“People, stay human!”
In Russia, mass protests against the war, like the ones that took place in February and March, were quickly stifled by new laws. For example, one Moscow city councillor was sentenced to seven years in a penal colony for...
Ukraine, again…
More than eight months after the Russian invasion, the war in Ukraine continues. Here are some updates; for earlier news see this post: friendshousemoscow.org/news-about-ukraine/ War and the Peace Testimony Eight Quaker agencies have signed a joint statement on the...
Then, and now…
Patricia Cockrell reflects on the “landscape” in Russia in the 1990s, when charities and human rights organisations were set up, and on how things have changed in the years that followed… One of the advices in the Britain Yearly...
New books: Quakers in Russia
Two recently published books tell stories of Quakers in Russia – one book is set in the 1920s and one in the 1990s. In “Friends and Comrades: How Quakers helped Russians survive famine and epidemic“, Sergei Nikitin tells the...
News about Ukraine
For ways to donate, see below… For a statement from Britain Yearly Meeting please click here … And for a collection of useful links and resources see this page from Northern Friends Peace Board in the UK: https://nfpb.org.uk/ukraine_2022/ For...
Ukraine: Quakers in Britain condemn attack and call for end to fighting
This statement can be found at: https://www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/quakers-condemn-attack-on-ukraine Quakers in Britain strongly condemn the attack on Ukraine. It is a grave development for humanity, and a violation of international law, including the Charter of the United Nations. “Our belief in...
Sliding on the ice
“Nastya and Nikita” publish entertaining and educational books for children, books that tell stories about Russian people and places. One book features the town of Kaluga, where our new project to give school books to migrant children is running. It...
A book for migrant kids
Our project “Equally Diverse” provides schools, in the Kaluga region, with books that help children of migrants to learn Russian, understand the “codes” for living in Russian society, and thrive in their new environment. The project leader is especially...
“To what end do we translate?”
At Friends House Moscow we often talk about our published books, but usually not much is said about what goes on behind the scenes. What is the thinking behind this outreach work? Who are the intended audience? How is...
Racism – An Urgent Concern for Peace Churches
Church and Peace is a European ecumenical peace church network of communities, training centres, peace organisations and peace service agencies. On 1 September the Britain and Ireland region of Church and Peace hosted an online event to discuss the...