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5 ways to support women in immigration detention this International Women’s Day

Created 7 March 2018

Earlier this year I celebrated the centenary of women's right to vote in the UK. I remembered, though, that not all UK women had that right even after 1918. Worse, the state continues to ignore the human rights of many women in the UK today.

5 ways to support women in immigration detention this International Women’s Day

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8 questions Gavin Williamson needs to answer about army schools

Updated 9 April 2018

Gavin Williamson, Secretary of State for Defence, has commissioned a review of the benefits of schools with a 'military ethos'. The military's “skills, values, and can-do attitude can inspire today's young people to challenge themselves and reach their potential," according to Williamson.

8 Questions Gavin Williamson needs to answer about army schools

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5 ways to make Quaker meeting houses work for the future

Updated 27 September 2018

I'm always a bit anxious when we spend time worrying about Quaker property. Early Quaker George Fox was disparaging about 'steeple houses'. In his radical vision, going to a physical church was not necessary to experience God. Really it's the community that makes up the church, not the premises it meets in.

5 ways to make Quaker meeting houses work for the future

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5 things we can do to put Quaker values into Brexit

Updated 16 December 2019

What can members of a faith group committed to peace, equality, integrity and sustainability do to put those values into a post-Brexit Britain? Quite a lot, it turns out. Here are five things that Quakers and those who share Quaker values can do to shape politics in the run-up to the UK's withdrawal from the EU.

5 ways to put Quaker values into Brexit

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How to heal divided communities: 5 tips from East African peace campaigners

Updated 23 January 2020

Quakers in Britain support small East African peace organisations to train community peacebuilders. I take a look at what we can learn from their achievements.

How to heal divided communities: 5 tips from East African peace campaigners

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9 voices the Department for Education would ban from schools

Updated 8 October 2020

Recent Department for Education guidance tells headteachers in England to ensure external organisations, speakers and resources do not take "extremist" stances. These include a stated desire to abolish capitalism and "a failure to condemn illegal activities done in support of their cause". The guidance also bans "victim narratives that are harmful to British society".

9 voices the Department for Education would ban from schools

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5 reasons to be a Quaker in 2022

Updated 4 January 2022

Have you ever been asked why you're a Quaker? Often I find my mind goes blank when I'm put on the spot. So I had a think, and came up with five reasons I continue to be a Quaker:

5 reasons to be a Quaker in 2022

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Military stand-off over Ukraine: 5 things you can do

Updated 17 February 2022

On 25 January Quakers in Britain issued a statement urging all sides to "engage in urgent de-escalation and commit to resolving the stand-off over Ukraine peacefully". Since then, we have witnessed the continuation of the military build-up. Despite Russia's recent disputed announcement of a partial withdrawal of some troops, there is continued international concern that diplomacy may fail and that a terrible new war may break out.

Military stand-off over Ukraine: 5 things you can do

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Hope – the message of worldwide prayer

Updated 1 March 2022

World Day of Prayer 2022 falls on 4 March. It aims to bring together women of various races, cultures and traditions in closer understanding. Each year a different country is selected to write the liturgy for a worldwide day of prayer and England, Wales and Northern Ireland had been chosen for 2022; the first time since 1945. WDP is an international ecumenical women's movement which began in the USA in 1887 and is celebrated annually in over 150 countries.

Hope – the message of worldwide prayer

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What does Quaker community look like in 2023?

Updated 23 December 2022

Quakers are a worshipping community. Our simple way of worshipping, of seeking the leadings of the Spirit for us, depends on us coming together in groups. It is a corporate act, a recognition that the body has many members. We can worship individually, of course – and many Quakers have our own personal spiritual practices – but we recognise that seeking God's will for us is best done together.

What does Quaker community look like in 2023?