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Celebrating resistance in Refugee Week
This Refugee Week Quakers in Britain are welcoming poets and musicians to help change the way refugees are seen. A line-up of award-winning voices at These Walls Must Fall will celebrate resistance to injustice.
Celebrating resistance in Refugee Week
Putting the protest back in Protestant
Take one stand-up comedian and mediator, an actor, activist and biblical scholar, a team of peace activists, and a handful of turbulent priests. Each one exploring the connection between spirituality and activism. Add to that, Quaker worship in stillness that settles, calms and opens hearts. This week, Quakers are offering this mix to thousands enjoying Greenbelt Festival.
Putting the protest back into Protestant
Asylum seekers need to work, says coalition
Quakers in Britain this week joined a large coalition of charities, faith groups, businesses and unions calling for a change in the law to allow asylum seekers the right to work six months after they have arrived in the UK.
Asylum seekers need to work, says coalition
Facing power and privilege
A 1,200 strong gathering of Quakers in London has shared their hopes and fears about the plight of the planet and how power and privilege prevent effective work for justice.
Facing power and privilege
Seeing signs of hope in a fragile world
An exploration of how privilege and power may get in the way of effective work for justice sparked intensely moving and reflective ministry, as 1,200 Quakers gathered for Yearly Meeting (YM) this week.
Seeing signs of hope in a fragile world
Quakers stand with grieving community following shooting of Chris Kaba
Quakers have joined other faith groups in calling for compassion and justice in the wake of the Metropolitan Police-related fatal shooting of Chris Kaba on 5 September.
Quakers stand with grieving community following shooting of Chris Kaba
Quakers on shortlist for a major campaigning award
Quakers in Britain have been shortlisted for a major campaigning award alongside other organisations for their work as part of the Police Bill Alliance.
Quakers on shortlist for a major campaigning award
Coalition of Quakers and others win major campaigning award
Quakers in Britain are delighted to have won a major campaigning award alongside other organisations for their work as part of the Police Bill Alliance.
Coalition of Quakers and others win major campaigning award
This isn't belonging
Weirdly, I found myself agreeing when hearing retired Major General Tim Cross on BBC Radio 4's Today Programme, saying that army recruitment is "not about being nice", it's about "fighting power" against the "Queen's enemies". This nakedly militarist agenda at least has the merit of honesty. The General has been irked by the fresh crop of British Army ads.Marketing the military is a difficult business, with recruitment rates stalling (PDF). But the marketers seem to have settled on 'belonging' as the army's selling point. I'd like to call out the lie.
This isn't belonging
5 ways to support women in immigration detention this International Women’s Day
Earlier this year I celebrated the centenary of women's right to vote in the UK. I remembered, though, that not all UK women had that right even after 1918. Worse, the state continues to ignore the human rights of many women in the UK today.
5 ways to support women in immigration detention this International Women’s Day