When and where

Yearly Meeting 2012 will be held from 25-28 May 2012 at Friends House, London. The children's programme (ages 0 - 12) will also be based at Friends House with the young people's programme (ages 12 - 15) and Junior Yearly Meeting's (ages 15 - 18) programme nearby. Please see Children and young people's events.…(read more)

At a Meeting for Sufferings
held in London
3 December 2011 

S/11/12/ 1:  Worship

Section    29.03 of Quaker faith & practice has been read in our opening worship, and we have remembered former members of this meeting who recently died.

S/11/12/ 2:  Adoption of agenda

We have reflected on issues to be considered during our meeting and agreed to the agenda. …(read more)

Background: Quaker decision on same sex relationships

At their Yearly Meeting in York in 2009, Quakers in Britain sought a change in the law so that same sex marriages can be prepared, celebrated, witnessed, reported to the state, and recognised as legally valid, without further process, in the same way as opposite sex marriages are celebrated in Quaker meetings.  Quakers consider that they should be able to follow the insights of their membership in celebrating life-long committed relationships between a man and a man, or a woman and a woman, in exactly the same way as they …(read more)

One of the biggest barriers to peace in the Israeli Palestinian conflict is the presence of Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. The settlements are illegal under international humanitarian law. They cause harm and poverty to Palestinians and are an obstacle to peace.

The international community, including the UK government and the European Union has repeatedly condemned the settlements. Yet, settlements have grown and prospered. And, despite their illegality, many countries are trading with them.…(read more)