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Remembering lives lost at Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Updated 8 August 2019

Two atomic bombs dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 killed and maimed many thousands of people. This week the overwhelming devastation is being commemorated with vigils, prayers, peace walks and a determination to work for peace. Quakers around Britain will be among many remembering the lives lost.

Remembering lives lost at Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Moved by faith to stop global arms fair

Updated 1 September 2019

This week the global arms trade comes to London. At DSEI, arms companies sell weapons of death and destruction, repression and injustice, to military delegations. Thousands of protestors, including hundreds of Quakers, will be there, to stop the arms fair.

Moved by faith to stop global arms fair

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Arrests as arms fair set-up is delayed

Updated 5 September 2019

Many hundreds of Quakers were among people of faith who for nine hours brought to a halt the set-up in London of one of the world's largest arms fairs.

Arrests as arms fair set-up is delayed

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Quaker statement on potential Israeli annexation of the West Bank

Updated 2 July 2020

Amid uncertainty around threatened Israeli annexation of parts of the West Bank, Quaker Peace & Social Witness has joined American Friends Service Committee and Friends Committee on National Legislation to express their deep concern. They say annexation would make permanent a system of inequality and would deny justice to Palestinians whose rights have already been violated.

Quaker statement on potential Israeli annexation of the West Bank

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Swarthmore Lecture moves online

Updated 2 August 2020

The 2020 Swarthmore Lecture, part of the work of Woodbrooke and a key feature in the life of Quakers in Britain, will be delivered online on Saturday by social scientist, writer and broadcaster, Tom Shakespeare.

Swarthmore Lecture moves online

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"Our faith does not permit us to stand by": Quakers' statement ahead of COP26

Updated 27 October 2021

Quakers in Britain are calling for just solutions to the climate crisis and encouraging Friends to join the global day of action on Saturday 6 November, in a statement published in advance of the UN COP26 climate negotiations.

Our faith does not permit us to stand by - Quakers' statement ahead of COP26

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Trident not only immoral but expensive waste, Quakers say after failed test

Updated 4 February 2025

Quakers have reiterated their concerns over the immoral Trident missile system after reports emerged of another failed test.

Trident not only immoral but expensive waste, Quakers say after failed test

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Quakers and others say government’s public position on weapons licences to Israel at odds with what it has admitted in litigation

Updated 4 February 2025

The government must suspend arms transfers to Israel instead of stating that it has provided no lethal or military equipment, Quakers and others warned this week.

Quakers and others say government’s public position on weapons licences to Israel at odds with what it has admitted in litigation

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Joint statement on International Court of Justice orders on Gaza

Updated 4 February 2025

Quakers in Britain has joined 21 other charities calling on the UK government to ensure Israel complies with its obligations under international law, including immediately halting its military offensive in Rafah.

Joint statement on International Court of Justice orders on Gaza

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Quakers urge review of protest convictions amid growing threat to civil liberties

Updated 9 July 2025

Quakers in Britain has written to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper urging her to review the convictions of peaceful protesters arrested under unlawful regulations.

Quakers urge review of protest convictions amid growing threat to civil liberties