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This week, we crossed a dangerous threshold into a world without nuclear arms control.
This moment must be a wake up call that spurs a renewed commitment to cooperation over catastrophe.
There is no time to lose. The stakes are far too high for inaction.
We just need you to go full-time and make more content. 🤣 Thank you for all you have made. I am still working through it.
08.02.2026 08:34 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
From Craig Barnett on #Quakers: “It is important that we start to tell ourselves a true story about what is happening now.”
A lot of Friends brushed off the decline for the last few decades so my default state is skeptical but I have been hearing a lot of stories like this from over.
"What is within the power of each one of us is to focus, over and over, on smaller areas within our reach rather than on the entirety of our society."
03.02.2026 14:44 — 👍 4 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
“Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.”
See "Wisdom of the Jewish Sages" for attribution.
“Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world’s grief. Do justly, now. Love mercy, now. Walk humbly now. You are not obligated to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it.”
See "Wisdom of the Jewish Sages" for attribution.
Could you help support our peace work?
We're looking for a well-organised and experienced Administrative Support Officer to work across our peace and social witness projects.
Full details at: www.quaker.org.uk/our-organisa...
"In the Quaker tradition, we affirm that there is a divine spark in every person. To have that Light extinguished by agents of the state is a grave moral failure."
A statement and call for justice from US Quakers:
Here's a little taster of a great course I've got coming up with @cosmichope.bsky.social @woodbrooke.bsky.social. Do join us on a journey with the Christian mystics! In this taster I ponder how the Song of Songs gave mystical men the opportunity to get homoerotic. jollyquaker.com/2026/01/08/j...
08.01.2026 16:49 — 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 1 📌 0
"Sometimes it's enough to just to show up and see what happens"
Rhiannon Grant reflects on taking the small step of just getting into the swimming pool or sitting down in a meeting for worship. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0mr51hh
'And keep you habitations, that ye may every one feel you spring in the light which comes from the Lord, and feel your nourishment and refreshment; which waters the plants and causeth them to grow up in the Lord, from whom the pure, living springs come' (George Fox, 1657).
07.01.2026 13:27 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Quaker Lobby Condemns Kidnapping of Venezuelan President and Violation of Venezuela’s Sovereignty: www.fcnl.org/updates/2026...
05.01.2026 16:40 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We've joined other NGOs in calling on the Israeli government to immediately halt its deregistration process.
Otherwise it risks halting international NGO operations at a time when civilians face acute and widespread humanitarian need.
https://ow.ly/cM3b50XR89a
Free book! Haymarket are offering free downloads of the ebook of Light in Gaza, a collection of writings by Palestinian authors (with support from US Quakers) which seeks to imagine a better future for Gaza: www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1861-l...
05.01.2026 11:08 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Write to the Foreign Secretary to demand that the government imposes sanctions on Israel, including a full arms embargo, in response to Israel's ban on 37 aid organisations from operating in the Occupied Palestinian Territory: palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/aidorgsban
03.01.2026 12:38 — 👍 5 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 5
The greatest gift my wife gives me is accepting me as I am. I hope you too know you are loved and accepted, whether or not you are giving physical gifts today.
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Budget confirms that huge rises in military spending are damaging action to tackle povertyand environmental crises demilitarize.org.uk/budget2025/
Really useful report from @gcomsuk.bsky.social
We must continue to speak out against antisemitism whenever we see it.
Quakers invite us all to also be alert to scapegoating of any part of the Australian community and to speak against it.
Quakers Australia strongly support moves by Australian Governments to strengthen gun control laws.
BILLY BRAGG - PUT CHRIST BACK INTO CHRISTMAS:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=liRd...
A seal emerging from the surf, with the George Fox quote “Walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in every one.” George Fox
“Walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in every one.” George Fox
Photo by account holder taken in Norfolk.
The Quaker Tapestry museum which has provided a home and promoted the Quaker Tapestry for many years is sadly closing this Saturday 13th November.
If any Friends wish to purchase items from the website this needs to be done by Saturday.
www.quaker-tapestry.co.uk/shop/
We join other faiths welcoming the government’s new child poverty strategy.
“No child should have their future limited by poverty, and we welcome steps that recognise the dignity and worth of every child. But this is only the beginning, much more remains to be done." - Paul Parker, Recording Clerk
A seal emerging from the surf, with the George Fox quote “Walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in every one.” George Fox
“Walk cheerfully over the world, answering that of God in every one.” George Fox
Photo by account holder taken in Norfolk.
🗨️ Read 7 inspiring quotes from quakers in our network explaining what human rights mean to them!
#HumanRIghtsDay
Quakers believe that there is that of God in everyone, which leads us to defend the rights of all.
Human rights are not just abstract ideals, they are practical protections that ensure dignity in care, fairness in housing, protection in education and justice when things go wrong.
📣 New Video! Today, I am discussing the word 'worship', what does it mean for Quakers? Is it still a useful word? I suggest that it is and with the help of my good friends @rhiannonbookgeek.bsky.social and @markdruss.bsky.social, I attempt to explain why.
youtu.be/uNFDELXSoJQ
📣 New Video! Who are the most famous Quakers, according to the World? No George Fox, or even John Wilhelm Rowntree, who makes the secular list! Come and find out!
#quakerism #quakers #britishquakers
youtu.be/WNvIuctcxoM
Leo Tolstoy was inspired by, and worked closely with, Quakers. His short stories are particularly interesting. Here is one adapted recently by Friends: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyLJ...
04.12.2025 17:05 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0