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World Refugee Day: plea to give sanctuary to child refugees
20 June 2020
Quakers are among more than 250 faith leaders who have written an open letter to the Prime Minister, asking him to commit to offering child refugees a safe route to asylum in the UK.
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Quakers join launch of Build Back Better campaign
8 June 2020
Quakers in Britain are pleased to be co-launching Build Back Better, a new campaign for a green and just recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The campaign says let's not go back to normal.
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Sharing Quakers' view on marriage
21 May 2020
An imam, a bishop and a Quaker had plenty to say on the hot topic of marriage, on a BBC Radio 4 programme broadcast this week.
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Pandemic exacerbates inequalities
11 May 2020
Quakers in Britain have joined more than 30 other organisations in calling for a green and just recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Quakers welcome Supreme Court appeal ruling on ethical investments
29 April 2020
Quakers in Britain today welcome the UK Supreme Court's ruling affirming the right of local authorities to make ethical choices in their pension investments.
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Quakers change plans for Yearly Meeting Gathering
3 April 2020
Quakers in Britain have postponed their 2020 Yearly Meeting Gathering. The ongoing public health situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, very sadly, makes it impossible to bring 2,000 people together for this event.