Young Friends General Meeting

YFGM meets 3 times a year, so don't worry if you couldn't come this time. Our next meeting will be in York, in February!

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 now open! liverpool meeting house, 17th to the 19th of october. registration is now open for our next YFGM weekend in liverpool. follow the link in our bio for more information and to register. we look forward to seeing you! newcomers are always welcome.

Registration is now open for our next YFGM weekend in Liverpool! Looking forward to seeing your lovely faces.
yfgm.quaker.org.uk/liverpool-yf...

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!

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:

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

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

Ollie in front of a trans flag, text reads ‘Quakers and the Trans Community’

📣 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!

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/

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.

"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...

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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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.

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...

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.

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 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.

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...

Love Your Neighbor Is a Call to Action Jesus said we will know his true followers by their fruit.

"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...

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...

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...

the deadline to register for this PW is Friday the 15th of August, so please get your registrations in before then!

a flyer for planning weekend. the top half is a photo of some YFGMers seated in a circle, with the YFGM logo in the top left corner. below the picture it reads: September Planning Weekend Doncaster Quaker Meeting House 5th-7th September 2025 Registrations now open!

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...

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.

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...

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.

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 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.

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...

you’re invited to a young adult friends gathering at jordans meeting house & quaker centre, beaconsfield UK. 13-17 eighth month (august) 2025 Join an international gathering of Young Adult Friends as we seek to deepen our faith and experience of the Inward Teacher. In difficult and uncertain times, how can we find a living and nourishing faith? Over five days of worship and community, we will seek the Holy Spirit’s sustenance and guidance. Let’s go down together to the Well of Living Water, and drink from it deeply.

Shared on behalf of YAF gathering:

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...

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...

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…

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-...

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 […]

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: