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Friends in fourteen-day fast against fossil fuels
Two Quakers took part in a fourteen-day vigil and fast to raise awareness of the climate crisis.
BYM joins call for no new oil and gas plans
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) joined calls for Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak to rule out new UK oil and gas developments as the UK moves away from Russian energy.
European Friends help Ukrainian war refugees.
European Quakers have spoken more about the work they are doing to support Ukrainian refugees.
Korean Quaker speaks on ‘choosing water over war’
A Quaker campaigner against a naval base on the Jeju Island in Korea has spoken about the problem of military-contaminated water in the Pacific.
Quaker Bertha Bracey features in new book
A book featuring the work of Quaker Bertha Bracey has been published this month, based partly on research from Friends House Library.
Quakers nominate Kenyan Miriam Were for Nobel Peace Prize
Quakers in Britain and the United States have nominated Kenyan doctor Miriam Were for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
Quaker project welcomes refugees to Camden
A family fleeing from a war-torn part of the world will find a new life in Camden, thanks to a Quaker-instigated project.
Friends highlight UK ‘temporary protection’ rule
The crisis in Ukraine has highlighted ‘how public support for refugees is at odds with government policy’, the Quakers Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) has said.
New Scientist Live festival pulls fossil fuel links
A leading science festival appears to have cut ties with major oil and gas companies after years of opposition. This year’s New Scientist Live festival – which took place in Manchester last weekend – had no fossil fuel companies as sponsors or exhibitors. The move is understood to signal a shift...
Quaker group makes proposals for The Retreat
A group of Quakers has made some proposals regarding the development of The Retreat estate at Heslington Road in York. The proposals come from the coordinating group for ‘Quaker Voices on Mental Health’ (QVMH) which is a national group supported by the Quaker Mental Health Fund (formerly The Retreat Benevolent...