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Engaging with the 2015 general election

Updated 8 January 2016

The words of the Quaker election guide had great resonance for us. In the months before the election we explored how we might raise awareness, stimulate debate, and educate ourselves and others about important issues.

Engaging with the 2015 general election

Witnessing for peace on Armed Forces Day 2015

Updated 8 April 2016

On 27 June 2015, Armed Forces Day was hosted in Guildford. The 'tradition' of Armed Forces Day came into existence in 2009, one of the products of a national strategy to build support for the military, and each year a town is chosen as the hub of national activities. John Morris, a Guildford Quaker, wanted to challenge what he saw as a “cruel joke".

Witnessing for peace on Armed Forces Day 2015

Speaking up for the love of energy justice

Updated 7 June 2019

In June 2015, Totnes Quakers joined 10,000 people to lobby the UK parliament on climate action.

Speaking up for the love of energy justice

Sharing faith adventurously in Quaker Week

Updated 18 November 2015

In Quaker Week (3-11 October) Quakers around Britain will find simple and imaginative ways to share and deepen their faith.Sharing personal faith journeys is a key element of the week. Follow us on Twitter @BritishQuakers.

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A look back at 2015

Updated 9 December 2022

Quaker work is often hidden from the public gaze. Our activity quietly makes a difference to areas of conflict, or sows seeds of change in local communities. As the year draws to a close we lift the curtain for a peep at a few initiatives started during 2015.

A look back at 2015

Our faith in the future

Updated 14 October 2015

Meeting for Sufferings, the representative body for Quakers in Britain, meets on Saturday. Named after its original purpose of recording the sufferings of Quakers imprisoned and tortured for their faith, 'Sufferings' meets six times a year. One hundred Quakers, from the north of Scotland to west Cornwall, gather in the Quaker central offices in London to discern national Quaker work.