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Quakers bring worship to protests against oil drilling in Sussex

Updated 9 November 2017

In Quaker Week 2017 Louise Williamson helped unite protesters and Quakers in worship outside the gates of a new oil extraction site.

Quakers bring worship to protests against oil drilling in Sussex

QWRC 17-19 April 2026

Updated 12 May 2026

Quaker World Relations Committee (QWRC) held its residential meeting in Swarthmoor Hall.

QWRC 17-19 April 2026

QCCIR 30 Jan-1 Feb 2026

Updated 19 March 2026

The Quaker Committee for Christian and Interfaith Relations (QCCIR) met online over a weekend.

QCCIR 30 Jan-1 Feb 2026

Yearly Meetings over four years ago

Updated 8 April 2026

Yearly Meetings over four years ago

Quakers join global call to expose hidden military emissions at COP30

Updated 18 November 2025

As global leaders meet in Brazil for COP30, Quakers and others are urging them to confront the climate impact of war and rising military spending.

Quakers join global call to expose hidden military emissions at COP30

Swarthmore Lecture 2024 to focus on prisons and punishment

Updated 4 February 2025

Next year's Swarthmore Lecture, a key date in the Quaker diary, will be delivered by prison expert Ben Jarman.

Swarthmore Lecture 2024 to focus on prisons and punishment

Quakers warn new asylum plans could end the right to sanctuary

Updated 8 January 2026

The Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) has expressed serious concerns over proposed changes to the UK's asylum system.

Quakers warn new asylum plans could end the right to sanctuary

Clean energy jobs a step in the right direction, Quakers say

Updated 23 October 2025

Quakers in Britain has welcomed the first ever national plan to recruit the workers needed for clean energy.

Clean energy jobs a step in the right direction, Quakers say

Quakers call on government to honour international climate finance pledge

Updated 4 February 2025

Quakers have joined more than 70 other organisations in writing to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to demand the government reverse its climate finance changes.

Quakers call on government to honour international climate finance pledge

Summer Yearly Meeting – “Are we speaking our truth?”

Updated 4 February 2025

Next year's annual gathering of Quakers in Britain will have the Quaker testimony to truth at its heart.

Summer Yearly Meeting – “Are we speaking our truth?”