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10 June 2020
The UK must end indefinite immigration detention
by Suzanne Ismail
Over the coming weeks the UK Parliament has an opportunity to end the scandal of indefinite immigration detention. Suzanne Ismail explains why it's vital it takes it.
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8 June 2020
It's time to Build Back Better for a safe and just future
by Olivia Hanks
'Normal' was failing millions of people. Olivia Hanks looks at ways to get involved in the campaign to #BuildBackBetter from the Covid-19 pandemic.
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26 May 2020
What is climate justice?
by Rebecca Woo
What does justice have to do with climate campaigning? Rebecca Woo explores the connection, and shares how Quakers are taking action in this area.
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14 May 2020
Where our witness is: an invitation to the QPSW Summer Series
by Lyndsay Burtonshaw
With physical gatherings postponed or cancelled for the foreseeable future, Quaker Peace & Social Witness is running a Summer Series of workshops and seminars.
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7 May 2020
VE day and the hope for peace
by Marigold Bentley
Marigold Bentley reflects on the beginning of the end of World War II and the work for peace that continues.
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29 April 2020
A Quaker climate striker talks campaigning through lockdown
by Lyndsay Burtonshaw
Self-care and Zoom calls: 18-year-old Quaker Anya Nanning Ramamurthy speaks to Lyndsay Burtonshaw about the practicalities of continuing climate strikes online.
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29 April 2020
Working for peace in East Africa during the Covid-19 crisis
by Tobias Wellner
Tobias Wellner looks at how community organisers in Kenya, Burundi and Rwanda are nurturing nonviolence during a pandemic.
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17 April 2020
Locked up in lockdown: the Quaker prison chaplains reaching out
by Marleen Schepers
Quaker prison chaplains have found new ways to continue their work during the current pandemic, says Marleen Schepers.
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9 April 2020
Navigating uncertain waters: Covid-19 and inequality
by Quaker Council for European Affairs
Isolation, disruption and confusion have interrupted many of our lives. Kékéli Kpognon and Andrew Lane chart a way through by focusing on those who have been surviving these conditions for years.
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3 April 2020
Engaging with conflict: a toolkit for difficult times
by Lisa Cumming
Conflict – whether in ourselves, in our homes, or in our communities – can be daunting. Lisa Cumming introduces a new handbook full of tips on dealing with conflict creatively and with care.
