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Seeking the truth about Trident

Updated 22 April 2016

Quakers in Britain in association with Luath Press have published “The Truth about Trident: Disarming the Nuclear Argument". With more than 15,000 nuclear warheads stockpiled worldwide, Timmon Wallis explores the arguments for retaining Trident with a critical eye to get to the real truth.Timmon Wallis works for Quaker Peace and Social Witness and Christian CND.

Seeking the truth about Trident

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Quakers join crucial lobby on Trident

Updated 13 July 2016

Quakers around Britain are lobbying their Members of Parliament today ahead of a crucial vote on 18 July on whether to replace all four Trident submarines, which carry the UK's nuclear weapons system.

Quakers join crucial lobby on Trident

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Quakers save lives, not take lives

Updated 11 December 2022

This week Quakers are marking the anniversary of the devastation wrought on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by World War II nuclear bombs. One hundred years ago Quakers were on a different battlefield, among courageous conscientious objectors rescuing the dying and wounded at the Somme, one of the bloodiest battles in World War I.

Quakers save lives, not take lives

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Breaking the cycle of violence

Updated 9 December 2022

Beekeepers and market gardeners, university lecturers, teachers and men who left school aged twelve, doctors, printers and politicians, were conscientious objectors (COs) in World War I (WWI). Their courage – and the global plight of COs today – has inspired an art exhibition in London, set in a chamber resembling a WWI field tent made of bandages.

Breaking the cycle of violence

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Army increases recruitment of minors

Updated 1 December 2016

New figures out this week show that 24 per cent of British Army recruits are child soldiers. This is despite public opposition from Quakers and many others who are campaigning to raise the age of enlistment.

Army increases recruitment of minors

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Storytelling in stitches

Updated 20 July 2017

The famous Quaker Tapestry is a modern stitched masterpiece in storytelling. Part of it is being exhibited in Friends House in London. It was last in the capital over 20 years ago.

Storytelling in stitches

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Quaker Tapestry amazes and inspires

Updated 16 August 2017

Hundreds of visitors have been moved and inspired this week by the Quaker Tapestry on display in Friends House.

Quaker Tapestry inspires

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Quakers stand by #Stansted15

Updated 6 February 2019

Peaceful protesters, known as the #Stansted15, have been sentenced for endangering safety at aerodromes. Three of them were given nine month sentences suspended for 18 months and ordered to carry out unpaid work. Eleven defendants were given community orders and must carry out 100 hours' unpaid work. One was given rehabilitation activity. Quakers are supporting the group who say their nonviolent direct action was in defence of human rights.

Quakers stand with #Stansted15

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Quakers welcome Supreme Court appeal ruling on ethical investments

Updated 29 April 2020

Quakers in Britain today welcome the UK Supreme Court's ruling affirming the right of local authorities to make ethical choices in their pension investments.

Quakers welcome Supreme Court appeal ruling on ethical investments

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Communities of colour are over-policed and under-protected

Updated 5 June 2020

The Coronavirus Act gives police powers to detain anyone they think might be infectious. A group of human rights, racial equality, community, faith and health organisations – including Quakers – say the police powers granted to enforce lockdown are disproportionately impacting people of colour.

Communities of colour are over-policed and under-protected