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It’s time for schools to teach the climate and ecological crisis

Updated 26 February 2020

Strange but true: today's UK school system prepares pupils for a future that simply does not exist. This extraordinary failing has led young people to self-organise and demand school-based education that acknowledges and responds to the defining challenge of their lives: the climate crisis.

It’s time for schools to teach the climate and ecological crisis

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Quakers host Greta Thunberg and support climate activists

Updated 24 February 2020

Swedish climate activist and Nobel Prize nominee Greta Thunberg today urged everyone to listen to scientists and face the crisis of climate change. She was welcomed to Friends House by young Quakers.

Quakers host Greta Thunberg and support climate activists

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Hearing the call of the climate crisis

Updated 18 February 2020

It's been a momentous spring for the climate movement in the UK. Schoolchildren have led climate strikes from school. Extinction Rebellion occupied four major London streets for a week to amplify their demand that the government cut emissions to zero by 2025.

Hearing the call of the climate crisis

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How we can help prevent tragedies like Grenfell

Updated 17 February 2020

"Action that aims merely to alleviate the worst effects of inequality is not enough. As we wrestle with the implications of our testimony to equality, Quakers feel called to act more radically to tackle the underlying causes. This calling requires spiritual struggle and real practical change." – Meeting for Sufferings, April 2014

How we can help prevent tragedies like Grenfell

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Reporting from the 2017 Quaker Activist Gathering

Updated 12 February 2020

Ruth Tod from Henley Quaker Meeting and the Quaker Peace & Social Witness Central Committee writes of her experiences at the 2017 Quaker Activist Gathering in London.

Reporting from the 2017 Quaker Activist Gathering

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Inspiring children with a love of the natural environment

Updated 12 February 2020

Quakers in Central England are supporting children from different faith backgrounds through the Small Footsteps sustainability programme.

Inspiring children with a love of the natural environment

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Quakers challenge new government on top priorities

Updated 2 January 2020

A call to focus on criminal justice, climate justice, migrant rights, and international relations.

Quakers challenge new government on top priorities

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A brief history of Quakers and banking

Updated 23 July 2019

Alongside famous manufacturing businesses with Quaker origins like Cadbury, Rowntree's and Clarks, there are two other household names whose early success was built by Quakers: Lloyds and Barclays. These big names in banking might not occur to you when you think of Quaker values of peace, equality and sustainability, but both were established by Quaker families. Though they no longer have a Quaker connection, Lloyds was formed in 1765, while Barclays began back in 1690.

A brief history of Quakers and banking

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The spiritual basis for Quaker climate action

Updated 30 July 2019

new economy action guide - fairer finance

new-economy-action-guide-fairer-finance.pdf

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Teaching business students about Quaker ethics

Updated 10 July 2019

Barbara Hayes of Chichester Quaker Meeting shares an exciting form of outreach.

Teaching business students about Quaker ethics