Young Friends General Meeting
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Official page for Young Friends General Meeting - a national organisation for young adult Quakers in Britain. 🏳️🌈 🏳️⚧️
https://yfgm.quaker.org.uk/
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Registration is now open for our January planning weekend in Lancaster. Please register no later than the 26th of December so our logistics committee know how many people to expect!
Click here for more information and to register: yfgm.quaker.org.uk/yfgm-plannin...
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November 29, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Registration is now open for our January planning weekend in Lancaster. Please register no later than the 26th of December so our logistics committee know how many people to expect!
Click here for more information and to register: yfgm.quaker.org.uk/yfgm-plannin...
Click here for more information and to register: yfgm.quaker.org.uk/yfgm-plannin...
Registrations for October YFGM have now closed as we are at capacity! If you missed signing up there is a wait list you can join here.
Liverpool YFGM October 2025: Registrations Closed & Waiting List - Young Friends General Meeting
YFGM Registration has been closed early as we have reached our capacity limit. If you want to sign up for the Waiting List, please use the form below. There is […]
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September 29, 2025 at 9:24 AM
Registrations for October YFGM have now closed as we are at capacity! If you missed signing up there is a wait list you can join here.
6 days left to register, if you haven’t already!
Registration is now open for our next YFGM weekend in Liverpool! Looking forward to seeing your lovely faces.
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September 27, 2025 at 9:50 AM
6 days left to register, if you haven’t already!
Registration is now open for our next YFGM weekend in Liverpool! Looking forward to seeing your lovely faces.
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September 12, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Registration is now open for our next YFGM weekend in Liverpool! Looking forward to seeing your lovely faces.
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It’s time to resist the DSEI arms fair.
This week, Quakers will join activists of all faiths and none in challenging the arms dealers who profit from death and destruction.
Find the full information from Quaker Roots here:
This week, Quakers will join activists of all faiths and none in challenging the arms dealers who profit from death and destruction.
Find the full information from Quaker Roots here:
War Starts Here: resist the DSEI arms fair with Quaker Roots
Join Quakers in Britain and Quaker Roots to resist the DSEI arms fair, which takes place at the ExCel Centre London in September 2025. Lots of activities across several locatioins!
www.quaker.org.uk
September 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
It’s time to resist the DSEI arms fair.
This week, Quakers will join activists of all faiths and none in challenging the arms dealers who profit from death and destruction.
Find the full information from Quaker Roots here:
This week, Quakers will join activists of all faiths and none in challenging the arms dealers who profit from death and destruction.
Find the full information from Quaker Roots here:
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Had an article published in the #Quaker magazine "the Friend." I really hope that Quakers in Britain can be the safe space for trans folk that it's always been for me as a gay guy. thefriend.org/article/look... #LGBT+ #theology
Look who’s talking: Mark Russ wants an end to Quaker transphobia | The Friend
‘There comes a point where debate and dialogue must end.’| The Friend
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August 28, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Had an article published in the #Quaker magazine "the Friend." I really hope that Quakers in Britain can be the safe space for trans folk that it's always been for me as a gay guy. thefriend.org/article/look... #LGBT+ #theology
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📣 New video! Today we are looking at Quakerism and the Trans community! HUGE thanks to @markdruss.bsky.social for looking at this for me. Any errors completely my own!
August 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
📣 New video! Today we are looking at Quakerism and the Trans community! HUGE thanks to @markdruss.bsky.social for looking at this for me. Any errors completely my own!
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Are you aged 18-35 and interested in connecting with others Young Adult Friends around the world, or know someone who is? The World Executive Committee for Young Adult Friends (WECYAF) is holding an international meeting for worship on Sunday 17 August. Find out more youngquakers.world/worship/
Worship Together – World Executive Committee of Young Adult Friends
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August 12, 2025 at 11:48 AM
Are you aged 18-35 and interested in connecting with others Young Adult Friends around the world, or know someone who is? The World Executive Committee for Young Adult Friends (WECYAF) is holding an international meeting for worship on Sunday 17 August. Find out more youngquakers.world/worship/
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"Starvation and humanitarian aid have been weaponized by the Israel-US-backed GHF, while Israel ices out #UNRWA," the aid agency with "the single longest successful food operation on the planet."
Aid workers must be allowed to do their jobs +save lives now.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Aid workers must be allowed to do their jobs +save lives now.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Let UNRWA Aid Trucks Into Gaza
The region’s most experienced aid agency could feed all of Gaza’s population for three months—if Israel would just let them do their job.
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August 4, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"Starvation and humanitarian aid have been weaponized by the Israel-US-backed GHF, while Israel ices out #UNRWA," the aid agency with "the single longest successful food operation on the planet."
Aid workers must be allowed to do their jobs +save lives now.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
Aid workers must be allowed to do their jobs +save lives now.
www.thenation.com/article/worl...
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Really happy to help get these stories out into the world. Even as Friends have gotten better at copping to our slave past, we’ve often ignore the active resistance of those we enslaved.
For too long, the story of Quaker abolition has been told as one of conscience, but it was Black resistance that forced the Religious Society of Friends to confront its deepest contradictions.
Black Resistance to Quaker Enslavement
A moral reckoning.
www.friendsjournal.org
August 4, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Really happy to help get these stories out into the world. Even as Friends have gotten better at copping to our slave past, we’ve often ignore the active resistance of those we enslaved.
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Quakers have a long history of campaigning for reform of the criminal justice system.
This new report draws on the work of Quakers, and other Christian groups, to call for the gov to recognise and fund faith-based work and to build a justice system rooted in compassion, responsibility and repair.
This new report draws on the work of Quakers, and other Christian groups, to call for the gov to recognise and fund faith-based work and to build a justice system rooted in compassion, responsibility and repair.
Churches call for restorative justice as Quakers highlight healing over punishment
Quakers are amongst those supporting the failing criminal justice system by taking on roles once delivered by public services.
www.quaker.org.uk
July 30, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Quakers have a long history of campaigning for reform of the criminal justice system.
This new report draws on the work of Quakers, and other Christian groups, to call for the gov to recognise and fund faith-based work and to build a justice system rooted in compassion, responsibility and repair.
This new report draws on the work of Quakers, and other Christian groups, to call for the gov to recognise and fund faith-based work and to build a justice system rooted in compassion, responsibility and repair.
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The future recognition of Palestine is one step, but the UK must act now to end this inhumanity.
Recognition must happen immediately, alongside an urgent set of policies to bring an end to the genocide in Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Recognition must happen immediately, alongside an urgent set of policies to bring an end to the genocide in Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quaker statement on the UK government’s move to recognise Palestine
The future recognition of Palestine is one step, but UK must act now to end this inhumanity.
www.quaker.org.uk
July 30, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The future recognition of Palestine is one step, but the UK must act now to end this inhumanity.
Recognition must happen immediately, alongside an urgent set of policies to bring an end to the genocide in Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Recognition must happen immediately, alongside an urgent set of policies to bring an end to the genocide in Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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In our consultation response we called for the guidance to be changed to uphold the rights and dignity of everyone, including trans and non-binary people. We are committed to building a loving and welcoming community for all.
Read more on our website: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Read more on our website: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers concerned over impact of new UK trans guidance on inclusion and rights
Guidance around trans issues from the UK’s human rights commission must uphold the rights and dignity of all, including trans and non-binary people, Quakers in Britain have said.
www.quaker.org.uk
July 8, 2025 at 2:58 PM
In our consultation response we called for the guidance to be changed to uphold the rights and dignity of everyone, including trans and non-binary people. We are committed to building a loving and welcoming community for all.
Read more on our website: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Read more on our website: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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We are proud to join almost 30 ✝️☪️✡️🕉️🕍⛪ faith leaders leaders urging the government to raise public funds by taxing polluters and extreme wealth in the run up to COP30. 🙏💚@taxjusticeuk.bsky.social @makepolluterspay.bsky.social @climatejusticeuk.bsky.social www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers urge government to tax polluters before global climate talks
Quakers in Britain have joined faith and civil society leaders in urging the UK government to tax fossil fuel companies and the very wealthy to fund climate action ahead of COP30.
www.quaker.org.uk
June 27, 2025 at 8:52 AM
We are proud to join almost 30 ✝️☪️✡️🕉️🕍⛪ faith leaders leaders urging the government to raise public funds by taxing polluters and extreme wealth in the run up to COP30. 🙏💚@taxjusticeuk.bsky.social @makepolluterspay.bsky.social @climatejusticeuk.bsky.social www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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We have deep concerns about government plans to designate Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.
Nonviolent protest, and even acts of vandalism, should not be labelled as terrorism. Civil disobedience has been a powerful force for positive social change.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Nonviolent protest, and even acts of vandalism, should not be labelled as terrorism. Civil disobedience has been a powerful force for positive social change.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers speak out against proposed terrorist proscription of Palestine Action
Quakers in Britain have voiced deep concerns about the government’s plan to designate Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation under the Terrorism Act 2000.
www.quaker.org.uk
June 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
We have deep concerns about government plans to designate Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation.
Nonviolent protest, and even acts of vandalism, should not be labelled as terrorism. Civil disobedience has been a powerful force for positive social change.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Nonviolent protest, and even acts of vandalism, should not be labelled as terrorism. Civil disobedience has been a powerful force for positive social change.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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"Even though it is a simple summary of Christian teaching, the command 'Love your neighbor' has become something urgent, as the principalities and powers seem so out of step with it."
www.friendsjournal.org/love-your-ne...
www.friendsjournal.org/love-your-ne...
Love Your Neighbor Is a Call to Action
Jesus said we will know his true followers by their fruit.
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June 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
"Even though it is a simple summary of Christian teaching, the command 'Love your neighbor' has become something urgent, as the principalities and powers seem so out of step with it."
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www.friendsjournal.org/love-your-ne...
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As we watch with horror the latest escalation in the Middle East between Israel and Iran, we call upon all parties to remember that war is not inevitable.
We urge the UK government to honour its commitment to work towards de-escalation and peace in the region.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
We urge the UK government to honour its commitment to work towards de-escalation and peace in the region.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quaker statement on the escalation of conflict between Israel and Iran
As we watch with horror the latest escalation of conflict in the Middle East between Israel and Iran, we call upon all parties to remember that war is not inevitable. At every stage there is opportuni...
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June 17, 2025 at 3:30 PM
As we watch with horror the latest escalation in the Middle East between Israel and Iran, we call upon all parties to remember that war is not inevitable.
We urge the UK government to honour its commitment to work towards de-escalation and peace in the region.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
We urge the UK government to honour its commitment to work towards de-escalation and peace in the region.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Registration is now open for our planning weekend in Doncaster, from the 5th-7th of September. Please note the change of date!
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June 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Registration is now open for our planning weekend in Doncaster, from the 5th-7th of September. Please note the change of date!
yfgm.quaker.org.uk/yfgm-plannin...
yfgm.quaker.org.uk/yfgm-plannin...
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Lancashire Quakers have acknowledged their role in enslavement—a vital step in national Quaker work on reparations. Together, we seek to build just, healing communities for the future. 🌱👇 #TruthAndRepair #Quakers
🔗 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
🔗 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Lancashire Quakers make first formal apology for role in enslavement
Lancashire Quakers have become the first in Britain to issue a formal apology for their historic involvement in the transatlantic trafficking and enslavement of African people.
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June 12, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Lancashire Quakers have acknowledged their role in enslavement—a vital step in national Quaker work on reparations. Together, we seek to build just, healing communities for the future. 🌱👇 #TruthAndRepair #Quakers
🔗 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
🔗 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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PinkNews offers a quote from a Friend: “The rights and inclusion of people belonging to our communities and using our buildings are not, and should not be, just about toilets... We will continue to work to make our corner of the Commonwealth of Heaven on Earth a more welcoming and accessible place.”
Quakers refuse to exclude trans people: 'This is what Love requires of us'
Quakers in Britain are steadfastly refusing to exclude trans people from their facilities, committing instead to a policy of inclusion.
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May 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
PinkNews offers a quote from a Friend: “The rights and inclusion of people belonging to our communities and using our buildings are not, and should not be, just about toilets... We will continue to work to make our corner of the Commonwealth of Heaven on Earth a more welcoming and accessible place.”
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We need to heed the promptings of love and truth in our hearts and speak up now. We believe that genocide is underway in Gaza.
We use this word with the aim of opening eyes, minds and hearts. We use it in the deep hope that the actions it describes will stop.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
We use this word with the aim of opening eyes, minds and hearts. We use it in the deep hope that the actions it describes will stop.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers first British church to state belief that genocide underway in Gaza
At their annual gathering this weekend, Quakers in Britain became the first British church to state their belief that the Israeli government is committing genocide in Gaza.
www.quaker.org.uk
May 27, 2025 at 7:28 AM
We need to heed the promptings of love and truth in our hearts and speak up now. We believe that genocide is underway in Gaza.
We use this word with the aim of opening eyes, minds and hearts. We use it in the deep hope that the actions it describes will stop.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
We use this word with the aim of opening eyes, minds and hearts. We use it in the deep hope that the actions it describes will stop.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Shared on behalf of YAF gathering:
May 19, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Shared on behalf of YAF gathering:
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We have evidence of mass forced hunger.
We have evidence of mass forced displacement.
We have evidence of mass killings.
We have evidence of mass atrocities.
Stop all UK support for Israel's violence in Gaza.
Stop all UK arms exports to Israel immediately.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
We have evidence of mass forced displacement.
We have evidence of mass killings.
We have evidence of mass atrocities.
Stop all UK support for Israel's violence in Gaza.
Stop all UK arms exports to Israel immediately.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Quakers ask the UK government on Gaza: What more evidence do you need now?
What more evidence do you need now? These are the words of Tom Fletcher, the UN’s head of humanitarian affairs, as he briefed the UN Security Council earlier this week on the fast deteriorating situat...
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May 16, 2025 at 10:21 AM
We have evidence of mass forced hunger.
We have evidence of mass forced displacement.
We have evidence of mass killings.
We have evidence of mass atrocities.
Stop all UK support for Israel's violence in Gaza.
Stop all UK arms exports to Israel immediately.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
We have evidence of mass forced displacement.
We have evidence of mass killings.
We have evidence of mass atrocities.
Stop all UK support for Israel's violence in Gaza.
Stop all UK arms exports to Israel immediately.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
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From anti-advocacy clauses in government contracts to the Public Order Act, there's a worrying trend in the UK for peeling away long-established mechanisms for holding the powerful to account.
@rcquaker.bsky.social calls for a change in attitude.
www.civilsociety.co.uk/voices/paul-...
@rcquaker.bsky.social calls for a change in attitude.
www.civilsociety.co.uk/voices/paul-...
Paul Parker: The government must now commit to civil society’s right to dissent
In the wake of a police raid on a Quaker meeting house and a court ruling against anti-protest laws, Paul Parker calls for a change in attitude towards criticism from the sector…
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May 6, 2025 at 1:25 PM
From anti-advocacy clauses in government contracts to the Public Order Act, there's a worrying trend in the UK for peeling away long-established mechanisms for holding the powerful to account.
@rcquaker.bsky.social calls for a change in attitude.
www.civilsociety.co.uk/voices/paul-...
@rcquaker.bsky.social calls for a change in attitude.
www.civilsociety.co.uk/voices/paul-...
Hi Friends! welcome to the official BlueSky page of YFGM. We are a gathering of young Quakers (between 18-35) who meet three times a year in meeting houses across the UK to share worship, community time, and to learn from each other. For more information you can visit our website:
About YFGM - Young Friends General Meeting
Young Friends General Meeting (YFGM) is the national community for young adults (18-35) within the Religious Society of Friends in Britain. Our name refers to both our organisation and to […]
yfgm.quaker.org.uk
May 7, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Hi Friends! welcome to the official BlueSky page of YFGM. We are a gathering of young Quakers (between 18-35) who meet three times a year in meeting houses across the UK to share worship, community time, and to learn from each other. For more information you can visit our website: