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Interim Scottish Parliamentary Engagement Officer

Updated 25 June 2025

Interim Scottish Parliamentary Engagement Officer

Quakers at Greenbelt

Updated 27 August 2015

This year Quakers in Britain is an associate at Greenbelt festival of arts, faith and justice. We're hosting discussions and kite-making workshops as well as storytelling, songs, panel debates and meetings for worship in the Quaker dome.

Seeking the truth about Trident

Updated 22 April 2016

Quakers in Britain in association with Luath Press have published “The Truth about Trident: Disarming the Nuclear Argument". With more than 15,000 nuclear warheads stockpiled worldwide, Timmon Wallis explores the arguments for retaining Trident with a critical eye to get to the real truth.Timmon Wallis works for Quaker Peace and Social Witness and Christian CND.

Seeking the truth about Trident

Welcoming new MPs

Updated 9 June 2017

One of the newly elected MPs in the hung parliament will give a keynote address next month at Quakers' Yearly Meeting Gathering.

Welcoming new MPs

How faith and politics can change the world

Updated 29 July 2017

In these days of political turmoil Quakers in Britain are inviting two Quaker politicians to their Yearly Meeting Gathering to explore how faith and politics can change the world.

How politics and faith can change the world

Peace activists found not guilty of criminal damage

Updated 26 October 2017

Two young peace campaigners were found not guilty today of criminal damage.

Peace activists found not guilty of criminal damage

Marking the Balfour Declaration centenary

Updated 31 October 2017

This year marks historic anniversaries in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: 100 years since the Balfour Declaration conveying British support for a national homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine; 50 years since the start of the Israeli military occupation of Palestine; and 10 years since the beginning of the blockade of Gaza.

Reflecting on Balfour Declaration centenary

Civil society leaders issue warning on proroguing parliament

Updated 29 August 2019

Quakers in Britain have joined a host of civil society leaders, warning that proroguing parliament risks eroding democratic accountability. They have signed up to a joint statement led by ACEVO, the Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations.

Civil society leaders issue warning on proroguing parliament

Church leaders call for unity ahead of Brexit

Updated 24 January 2020

Quakers in Britain have joined other British churches in calling for communities to come together as the UK prepares to leave the European Union on 31 January.

Church leaders call for unity ahead of Brexit

Quakers mark Brexit

Updated 31 January 2020

Quakers in Britain and on the island of Ireland reaffirm their shared friendship and unity as the United Kingdom leaves the European Union.

Quakers mark Brexit