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How can educators respond to events in Palestine and Israel?

Updated 2 February 2024

Quakers are making Razor Wire & Olive Branches resources downloadable for free and the physical pack available at a discount. We've sign-posted more resources for educators below.

How can educators respond to events in Palestine and Israel?

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Why I am still a pacifist

Updated 12 February 2024

I became General Secretary of the Friends World Committee for Consultation in January of 2022, a role of service to the world's 400,000 or so Quakers, who collectively comprise one of the world's traditional peace churches.

Why I am still a pacifist

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The fragility of freedom: Holocaust Memorial Day 2024

Updated 27 January 2024

Quakers, like many others, participate in Holocaust Memorial Day (HMD) each year. Taking place on 27 January (the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp), it's a critical reminder of how division and hatred can spread, and to reinforce our commitment to prevent that.

The fragility of freedom: Holocaust Memorial Day 2024

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Grief and hope: marking two years of war in Ukraine

Updated 1 March 2024

24 February marks two years since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and this anniversary reminds us to take stock of the enormous toll the war has taken. As well as those who have suffered death, injury or displacement in the war, this anniversary I'll be holding in my heart those who are courageously objecting to participating in it, or working for peace and nonviolent resistance, often at great risk.

Grief and hope: marking two years of war in Ukraine

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Quakers and the upcoming general election

Updated 24 June 2024

A general election is a great opportunity for us all to influence how our country is run. At Quakers in Britain we've developed some materials to help Quaker individuals, groups and meetings engage with their local candidates and communities. You can find all the information at www.quaker.org.uk/vote.

Quakers and the upcoming general election

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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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Responding to the current situation in Israel and Palestine

Updated 1 December 2023

Global Christian Leaders' letter about Gaza to the Prime Minster and the Foreign Secretary 30 November 2023

letter-to-pm-global-christian-letter-gaza-2023-11-30.pdf