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Gaza, remembered
On 4 November I, together with a few other Quakers, attended a service at St Martin-in-the-Fields in London organised by the British Palestinian Families Network. Its purpose was to ensure that what has happened in Gaza over the last two years will not be forgotten; and to start to shift attention towards what next.Representatives of many faiths and none were present, and speakers included Sam Wells (the vicar of St Martin's); Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian Ambassador to London; Layla Moran (the first British MP of Palestinian heritage); Sayeeda Warsi, baroness; Frank Dabba Smith, lecturer on the Holocaust at Leo Baeck College; and Rehena Harilall, from the Plum Village Buddhist community. We heard music and poems, including from bereaved family members and children. We saw pictures. Together we prayed for the future.
Gaza, Remembered
Testimony of equality - our shared humanity
We are sharing this powerful account from the American Friends Service Committee, documenting the conditions in Gaza City ahead of the latest IDF offensive.
Testimony of equality - our shared humanity
What you can do to help stop the genocide in Gaza
At Yearly Meeting 2025, Quakers were led to discern on the situation in Gaza.
What you can do to help stop the genocide in Gaza
6 actions you can take for Palestine and Israel
We welcomed with deep relief the end to the recent round of bombing in Gaza and firing of rockets into Israel. But while the world's attention may have moved on, the violence and structural oppression of the military occupation of Palestine has not ended and the struggle for equal rights continues.
6 actions you can take for Palestine and Israel
5 solidarity actions you can take for Palestine and Israel
The scale of the violence and harm to civilians is unprecedented and unlike anything in living memory. Hospitals, schools, places of worship, roads, and homes have been decimated, and civilians have been targeted. Faith groups and human rights agencies across the world have called on the international community to act immediately to secure a ceasefire and work to ensure humanitarian aid and access.
5 solidarity actions you can take for Palestine and Israel
5 ways to witness for peace
We have all watched in horror as thousands of civilians are killed and displaced in Gaza, in response to the atrocious attacks by Hamas in Israel on 7 October. As Quakers in Britain we have felt compelled to speak out and take action and Friends across the country have too.
5 ways to witness for peace
Teach Peace Secondary: a timely education resource
There's growing concern among teachers about peace. This was evident at this year's National Education Union (NEU) conference. "Children should not pay the price of war", said Daniel Kebede, NEU General Secretary, after delegates passed a motion on Palestine and Israel. "More children have been killed in Gaza in four months than in four years of worldwide wars."
Teach Peace Secondary: a timely education resource
How the DSEI arms fair fuels wars and repression
Past events have showcased illegal leg irons, waist chains and electric batons as well as internationally banned cluster bombs.
How the DSEI arms fair fuels wars and repression
Faith based witness is needed more than ever, and there is plenty to get involved in
Over the last few months Quakers in Britain staff have been hearing from many Quakers concerned about the crackdown on dissent. Most are outraged; some are resigned, others scared. Many more want to do something but are confused about what is and isn't 'permissible' in a rapidly changing context.
Faith-based witness is needed more than ever, and there is plenty to get involved in
Remembering Srebrenica: 30 years on
Friday 11 July 2025 will mark 30 years since the massacre at Srebrenica, when over 8,000 Bosniak (Bosnian Muslim) men and boys over 12, were murdered in the town in the worst single event of the Bosnian civil war of 1992–1995. Churches have come together to organise events to mark this anniversary, and we encourage Quakers to support them.
Remembering Srebrenica: 30 years on