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New Deputy Recording Clerk appointed
28 April 2022
Britain Yearly Meeting has appointed a new Deputy Recording Clerk, Siobhán Haire, who joins Quakers in Britain from The Brilliant Club, a university access and widening participation charity, where she is interim Chief Operating Officer.
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Protect the right to boycott unethical companies
26 April 2022
Quakers and other civil society groups are opposing the government's plans for an 'anti-boycott bill' which would dramatically affect their ability to campaign for social and climate justice.
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Quakers join calls on government to treat refugees with humanity
19 April 2022
Paul Parker, Recording Clerk of Quakers in Britain, joined senior Christian leaders this week in writing to all MPs ahead of Wednesday's vote on the Nationality and Borders Bill, urging them to use their influence to make changes to the Bill.
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"How can we transform thought into action?" ask young Quakers
13 April 2022
Young Quakers who gathered from across Britain and beyond last weekend agreed that time should not be wasted and that Quakers must act upon issues like climate change and educational equity, instead of merely talking about them.
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Quakers dismayed by energy strategy
7 April 2022
Quakers in Britain have responded to the British Energy Security Strategy published by the government today (7 April).
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Lords push back on Policing Bill
5 April 2022
Members of the House of Lords have voted three times to remove draconian restrictions to protest from the Policing Bill.