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Salisbury Quakers celebrate
Salisbury Quakers are celebrating the first anniversary of their new Meeting house in style. The building has just received a Salisbury Civic Society Conservation award in recognition of the excellence of the conversion and of the contribution the Meeting House is making to community life in the town.
Will and Kate invited to support Equal Love Campaign
The world’s most famous nearly-married couple received a thought-provoking and unusual gift on Monday, when supporters of same-sex marriage attempted to recruit them to their campaign.
Scottish and Welsh elections
Quakers in Scotland are calling on candidates in the upcoming Holyrood elections to put economic justice at the heart of their policies. South-East Scotland Area Meeting have produced a model letter for Friends to send to candidates about the impact of cuts and the gap between rich and poor.
Israeli peace activist murdered
A leading Israeli peace activist has been murdered in Jenin. Born to a Jewish mother and Palestinian father, Juliano Mer-Khamis often referred to himself as 100 per cent Jewish and 100 percent Palestinian. The actor, director and political activist was shot dead outside the Freedom Theatre, which he helped run in a...
Soup run reprieved?
Quakers in London remain concerned about the plight of homeless people in the city following confusion over a potential council decision. A housing charity has predicted that people will be ‘queuing up to commit acts of civil disobedience’ if Westminster Council pushes ahead with a by-law that would ban soup...
Meeting for Sufferings report
Quakers at the arboretum The prospect of a Quaker presence in the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire is moving closer to reality. A working party, joined by representatives from Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW), has met several times in the past months to develop ideas. The working...
York Quaker speaks truth to power
A York Quaker has turned the tables on her local council to defend disabled people. City of York Council was obliged to debate the impact of its cuts programme last week after Ceri Owen gathered enough signatures to trigger a special discussion.
Boycott agreed
British Quakers have recommended a boycott of goods produced by Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. The decision was made after lengthy discussion and discernment by Meeting for Sufferings (MfS), the central committee of Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM), the formal organisation of Quakers in England, Scotland and Wales.
Conscientious objectors appear in court
Two conscientious objectors have appeared before military courts in the last week.
March for the Alternative
Several hundred Quakers from around Britain joined the ‘March for the Alternative’ on Saturday, campaigning against the government’s cuts. A number of Friends also participated in nonviolent direct action later in the day.