As this year's international climate conference approaches, we reflect on how our faith shapes our commitment to climate justice. People of faith attending COP, and those watching around the world, are invited to join an interfaith gathering.

Come along on Sunday and view the virtual cenotaph projected onto Friends House. This will be an important and moving reflection on all those killed in war and conflict. For full details, and to find out more about the wider Alternative Remembrance events, visit @everycasualty.bsky.social's site:

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.

Ahead of Inter Faith Week, we are sharing this fascinating blog from Eleanor Nesbitt exploring the ways early Quakers engaged with other faiths.

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...

Could you help us promote peace and nonviolent conflict resolution throughout British schools? We are looking for an experienced educator to support and develop our peer mediation work. The deadline is Thursday 20 November. To read the full job advert and apply, visit our website:

The Quaker Earthcare Gathering brought over a hundred Quakers from across Britain and Europe to worship, spend time together, and discuss how Quaker faith and communities can help us to meet the environmental crisis with hope, strength, and compassion. Read the full epistle:

BREAKING: A person in the richest 0.1% produces more carbon pollution in a day than someone in the bottom 50% produces all year. Same pollution. Different worlds. But only one pays the price. Read Oxfam's new #ClimatePlunder report to learn more: bit.ly/3JrJAjC#ClimatePlunder #MakeRichPollutersPay

Come along to the Quaker Roots strategy gathering on the 7th-9th November. Be part of planning the next stages of the campaign against the DSEI arms fair and help take on the merchants of death.

🚨BREAKING: Activists have imprisoned DANGEROUS TERRORISTS Mandela, Gandhi, and Millicent Fawcett statues in Parliament Square. They've been placed behind bars to expose the UK's extreme crackdown on protest. The heroes the government celebrates would be imprisoned today under their extreme laws.

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.

Grace Spencer discusses the place of biblical language and faith in God within 21st century Quakerism in this thoughtful profile on the process of rewriting our book of discipline, Quaker faith & practice.

"But we also know we're better together, because we believe that together we can hear God's voice more clearly, leading us into more peaceful and just ways of life"

Quakers in Britain have long called for a just transition, which puts justice and equality at the heart of climate solutions. We welcome the first ever national plan to recruit the workers needed for clean energy, which aims to train 400,000 people by 2030.

“Every degree of heating matters, every life, every home and every child, living now or yet unborn.” We need a response to the climate crisis rooted in peace, equality, and justice. Find out how you can make a difference in the run-up to the next global climate conference.

Truth and integrity are core Quaker values. At a time when public trust in institutions is faltering, and when truth is increasingly distorted or drowned out by misinformation, they are more important than ever. Read the inspiring story of this year’s Quaker Truth and Integrity Award winners:

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.

We’re proud to be part of the peace education movement, empowering and educating children to become peacemakers in their schools through peer mediation. Read more about our involvement in the first ever children’s peace conference in Wales.

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:

We’re stepping up to show the government that thousands of us are not backing down on stopping Rosebank. Send your personal message calling for this disaster project to be stopped 👇 actionnetwork.org/forms/the-go...

Tony Stoller reflects on the need to improve understanding between the Jewish and Quaker communities in Britain, from his experience as a member of both.

We know that many people of faith are understandably afraid of attacks on their places of worship at this time. But we're concerned that the Crime and Policing Bill will further restrict the right to protest while doing nothing to protect places of worship from targeted violence and harassment.

We welcome with deep relief and thanks the ceasefire in Gaza, the release of the living Israelis held hostage in Gaza and the release of Palestinians, including children, held in Israeli military detention. (1/3)

Check out this radio segment on Quaker Week. Lizzi Rawlinson-Mills talks to Babs Michel about the power of silent worship to ground us and help us deal with crises and events that can be overwhelming. The discussion starts from 14:50, listen here:

Prisons Week begins on Sunday, it is a time to hold in the Light all those impacted by the criminal justice system. Quakers have a long history of compassionate engagement around prisons and criminal justice – find out more about Quakers in Criminal Justice and how you can make a difference.

Why is #Quaker worship like searching for mushrooms? Find out in my latest Pause for Thought www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #spirituality @quaker.org.uk

"We say it again – an attack against one religious community is an attack against us all" @churchesengland.bsky.social Presidents speak out against hate crime following the attack on the Peace Community Centre and Mosque. cte.org.uk/cte-presiden... #ChurchesTogether

Quakers in Britain have warned that new government plans to tighten protest laws even further are "not only unnecessary but dangerous".

Read our new blog reflecting on Labour Party conference and areas of progress and difficulty just over a year into the new government.

Are you a Christian with a passion for addressing the climate & biodiversity crises? Do you believe the Church has a vital role to play in this work? Operation Noah is looking for new trustees to help inspire the Church to take action on the climate crisis. www.operationnoah.org/operation-no...

On October 7th, we hold in our hearts all those whose lives have been lost and those who are still suffering, and pray for a just peace.

New powers to further restrict protest are unnecessary, undermine our rights to freedom of expression and ability to practice our religion freely.

We do not see the rights of worshippers and the rights of protestors as inherently in contradiction. As Quakers we are often worshippers, protestors and community members simultaneously.

For Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer, and non-violent action are expressions of our worship. When this is criminalised, our religious freedom is under attack. @quaker.org.uk

There is no need for further restrictions to protest based on the concept of cumulative disruption. Repeated protests can be evidence of strength of feeling towards an ongoing injustice and are an important democratic mechanism for citizens to have their voices heard. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We send our congratulations to the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Bishop Sarah Mullally, and look forward to working with her.

The theme of Quaker Week this year is Love Your Neighbour. Listen to this beautiful episode of the BBC’s Daily Service, delivered by @timquaker.bsky.social – a Quaker and general secretary of @globalquakers.bsky.social – which reflects on the meaning and importance of loving your neighbour.

"An attack against one faith community is an attack against us all. " The @churchesengland.bsky.social Presidents have issued a joint statement condemning yesterday's synagogue attack and antisemitism. cte.org.uk/cte-presiden... #ChurchesTogether #ChristianUnity

Quaker statement in response to Manchester synagogue attacks on Yom Kippur. We offer our love, support and solidarity with the Jewish community, in Manchester and beyond, following the horrifying antisemitic attack on a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

Great to see this case against peaceful climate protesters dropped. It should never have been brought in the first place. For Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. We are deeply concerned by the ongoing repression of dissent.

In our new blog, Rhiannon discusses the meanings behind this year's Quaker Week theme and explores how different Quakers might think about its Biblical origins.

As US nuclear weapons return to Britain, we re-affirm the commitment to nuclear disarmament rooted in our faith. We join hundreds of groups in calling for measures to prevent nuclear war, and redirect military spending to peacekeeping, climate action, and meeting human needs.

Quakers were proud to take part in the Scottish Mass Climate Lobby. The event showed the strength of support for a just transition in Scotland. Over 250 people attended, speaking to 27 MSPs, including the First Minister John Swinney. #ActNowChangeForever

“The Gospel of Christ must never be co-opted to support the messages that breed hostility towards others. Its message never legitimises rejection, hatred or superiority towards people of other cultures.”

It's International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons today. Quakers in Britain is joining 275+ peace and faith organisations to appeal to governments to rid the planet of these hideous armaments and 'accelerate steps to protect the climate’. www.nuclearabolitionday.org/joint-letter

This year's World Quaker Day (5 October) is themed 'Love Your Neighbour'. Our QuakerSpeak video on the theme, published in preparation, has been viewed nearly ten thousand times! You can watch it too, here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylgi...

I liked this, from Quakers in Britain Recording Clerk, Paul Parker, considering 'Who is my neighbour'?

As tensions rise and divisions deepen across the UK and beyond, Quakers are inviting everyone to pause, reflect, and act on one simple but radical idea: Love Your Neighbour. Find out more about Quaker Week and this year’s theme: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

“Living among these neighbours, and loving them all, is inextricably tied up with my faith. Through my relationships with my neighbours, I come to understanding something of the divine which is in us all.” Paul Parker reflects on having neighbours and being a neighbour.

Make. Them. Pay! On Saturday, we brought together thousands of people and hundreds of organisations to demand a better future for us all. Check out our video 👇 And sign up to our mailing list to get involved in what comes next 👉 makethempay.org.uk/get-involved