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Preparing for Yearly Meeting Gathering 2021

Updated 27 May 2022

More than one thousand Quakers have booked their places for Yearly Meeting Gathering (YMG) next month, for time to share Quaker faith and fellowship.

Preparing for Yearly Meeting Gathering 2021

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Quakers consider living equality and truth in a time of crisis

Updated 30 July 2021

Yearly Meeting Gathering is well underway for more than 2,000 Quakers in Britain. They will be considering racial justice, climate justice and social inclusion. Already some stirring and sensitive sessions have set the scene for this three-week festival of faith and fellowship.

Quakers consider living equality and truth in a time of crisis

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Twenty years on: reflecting on 11 September attacks

Updated 11 September 2021

Twenty years ago a horrific set of terrorist attacks took place in the United States, killing and wounding thousands of people.

Twenty years on: reflecting on 11 September attacks

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Yearly Meeting to focus on faith, community and action

Updated 1 February 2022

Quakers in Britain's annual gathering will take place on 27–30 May 2022 with a focus on 'faith, community and action'.

Quakers in Britain's annual gathering to focus on faith, community and action

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Yearly Meeting - "Faith, community and action"

Updated 8 March 2024

The annual gathering of Quakers in Britain will for the first time this year be a blended event, held online and at Friends House in London from 27-30 May.

Yearly Meeting - "Faith, community and action"

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Summer fun and connections for young Quakers

Updated 4 February 2025

As the new school year gets underway, young Quakers are looking back on summer residentials spent with friends old and new, expanding their understanding of Quaker life and beliefs.

Summer fun and connections for young Quakers

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Quakers protest human cost of arms trade

Updated 4 February 2025

Quakers are protesting outside a huge arms fair in east London which is going ahead despite appalled opposition from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.UPDATE: Several Quakers were arrested on Thursday, 7 September, during Meeting for Worship at No Faith in War Day.

Quakers protest human cost of arms trade

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“Simple. Radical. Spiritual.” – Quakers take faith back to basics

Updated 4 February 2025

This Quaker Week, Quaker communities up and down the country are showcasing how their simple spirituality helps them work for radical change.

“Simple. Radical. Spiritual.” – Quakers take faith back to basics

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Witnessing for peace at a time of Remembrance

Updated 9 December 2022

As Remembrance Day approaches Quakers may find themselves having to consider whether or not to attend community commemorations, church services, parades or participate in wreath-laying. As Quakers, our natural inclination is to stay away from events which seem to glorify Britain's military past. Instead we may wish to focus on events that focus on the cost of war, and that encourage people to work for peace.

Witnessing for peace at a time of Remembrance

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Quakers say there’s ‘room for more’ at the meeting house table

Updated 21 September 2018

Whether they're in the centre of towns or the outskirts of villages, Quaker meeting houses are a familiar sight for many across Britain. But for the majority of passers-by, what actually goes on in them remains a mystery. This Quaker Week we're hoping to change that: to share the warm welcome that awaits people if they enter our meeting houses, and to let them know that we have room for more.

Quakers say there’s ‘room for more’ at the meeting house table