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Friends witness at Faslane
Scottish Friends are approaching their twentieth year of witnessing for peace at the Faslane naval base on the Clyde in Scotland. There will be a Meeting for Worship at the north gates of Faslane on 24 June. The witness is held six times a year and Friends come from Glasgow,...
European Quakers condemn Eurosatory
Quakers in Belgium and Luxembourg have condemned the Eurosatory arms fair being held this week in Paris. The biennial arms fair is one of the largest in the world and attracts producers and buyers from all over the globe. This year there are more than one thousand exhibits.
Rowntree Trust wins major award
A prestigious international prize for innovative philanthropy has been awarded to the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT). The prize was given in Belfast on 8 June at the twenty-third Annual General Assembly and Conference of the European Foundation Centre entitled ‘Peace Through Social Justice – a Role for Foundations’.
Welsh Quakers work to end military recruitment in schools
Quakers in Wales have joined with MPs, peace activists and other faith groups to call for an end to military recruitment in Welsh schools. The campaign was launched in Cardiff’s Temple of Peace on Friday. The campaigners insist that military visits to schools glorify war and misrepresent the...
Accountability and decisions
A plea for more accountability in the making of major decisions in the Society of Friends was raised from the floor at Britain Yearly Meeting.
Quaker witness at Hlekweni
Friends were reminded at Britain Yearly Meeting to mark the forty-fifth anniversary of a pioneering Quaker project in post-colonial southern Africa. Hlekweni, the Quaker training centre near Bulawayo in Zimbabwe, represents an amazing example of ‘Quaker witness to economic justice and sustainability’, a Friend asserted.
Exploring art and faith
A Quaker arts project is gearing up for a summer of activities that explore Quaker spirituality through music, drama and film.
Faith pilgrimage
Friends at Britain Yearly Meeting were urged to take part in the ‘faith pilgrimage for justice’ next month in support of the Occupy movement. The pilgrimage is being organised by Occupy Faith, a network of religious supporters of the Occupy movement, and will involve pilgrims walking from London to...
Quaker exhibition at the National Memorial Arboretum
The Quaker Service Memorial Trust exhibition at the National Memorial Arboretum runs until 16 June.
Rachel Brett gives Swarthmore Lecture
The Swarthmore Lecture: ‘Snakes and Ladders’ was given by Rachel Brett to a packed and appreciative audience in the Large Meeting House on Saturday evening. Rachel talked of her work on human rights at the Quaker United Nations Office in Geneva.