by Graham Taylor. What follows is the lecture first delivered for the Quaker Socialist Society on 04 November, 2024. It was QSS’s contribution to the 400th anniversary celebrations of Fox’s birth. There is a list of the anniversary events (65 in all) on the website of the Friends World Committee for Consultation. After this lecture ..read more

by Hal Weaver and The Black Quaker Project. Bradford University Honors BQP Associate, World Citizen Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, with Honorary Doctor of Education! Dear F/friends,As the year closes, our ministry is thrilled to spotlight the achievements of our Associate and regular collaborator, Friend Nozizwe Madlala-Routledge, who was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Education from the University of ..read more

by Nicola Grove. “Whilst the horrors we are witnessing serve to dry my tears as though in frozen repulsion, it is the little kindnesses that enable them to flow…” Heather Stroud, CAMPAIN. JUST… One thing you can do this week for peace and justice in Palestine Every Monday 19.30 GMT Witness… a minute silence remembering ..read more

by Graham Taylor. What follows is the lecture I delivered to the Quaker Socialist Society on 04 November, 2024. It is the contribution by the QSS to the anniversary of George Fox’s birth. Those who are interested in other anniversary talks ands events will find a full list, including this lecture, on the website of ..read more

By Nicola Grove. “Whilst the horrors we are witnessing serve to dry my tears as though in frozen repulsion, it is the little kindnesses that enable them to flow…” Heather Stroud, CAMPAIN For over a year now I have been watching in disbelief and horror as the plan to eradicate Palestine from the map proceeds ..read more

by Priscilla Alderson. Here in three minutes is what is really happening to the NHS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IO2Z-iIBYwY For everyone who voted for Labour hoping to ‘save the NHS’ from being privatised, recent news raises questions. District General Hospitals usefully centralise all the interrelated local clinical services. However, hospital departments that offer quicker profits are being cut ..read more

by Bert Clough. I have just written a monograph about the Burford Quaker, Socialist, and pacifist who championed access to the countryside. If any QSS member would like a copy (the price is only £5) then I will post it to them. Please write your name in the Comment box below and you’ll be contacted ..read more

by Graham Taylor. Last winter Grace Crookall-Greening died, a founder member of the Quaker Socialist Society in 1975, and an inspiration to the cause of ethical socialism. Grace wanted peace at home and peace abroad. She went seven times to Russia to try and further world peace through international co-operation, and she campaigned to establish ..read more

by Ruth Kettle-Frisby. Two years ago, two other local mums and I set up Clear the Air In Havering to support clean air initiatives including School Streets and the expansion of the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) to Greater London by Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan. Air pollution is a thorny topic where I live ..read more

by Graham Taylor. Here are three books that have come to my attention this summer. Daniel Smith-Christopher is an America Quaker who studies Christian Socialism. His new book, on Keir Hardie, is an absolute must for Quaker Socialists interested in history. It is expensive but could be ordered through libraries. William Dalrymple is not a ..read more