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Climate & economic justice

Climate justice

Updated 26 March 2024

As our current economic system fuels inequality and climate breakdown, Quakers seek just responses to these intertwined crises.

Climate justice

Action

Climate & economic justice

Updated 26 March 2024

Quakers advocate for just economics systems that sustain people and the planet.

Climate & economic justice

Climate & economic justice

The spiritual basis for Quaker climate action

Updated 13 December 2023

Generations of Quakers have handed down a sacred commitment to the 'unity of creation'. To live out this commitment, Quakers are taking action to protect the climate and foster sustainable forms of prosperity.

The spiritual basis for Quaker climate action

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Living the spirit of ubuntu: preparing for World Quaker Day

Updated 29 November 2023

The next Quaker World Plenary Meeting will be hosted by the Friends World Committee's Africa Section and Southern Africa Yearly Meeting. Accordingly the event's framing is African, using the word and concept ubuntu, known and used in various countries of the continent, and originating in Southern Africa.

Living the spirit of ubuntu: Preparing for World Quaker Day

Our values

Truth

Updated 20 September 2023

When Quakers gather in worship, we seek to connect with God and with each other. We try to shed our biases and self-interest and seek a deep truth.

Quaker processes

Records custodians and librarians

Updated 29 August 2023

Quakers have kept records faithfully since the very beginning of the Society. A meeting's library can be an excellent resource for those wishing to find out more about Quakerism or keep abreast of our faith and practice.

Records custodians and librarians

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Remembering Srebrenica

Updated 19 July 2022

Monday 11 July was the anniversary of the massacre in Srebrenica. Twenty-seven years ago, 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.

Remembering Srebrenica

Grant-making

Living Adventurously Grant

Updated 18 May 2022

Britain Yearly Meeting has launched a new grants scheme for 18-35 year olds which supports young adult Quakers to participate more fully in the life of the Society of Friends.

Living Adventurously Grant

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Faithfully maintaining our testimony against war

Updated 10 March 2022

Friends, let us hold in the Light the people of Ukraine. Let us hold in the Light the people of Russia. Let us hold in the Light the people of Afghanistan. Let us hold in the Light the people of Ethiopia. Let us hold in the Light the people of Myanmar. Let us hold in the Light those affected by conflicts we have forgotten or have never even heard of, because the consequences of war will scar lives just as they are doing in Kyiv. Let us hold in the Light the people working for peace. Let us hold in the Light the people who are not.

Faithfully maintaining our testimony against war

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Help name our new office in Leeds

Updated 18 June 2021

Quakers in Britain have set up a new base for national Quaker work in Leeds as part of a five-year pilot to test a different way of working.

Help name our new office in Leeds