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• Arrested for saying 'no' to the arms fair

  4 September 2017

  As truckloads of equipment arrive in London at the world's largest arms fair, Quakers are peacefully protesting with faith groups to say 'no' to the arms trade and 'no' to profiteering from war.

  UPDATE: Eight Quakers were arrested on Tuesday during the 'No faith in war day'.

• Fly kites not drones at Greenbelt

  23 August 2017

  What are you doing over the bank holiday? If you are one of the 10,000 plus attending Greenbelt, a festival for the common good, you may get a chance to fly a kite with Quaker peace educator Ellis Brooks.

• Quaker Tapestry amazes and inspires

  16 August 2017

  Hundreds of visitors have been moved and inspired this week by the Quaker Tapestry on display in Friends House.

• Peace delegation urges restraint in nuclear row

  11 August 2017

  Quakers joined a peace delegation today seeking to defuse the growing international tension sparked by dangerous threats exchanged between the Presidents of the US and North Korea.

• Quakers warn we are stealing the future

  5 August 2017

  Amid nations' increasing uncertainty and insecurity, Quakers in Britain say that inequality has become vividly apparent. More than a thousand Quakers meeting for their annual gathering, said, "We are distressed by the trashing of our planet, and angry at the greed, ruthlessness, lies and violence which blight the lives of so many."

• Sanctuary Meetings project challenges the 'hostile environment'

  1 August 2017

  Quakers in Britain have this week announced a new project to challenge the government policy of creating a 'hostile environment' for newcomers to Britain, and to replace it instead with a culture of welcoming hospitality.

• How faith can shape politics

  31 July 2017

  Catherine West MP gave the 110^th Swarthmore Lecture tonight, (Monday) encouraging Quakers to champion the cause of equality in their own communities.

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