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Faith community grounded in stillness. We believe in working together to create a more just, equal and peaceful world.
Quakers in Britain, Friends House, NW1 2BJ.
www.quaker.org.uk
@quaker.org.ukWe continue to hold that the death penalty has a brutalising effect on society. It is incompatible with the sanctity of every human life. It is irreversible, it is cruel, and it denies the possibility of redemption. We oppose it without exception, in every country and under every circumstance.
@quaker.org.ukState-sanctioned murder has a brutalising effect on society and its human costs extend far beyond the person condemned. The real security for human life is to be found in a reverence for it. www.quaker.org.uk/blog/the-dea...
@quaker.org.ukHow are we called to participate in transformation?
For Black History Month, Esta Nyeko-Lacek considers the story of Sam Sharpe, leader of a rebellion against enslavement, and what we can learn from it. https://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/sam-sharpe-truth-telling-and-repair
@quaker.org.ukOn this sombre anniversary, may we remember, may we mourn, and may we work for peace for all who call the Holy Land home 🙏🕊️
@globalquakers.bsky.socialReposted by @quaker.org.ukWorld Quaker Day is here!
Share your pictures and reports on BlueSky, tagging @globalquakers.bsky.social , and we'll be glad to repost so we can see one another as Friends around the world, and grow the Peace & connection among us.
@globalquakers.bsky.socialReposted by @quaker.org.ukThe extended international online worship meetings for World Quaker Day are starting! Joining instructions below: dailyquaker.com/2026/10/toda...
@markdruss.bsky.socialReposted by @quaker.org.ukBack on the radio again doing BBC Radio 2's Pause for Thought. This time I'm sharing my love for Howard Thurman, who speaks so beautifully about the mystical life. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... #Quaker #spirituality @quaker.org.uk
@peace-campaigns.quaker.org.ukReposted by @quaker.org.ukMyself and Jo from @rethinkingsecurity.bsky.social have written a response to a recent article in The Friend magazine.
You can read it here (by signing up you get three free articles!) thefriend.org/article/poin...
@quaker.org.ukJohn Greenleaf Whittier, Waldo Williams, UA Fanthorpe, Rosie Bailey – there are many Quaker poets.
Rhiannon Grant shares some more in this blog for National Poetry Day https://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/expressing-faith-through-poetry
@quaker.org.ukThe climate impact of military activity is often left out of the conversation. If we are serious about reaching net zero, no sector should get a free pass. https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/count-military-emissions-in-climate-plans-quakers-say
@quaker.org.ukDo you have experience of working with children, young people and families?
We're looking for a new Youth Development Worker to support Quaker communities in the west of England and Bristol Peaceful Schools.
Full details at: https://www.quaker.org.uk/our-organisation/give-time/jobs/jobs
@quaker.org.uk"Nurturing the Seed of an all Loving God might seem like a daunting task for any one. But I hope it’s not too much to ask that we begin..."
In the Daily Service, Tim Gee reflects on the Parable of the Sower and our role in preparing the ground 🌱
@quaker.org.uk"Here, everyone listened as though potatoes were one of the accepted routes to God."
A newcomer shares the experience of their first Quaker meeting https://thefriend.org/article/first-light-an-anonymous-enquirer-at-a-quaker-meeting
@globalquakers.bsky.socialReposted by @quaker.org.uk"Worship can happen any place, any time".
To affirm this message, FWCC's General Secretary went outside to record a message for the BBC, which was broadcast this morning as part of @quaker.org.uk Quaker Week and ahead of World Quaker Day this weekend.
Full text here: fwcc.world/fwcc-records...
@makepolluterpayint.bsky.socialReposted by @quaker.org.ukThis is huge!
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has just used his final General Assembly speech to world leaders to pay tribute to our #MakePollutersPay movement. “You are on the right side of history – keep going.”
This movement is powerful. We are changing politics. Get involved!
@markdruss.bsky.socialReposted by @quaker.org.ukMy latest Pause for Thought on "making things right." "Our life is love, and peace, and tenderness; and... praying one for another, and helping one another up with a tender hand." Isaac Penington, 1667 #Quaker @quaker.org.uk #spirituality www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
@quaker.org.ukInterested in working on democracy, peace and climate justice?
We're looking for a Public Affairs and Media Manager to manage our advocacy and media team for 13 months.
Full details: www.quaker.org.uk/our-organisa...
@quaker.org.uk"When people are under the most pressure to act against their beliefs, their right to refuse matters most."
@quakerunoffice.bsky.social reminds the UN Human Rights Council that the right to conscientious objection to military service must be protected in wartime. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
@peace-campaigns.quaker.org.ukReposted by @quaker.org.ukPeacebuilding works, is far cheaper than war, and has the public’s support across the British political spectrum. So why is it so hard to fund compared to military options? From @rethinkingsecurity.bsky.social & @crbuildpeace.bsky.social
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2026/09/21/p...
@makepolluterpayint.bsky.socialReposted by @quaker.org.uk🌍 Today at the UN, we presented 2 million+ signatures calling for fossil-fuel companies to pay for the climate damage they cause. The powerful response: “Polluters must pay… We are with you. Use every tool at your disposal to hold the polluters accountable. You are on the right side of history."
