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Quakers save lives, not take lives

Updated 11 December 2022

This week Quakers are marking the anniversary of the devastation wrought on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by World War II nuclear bombs. One hundred years ago Quakers were on a different battlefield, among courageous conscientious objectors rescuing the dying and wounded at the Somme, one of the bloodiest battles in World War I.

Quakers save lives, not take lives

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Inspired by faith

Updated 14 November 2016

World Quaker Day on Sunday 2 October brings together the global Quaker community – and falls in the ninth British Quaker Week. Quaker meetings around England, Scotland and Wales are opening their doors with a warm welcome, offering music and art, drama and discussion, worship and witness.

Inspired by faith

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Quakers caution against scrapping the Human Rights Act

Updated 10 December 2016

To mark Human Rights Day on 10 December, Quakers in Britain have sent a plea to the Prime Minister to drop the government's commitment to 'scrap' the Human Rights Act. This move signifies their centuries-long history of standing up for human rights and for working for peace and justice.

Don't scrap the Human Rights Act

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Welcoming new MPs

Updated 9 June 2017

One of the newly elected MPs in the hung parliament will give a keynote address next month at Quakers' Yearly Meeting Gathering.

Welcoming new MPs

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Climate activists say 1.5° to stay alive

Updated 21 November 2017

Quakers in Britain are calling on the government to face up to the UK's full obligations to tackle climate change.

Climate activists say 1.5° to stay alive

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Quakers call for bold national climate policy

Updated 11 October 2018

Quakers in Britain and Friends World Committee for Consultation are today (8 October) bringing together faith leaders and representatives from the Buddhist, Brahma Kumaris, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and Quaker communities for an interfaith celebration of sustainable living. They are meeting as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C delivers a sharp message that the world must act now to avoid climate catastrophe. .

Quakers call for bold national climate policy

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Call for government rethink on punitive education

Updated 30 August 2019

Quakers in Britain are challenging government plans which could emphasise punishments in Britain's classrooms. Instead, Quakers urge a restorative approach, saying that head teachers cannot simply force peace on schools; they need to equip children and young people to be peacemakers.

Call for government rethink on education

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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