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Friends form virtual choir
Quakers have been taking part in an online choir launched by the Friends in Tune group. The aim of the choir is to record two songs individually which are then uploaded to the Friends in Tune website. The tracks are then blended to form one overall choir by Quaker Tony...
QCEA project on award shortlist
Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA)’s work on the role of gender in peace and security issues has been shortlisted for the Engagement and Place Award. The Gender and Inclusivity in Peace and Security project was co-led with Katharine Wright from Newcastle University.
More LDWs appointed
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has said that the new local development workers (LDWs) in Yorkshire and Scotland have strengthened Quakers’ ‘network of local support’.
Bristol Friends act on ‘Kill the Bill’ divisions
Bristol Quakers plan to offer workshops in nonviolent activism to help reduce tensions between protesters and the police. Bristol Area Meeting set out its intention in an open letter sent to all Avon and Somerset police and crime commissioner candidates.
Quakers help improve new law
Quakers and other campaigners have secured a key change to the Overseas Operations Bill.
Friends study new declaration on anti-Semitism
The Quaker-recognised group Friends with Jewish Connections has been studying the Jerusalem Declaration on Anti-Semitism (JDA).
Newbury Friend speaks on Greenham links
A Newbury Quaker and former clerk has spoken more about life within the Meeting during the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp.
Met Office remembers Quaker weather scientist
The Met Office has marked the work of the Quaker scientist Lewis Fry Richardson, who, 100 years ago, began numerically forecasting the weather.
XR Quaker found ‘not guilty’
Six Extinction Rebellion (XR) protesters – including Quaker XR co-founder Ian Bray – have been cleared of causing £25,000 worth of damage to the Shell headquarters in London.
Swarthmore Lecture 2021 announced
Woodbrooke has announced that Thomas Penny will be delivering this year’s Swarthmore Lecture ‘Kinder ground: Creating space for truth’.