been appointed as a Quaker chaplain in a multi-faith team for the 2012 Games. He had been nominated as a delegate to More Than Gold ...
Q-CAT garden wins gold
A gold medal has been awarded to Dori Miller’s garden at the RHS Tatton Show. The garden was inspired by the Quaker Concern for the Abolition of Torture’s (Q-CAT) aim to end torture and complicity in torture.
Young Quakers to explore politics
Young Quakers are planning to explore politics and activism at a weekend gathering in London this summer. The event, aimed mainly at Quakers aged 18-40, will take place at Westminster Meeting House on the second weekend in August.
JRF and JRHT look for trustees
The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF) and the Joseph Rowntree Housing Trust (JRHT) are looking for new trustees. Trustees are selected by a joint search group of Meeting for Sufferings and JRF/JRHT.
Refurbishment gets planning permission
The refurbishment of Friends House, London, was granted planning permission by the London Borough of Camden on 19 July.
QAAD conference
There has been a ‘massive explosion’ in the number of betting shops, as they promote new gambling machines that fuel addiction. That was a key message from last weekend’s conference of Quaker Action on Alcohol and Drugs (QAAD).
Symon Hill leaves the Friend
Symon Hill will be leaving the Friend for pastures new this week. Symon has been the news reporter for the Friend for over two-and-a-half years, providing invaluable coverage of issues of concern to, and concerning, Friends in Britain. He will now be expanding his freelance work, including a book on...
Cost of living increases as incomes decline
The income needed for a ‘minimum standard of living’ in the UK has risen by nearly a third in four years – just as average incomes for lower earners have declined.
Sidcot School reaches out
The headteacher of a Quaker private school has said that one way its Quaker ethos is demonstrated is through a new project that introduces local children to horse riding.