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New call to ban fracking in Scotland

Updated 9 May 2017

Quakers in Britain are urging the Scottish Government to ban fracking and unconventional gas and oil extraction. In a response to the government's public consultation, Quakers are calling for bold steps to tackle climate change by supporting renewable, efficient energy instead.

New call to ban fracking in Scotland

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Marking the Balfour Declaration centenary

Updated 31 October 2017

This year marks historic anniversaries in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: 100 years since the Balfour Declaration conveying British support for a national homeland for the Jewish people in Palestine; 50 years since the start of the Israeli military occupation of Palestine; and 10 years since the beginning of the blockade of Gaza.

Reflecting on Balfour Declaration centenary

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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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Communities of colour are over-policed and under-protected

Updated 5 June 2020

The Coronavirus Act gives police powers to detain anyone they think might be infectious. A group of human rights, racial equality, community, faith and health organisations – including Quakers – say the police powers granted to enforce lockdown are disproportionately impacting people of colour.

Communities of colour are over-policed and under-protected

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World Refugee Day: plea to give sanctuary to child refugees

Updated 20 June 2020

Quakers are among more than 250 faith leaders who have written an open letter to the Prime Minister, asking him to commit to offering child refugees a safe route to asylum in the UK.

World Refugee Day: plea to give sanctuary to child refugees

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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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Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Updated 6 August 2020

Seventy five years ago today, (6 August) during World War II, atomic bombs destroyed Japanese cities. First, Hiroshima, followed three days later by Nagasaki. Countless thousands perished. The only remains of many were their shadows, burned into stone.This is a time for remembrance, reflection and action.

Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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Yearly Meeting Gathering 2021 moves online

Updated 4 March 2021

Covid-19 has led to many changes. This summer, around two thousand Quakers expected to spend a week together for worship and business. Now the pandemic has led to Yearly Meeting Gathering 2021 happening online.

Yearly Meeting Gathering moves online