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Quakers put priorities to new PM

Updated 25 October 2022

Quakers in Britain have written to new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, urging him to focus on climate, cost-of-living, peace, and truth.

Quakers put priorities to new PM

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Quakers united in opposition to war

Updated 4 February 2025

Eight Quaker agencies have signed a joint statement on the peace testimony and the war in Ukraine.

Quakers united in opposition to war

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Strong public support for nuclear disarmament education, new poll shows

Updated 4 February 2025

With the Doomsday Clock at 100 seconds to midnight, and anxiety about nuclear war running high, new evidence is to be presented in parliament of strong public support for more education on nuclear weapons.

Strong public support for nuclear disarmament education, new poll shows

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Quakers urge UK Foreign Secretary to consider signing the nuclear prohibition treaty

Updated 4 February 2025

On the second anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), Christian peace organisations are calling on the UK government to back the ban on the weapons.

Quakers urge UK Foreign Secretary to consider signing the nuclear prohibition treaty

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Quakers address the monarch at Buckingham Palace

Updated 4 February 2025

Quakers from Britain and Ireland visited Buckingham Palace on Thursday, 9 March, to exercise their historic right to address the King.

Quakers address the monarch at Buckingham Palace

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Quakers: Budget does not address crises facing country

Updated 4 February 2025

The Chancellor's 2023 budget should do more to address the climate crisis, Quakers said.

Quakers: Budget does not address crises facing country

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European and Middle Eastern Quakers uphold each other at a time of war

Updated 4 February 2025

Quakers from across Europe and the Middle East gathered in Birmingham this month to share worship and work done, and to build a loving community.

European and Middle Eastern Quakers uphold each other at a time of war

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Quakers in Britain call for respect for conscientious objection rights

Updated 10 August 2023

Joining Quakers working for peace from across Europe, British Quakers are writing to the government of Ukraine, requesting the release of Yurii Sheliazhenko, the executive director of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement.

Quakers in Britain call for respect for conscientious objection rights

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East Africa peace work threatened by unprecedented challenges

Updated 4 February 2025

The conflict in Ukraine, coronavirus pandemic and climate change are all putting intolerable pressure on peace work in East Africa, peacebuilders say.

East Africa peacebuilding work threatened by unprecedented challenges

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Quakers celebrate the courage of nuclear-ban nations

Updated 4 February 2025

Quakers have joined over 100 faith groups, calling on states to ban nuclear weapons and upholding the 65 who already have.

Quakers celebrate the courage of nuclear-ban nations