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• Mass silent vigil for peace held in Westminster

  21 September 2026

  A silent procession stretching through Whitehall created a "peaceful thunder" in central London as more than 600 people joined a Quaker-led Silent Walking Vigil for Peace.

• Quakers in Britain launches new podcast

  16 September 2026

  Quakers in Britain has launched a new podcast, The other side of silence, for anyone curious about spirituality and the Quaker way.

• Quakers join Jamaican delegation for reparation talks

  10 September 2026

  Quakers in Britain took part in talks this week with a Jamaican government delegation, in the country to petition King Charles III over reparation for enslavement.

• Quaker meetings asked to consider call for solidarity with Palestine

  10 September 2026

  Quaker meetings across the country are being asked to consider a call from Palestinian Christians for "costly solidarity" with their communities.

• Quakers welcome UK’s “new approach” to Israeli occupation of Palestine

  8 September 2026

  Quakers in Britain has welcomed a raft of measures announced by the UK government today as it seeks to reset British policy towards Israel.

• Quakers in Britain statement following intimidation and violence in Dover and Portsmouth

  7 September 2026

  Quakers in Britain are calling on political leaders of every party to condemn the intimidation and violence seen in Dover and Portsmouth this weekend.
  

• Quakers in Scotland concerned over military spending plans

  3 September 2026

  Quakers in Scotland have raised concerns over plans to grow Scotland's military industry, in the Scottish government's newly published five-year Programme for Government (PFG).

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