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Pandemic prompts new ways of Quaker worship and witness
20 November 2020
Quakers in Britain are set to decide whether to create an online festival for their Yearly Meeting next year.
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Nuclear weapons declared illegal under international law
25 October 2020
The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is entering into force as international law after being ratified by the 50th state. This historic step forward for the global community will help to rid the world of weapons of mass death and destruction.
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Being open to new light
8 October 2020
A group of Quakers has begun to revise the book of discipline that has guided Quaker witness, community and worship across the centuries.
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Quakers weathering financial challenges
5 October 2020
The financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) which brings together the Quaker Church, charity and organisation, is becoming clear.
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Global peacebuilders urge governments to recommit to peace
21 September 2020
On International Day of Peace (21 September) Quakers are joining a global call for peace, justice and inclusion to be at the heart of the response to COVID-19.
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Pensions Minister advises: 'cajole' fossil fuel giants
4 August 2020
More than 70 civil society leaders, including MPs, have heavily criticised Pensions Minister Guy Opperman MP, for writing in the Telegraph that UK pension funds should not divest from fossil fuels