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Teach Peace Secondary: a timely education resource

Updated 26 April 2024

There's growing concern among teachers about peace. This was evident at this year's National Education Union (NEU) conference. "Children should not pay the price of war", said Daniel Kebede, NEU General Secretary, after delegates passed a motion on Palestine and Israel. "More children have been killed in Gaza in four months than in four years of worldwide wars."

Teach Peace Secondary: a timely education resource

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Peace and the general election: where do the parties stand?

Updated 27 June 2024

Recently, I took advantage of a rare invitation to an event at the House of Commons to buttonhole the MP hosting it. The week before, I'd asked my colleagues if there was anything they'd like me to ask him. And so, amid the chink of wine glasses and the steady dispatch of canapés, I found myself enquiring of the honourable member, "What makes you feel safe?"

Peace and the general election: where do the parties stand?

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6 ways our new government could build a peaceful and sustainable world

Updated 25 July 2024

Now that the UK has a new government, many will be watching to see how Labour's campaign translates into reality. We'll be hoping, of course, that it will result in positive changes for two topics that perhaps were not as prominent in the election campaign as we would have liked: climate justice and peace.

6 ways our new government could build a peaceful and sustainable world

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Straight, not narrow: John Lampen addresses some misconceptions over the Peace Testimony

Updated 6 November 2024

Some recent writing in the Friend has implied that our Peace Testimony contains a duty not to take sides when faced with the world's conflicts. This is a misunderstanding that could mislead Friends, and give a wrong impression about our peace witness.

Straight, not narrow: John Lampen addresses some misconceptions over the Peace Testimony

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The ones who are forgotten on Remembrance Day

Updated 5 November 2024

It's said that truth is the first victim of war. If that's so, then close on truth's heels is a second victim: the right not to take part in it.

The ones who are forgotten on Remembrance Day

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How the DSEI arms fair fuels wars and repression

Updated 28 August 2025

Past events have showcased illegal leg irons, waist chains and electric batons as well as internationally banned cluster bombs.

How the DSEI arms fair fuels wars and repression

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What should a confident Quaker voice for peace sound like today?

Updated 29 January 2026

I'm standing in the kitchen when I read the news that the US military has abducted the president of Venezuela. I stand stock still for a minute, not believing what I'm reading.And then I realise I shouldn't be surprised. Somehow, that feels even worse.

What should a confident Quaker voice for peace sound like today?