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Quakers press for housing justice

Updated 2 December 2016

Soaring house prices, welfare cuts and loss of social housing have sparked a housing crisis. For Quakers at Yearly Meeting it was a hot topic and now they are questioning peers who are beginning a line by line examination of The Housing and Planning Bill in the House of Lords. Quakers in Britain say this Bill is a missed opportunity for the government to reduce inequality in the housing system. Instead it will increase inequality between those who are home-owners and those who are not.

Quakers press for housing justice

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Conscientious objection: 100 years on

Updated 9 December 2022

In the midst of World War I, as conscription came into force, Quakers worked with parliament to ensure men had the right to refuse to kill. In 1916, with the Military Service Act, Britain became the first country to give legal recognition to individual conscience, now enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

A 100 years of Conscientious Objection to military service

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Housing inequality

Updated 10 December 2015

Housing is a global issue and some of the solutions are on a scale where only governments can act. New legislation could be an opportunity to work on some of the complex problems at the heart of housing inequality.

Housing inequality

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Quakers are Camden Carbon Champions

Updated 23 November 2015

Quakers' efforts to reduce their carbon footprint have been rewarded by Camden Climate Change Alliance who have recognised Friends House as Carbon Champion.

Quakers are Camden Carbon Champions

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Remembering for peace

Updated 9 December 2022

On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 the guns fell silent and World War I ended. More than 100 years later, at 11.00am on 11 November, people across the nations will again stand silently. Pausing for two minutes to reflect.

Remembering for peace

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New government must protect human rights

Updated 18 December 2019

In the run-up to the general election and on global Human Rights Day (today, 10 December) Quakers in Britain have joined more than 100 civil society groups to urge all party leaders to commit to protecting universal human rights.

New government must protect human rights

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Count down to general election

Updated 16 May 2024

As the scramble towards a general election begins, Quakers across Britain are set to question parliamentary candidates on key topics.

Count down to general election

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Mass lobby urges action on climate

Updated 27 June 2019

More than 100 Quakers from England, Scotland and Wales came to Westminster today to take part in The Time is Now, a mass lobby of parliament urging MPs to take action on climate crisis and environmental breakdown. Faith representatives ─ including a former archbishop and a young Quaker ─ addressed the gathering.

Mass lobby urges action on climate

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Greta Thunberg welcomed to Friends House

Updated 21 April 2019

Swedish climate striker Greta Thunberg sparked a global strike to protest at the lack of government action to combat the climate crisis. Next week (22 and 23 April) she will be in London. Her two-day programme begins in Friends House, home of Quakers in Britain.

Global climate campaigner in Friends House

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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