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Press contact: Anne van Staveren | Tel: 020 7663 1048 | Mob: 07958 009703 | Email: annev@quaker.org.uk | @mediaquaker
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Quaker Tapestry amazes and inspires
16 August 2017
Hundreds of visitors have been moved and inspired this week by the Quaker Tapestry on display in Friends House.
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Peace delegation urges restraint in nuclear row
11 August 2017
Quakers joined a peace delegation today seeking to defuse the growing international tension sparked by dangerous threats exchanged between the Presidents of the US and North Korea.
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Quakers warn we are stealing the future
5 August 2017
Amid nations' increasing uncertainty and insecurity, Quakers in Britain say that inequality has become vividly apparent. More than a thousand Quakers meeting for their annual gathering, said, "We are distressed by the trashing of our planet, and angry at the greed, ruthlessness, lies and violence which blight the lives of so many."
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Sanctuary Meetings project challenges the 'hostile environment'
1 August 2017
Quakers in Britain have this week announced a new project to challenge the government policy of creating a 'hostile environment' for newcomers to Britain, and to replace it instead with a culture of welcoming hospitality.
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How faith can shape politics
31 July 2017
Catherine West MP gave the 110th Swarthmore Lecture tonight, (Monday) encouraging Quakers to champion the cause of equality in their own communities.