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How a fair tax system could help us Build Back Better

Updated 12 June 2020

Sunday 14 June is Tax Justice Sunday: a day when Christians are encouraged to come together to reflect on the role of tax in society, and to speak out for a fairer tax system. This year it comes as many in the churches and in wider society are calling for tax reform to be part of how we build back better from the Covid-19 pandemic.

How a fair tax system could help us Build Back Better

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Living the spirit of ubuntu: preparing for World Quaker Day

Updated 29 November 2023

The next Quaker World Plenary Meeting will be hosted by the Friends World Committee's Africa Section and Southern Africa Yearly Meeting. Accordingly the event's framing is African, using the word and concept ubuntu, known and used in various countries of the continent, and originating in Southern Africa.

Living the spirit of ubuntu: Preparing for World Quaker Day

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Solidarity, friendship and faith in climate justice

Updated 31 August 2023

'Solidarity' is a term that is often used in conversations around climate and social justice. We send our solidarity to those suffering on the climate frontline in the Global South, to those who are displaced by extreme weather events and to those protesting fossil fuels projects that will devastate their local environment.

Solidarity, friendship and faith in climate justice

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Why does taking action for just peace in Palestine and Israel support our work for climate justice?

Updated 15 November 2023

On 19 June this year, the UK Government tabled a bill that infringes on our right to use boycott and divestment as peaceful means of protest. The 'Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill' (or 'Anti-boycott bill') aims to prevent public bodies (such as local authorities, universities, some pension funds and other public institutions like the National Health Service) from making financial decisions based on ethical choices.

Why does taking action for just peace in Palestine and Israel support our work for climate justice?

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Thoughts on online meeting for worship

Updated 16 March 2020

This week I attended my first ever online meeting for worship. To my slight surprise it was a warm and spirited experience.

Thoughts on online meeting for worship

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Remembering the conscientious objectors of World War I in Kansas City

Updated 9 December 2022

Kansas City is the largest city in Missouri and once the western frontier of the United States. The sprawling Mississippi flanks its border with the state of Kansas. It marks a boundary, the former division between the Union and the slave-owning states of the South.

Remembering WWI conscientious objectors in Kansas City

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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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Dispatches from the Quaker World Plenary

Updated 14 August 2024

The World Plenary is a meeting of Quakers from around the world. It is organised by Friends World Committee for Consultation and this year is being hosted by Southern Africa Yearly Meeting, and held in South Africa and online. The theme of the World Plenary is 'Living the spirit of Ubuntu: Responding with hope to God's call to cherish creation – and one another'._______

Dispatches from the Quaker World Plenary

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8 badass Quaker women

Updated 19 March 2019

According to Urban Dictionary, the word 'badass' is: "1. A general term used to describe behaviour that is fearless, authentic, compassionate, and ethical. 2. Well above the social standard for 'normal' behaviour." It's also a gender neutral term, which I rate.

8 badass Quaker women

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What does climate breakdown have to do with our work on migration?

Updated 16 May 2019

Much of our current political discourse engages with climate change and migration each in isolation. This deflects the necessary conversations around power, distribution of resources and justice. It also divides our efforts around creating a peaceful and just world.

What does climate breakdown have to do with our work on migration?