"Force may subdue, but love gains: And he that forgives first, wins the laurel." William Penn

Every stage of our lives offers fresh opportunities. Responding to divine guidance, try to discern the right time to undertake or relinquish responsibilities without undue pride or guilt. Attend to what love requires of you, which may not be great busyness. — #28/passage/1-02/" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-link="bsky">Britain Yearly Meeting Advices #28

Ban a Pro-Palestinian Group? The U.K. Government Thought Few Would Care.

Official advice provided to the government before its ban on Palestine Action underestimated the significant public protests that followed, records show. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/11/w...

In partnership with Quakers, this interactive workshop explores approaches to peace building & non-violent communication in schools. Explore strategies for engaging empathetically with global issues, helping staff & young people understand & de-escalate conflict.
Nov 18 4-5:30pm shorturl.at/kw4Ik

Quaker climate activist @marcusdecker.bsky.social has won his appeal against deportation 🥳

His case had the support of @chrisgpackham.bsky.social, Quakers and a wide range of campaigners.

The Home Office is expected to challenge the ruling.

www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Friends have always practiced an experiential and Spirit-led faith based on continuing revelation, making them suspicious of the traditions of the Church. But since the seventeenth century, all Quakers have inherited a pre-existing tradition of their own.

The Quaker Faith, p.151.

“If it’s not worth being written by a human, it’s not worth being read by a human.”

“If it’s not worth being written by a human, it’s not worth being read by a human.”

The Funeral Expenses Payment (FEP) has restrictive eligibility criteria that don’t reflect real life.

Thousands are denied a payment each year, at a time when funeral costs have skyrocketed.

✍️ Email your MP TODAY and ask them to #FixTheFEP – bit.ly/49mffO2 #GriefIsHardEnough

“Be patterns, be examples in all countries, places, islands, nations, wherever you come; that your carriage and life may preach among all sorts of people, and to them; then you will come to walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in everyone.” George Fox (1656)

Exploring Quakerism's Forgotten Century w/ Ben Pink Dandelion
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBGi...

Thanks to @quakeitup.bsky.social

We’ve joined almost 300 organisations in an urgent plea to politicians and the UK government to stop scapegoating the country’s human rights framework.

This week, we’re asking the question “Do Quakers read the Bible?” The answer is not a simple 'yes' or 'no', but a journey into a faith that has been both wounded and liberated by the very same pages.

quakerpodcast.com/do-quakers-r...

Quakers are joining with others to call on the NEC not to host the SDSC arms fair in 2026. SDSC was kicked out of recent venues because of persistent protests. Let's make sure it doesn't find a home at the NEC.

Please share especially with folk in the West Midlands
www.stop-sdsc.uk/campaign-let...

Building on research which Quakers in Scotland contributed to, the Scottish government has provided funding for a recently launched Scottish Peace Platform.

This platform provides the opportunity for the country to lead the way in peace and disarmament education.

"The flashy wins of brokering ceasefires and peace agreements mean little without the long-term work of peacebuilding."

@inkstickmedia.com

I was on the radio again. Quakers can be annoying, even me! But together we help each other hear the voice of the Holy Spirit. #Quaker #spirituality www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

I was recently interviewed by Prospect about theological diversity among British Quakers. You can read the full article here.

Quakers are rallying behind climate activist Marcus Decker who is facing deportation thanks to his witness against fossil fuels.

Join the Meeting for Worship outside his deportation hearing in Islington on 10 November.

"The most important Quaker is the Friend who is yet to be convinced," Rashid Darden told QuakerSpeak in 2023. "My personal ministry is one that is so convinced Quakerism is one of the best possible paths to take that it would be wrong for me to keep quiet...it would be wrong not to share my story."

While on the surface, we may not have got far, it was still worthwhile and better than nothing. Have you contacted your MP yet?

This summer we gathered together a wonderful panel of writers and theologians and asked them: “Do you still go to church?”

The full talk is on our website, along with 60 other talks from this year’s festival and more than a decade’s worth of previous Greenbelt talks. Dig in! buff.ly/WR8yXTR

Three of us representing Churches Together in Sudbury & District met with our local MP about Israel and Palestine, to stop British weapons from adding to the problems in the Middle East. Sadly, all we agreed on is that there is no place for antisemitism, Islamaphobia or racism in the UK.

Quakers believe there is “that of God in everyone”, and that violence can never be justified.

As a result, many Quakers have mixed feelings about Remembrance Day. Some wonder if military involvement in the day risks celebrating rather than commemorating.

Judith Baker explores this in our new blog:

Had the absolute pleasure of facilitating a panel sharing thoughts on "Quakers and Anabaptists: Peacebuilding Today" for @woodbrooke.bsky.social