The White Feather Diaries

A project from Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain:


The white feather diaries is a social media storytelling project marking the centenary of World War I. It offers an insight into overlooked aspects of war: resistance to killing and the relief of suffering.


The website follows the lives of five young people who lived a century ago and opposed World War I. Their stories, published periodically over three years, take us from the outbreak of war to the introduction of conscription and groundbreaking legislation recognising conscientious objection. Through daily posts we share their moral dilemmas and their often dangerous decisions.


For those wanting to delve further into these fascinating stories, each blog entry includes rich background material about the content of the post or the diarist and their contemporaries.


The white feather diaries sheds light on the hidden stories of those whose bravery saved lives and changed British legislation, leading to a wider recognition of the legitimacy of the right to refuse to kill. It poses the question, "What would you do?" and encourages discussion about issues still relevant today. This fascinating project, drawing from original diaries, letters and other materials, will run from 2014 to 2016. To stay informed about new posts, please follow The white feather diaries on Twitter or Facebook.




A link to the diaries

Y Ffordd Dawel? The Quiet Way?

What being a Quaker means to people in Wales today.
Beth mae bod yn Grynwr yn ei olygu i bobl yng Nghymru heddiw.


Here is a series of conversations by people living in Wales exploring their own experience of Quakerism and what it means to them.
Dyma gyfres o sgyrsiau gan bobl sy'n byw yng Nghymru, ac yn ymchwilio i'w profiad unigol o Grynwriaeth â'r hyn y mae'n ei olygu iddynt.

Croeso // Welcome

Cwrdd â’r Crynwyr Hwlffordd // Quaker Quest Haverfordwest

Here in west Wales 4 Quaker groups are getting together to present a series of four Quaker Quest evenings in October:




These words are from the main Quaker Quest site:

"We have found that people enquiring about us want to experience Quaker worship, hear why being a quaker matters to us, talk to each other and us about it and get an idea what sort of people we are.

So at various places across the country we offer this in an informal and relaxed way. Quaker Quest evenings are open to anyone. You won't be asked to pay. And we never require ourselves or anyone else to 'sign up' to a set of beliefs.

The stillness that is at the core of Quaker worship is as needed today as ever, along with the spiritual and social values we have derived from it. We will be as interested in how you feel about them as we will be in meeting you."