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Friends Peace Teams in Asia
US-based Friends’ Peace Teams have considerably expanded their work in south-east Asia.
‘Live below the line’ in London
A Quaker has brought together seven faith leaders to share a simple meal in solidarity with the world’s poorest people.
Meeting for Sufferings: Advocacy strengthened
Ministers and MPs can expect to hear more from Quakers in coming years. At their meeting on 31 March, Meeting for Sufferings (MfS), the national committee of British Friends, resolved that greater resources should be devoted to advocating Quaker views to decision-makers.
Meetings for Sufferings: Public statements
Public statements on behalf of Quakers look set to be issued more speedily in future. Meeting for Sufferings (MfS), the national committee of British Quakers, have resolved to review procedures for issuing statements to ensure they are ‘relevant to public events and timely’.
Meeting for Sufferings: Indefinite detention of migrants and asylum seekers
Meeting for Sufferings (MfS) ‘expressed its outrage at this disgraceful practice’. Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW) is asked to produce a statement of behalf of MfS based on the statement produced by the Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) and reflecting the feelings of MfS asking for the immediate...
Meeting for Sufferings: Public statement on economic equality
A statement on economic equality has been received from Quaker Peace & Social Witness. This is in response to Meeting for Sufferings (MfS), which minutes, in part: ‘We are distressed that the United Kingdom has now a greater disparity in incomes than at any time since the 1930s. We know...
Meeting for Sufferings: BYM trustees report
Jonathan Fox, clerk of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) trustees, reported on their work. He mentioned four topics: the refurbishment of the Large Meeting House; the priority to strengthen advocacy; the relationship between trustees and Meeting for Sufferings (MfS); and the close work of trustees with Management Meeting.
Meeting for Sufferings: News in brief
Yearly Meeting 2012 clerks nominated The Committee on Clerks will bring forward the following names to be nominated to Britain Yearly Meeting from 25 to 28 May 2012.
Art world compromised
The art world is morally compromised by its links with the arms industry. That was the message from campaigners as the National Gallery came under pressure to end its association with one of the world’s largest arms firms.
Quaker Meetings at Aldermaston
Quakers holding Meeting for Worship at the Aldermaston nuclear base have received an unusually positive response from its employees.