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From small seeds: welcoming refugees in Central Scotland

Updated 15 March 2023

For a number of years a small group of Quakers in Central Scotland has been involved with supporting Syrian refugees in Stirling and Clackmannanshire.

From small seeds: welcoming refugees in Central Scotland

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Quakers commit to becoming an anti-racist church

Updated 7 December 2020

Quakers were totally immersed in the slave trade. Not just as abolitionists. They were ship owners, captains, merchants and investors, in ports such as London and Bristol.This hard truth faced Quakers' representative body this week as they met online to discuss, among other matters, action on racism. They had before them a minute from the church's trustees which said, “Racism exists among Quakers in Britain and must be tackled at all levels."

Quakers commit to becoming an anti-racist church

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Quakers call for action on racial and ethnic disparities

Updated 31 March 2021

Quakers in Britain have submitted evidence to the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities, calling on the government to embed anti-racism in policies, practice and discourse across society.

Quakers call for action on racial and ethnic disparities

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Remembering the Kindertransport

Updated 10 September 2021

In the tumultuous final days before World War II, Quakers were among many who rescued almost 10,000 children from German-controlled Europe. Quakers' pivotal role was acknowledged this week when the Kindertransport was commemorated.

Remembering the Kindertransport

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Time for Quakers to tackle racism

Updated 23 November 2020

Racism exists among Quakers in Britain and must be tackled at all levels, individually, in their committees and structures and in the church, say their Trustees whose proposals will be discussed next month.

Time for Quakers to tackle racism

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Scotland is first UK country to ban smacking

Updated 10 November 2020

Quakers in Britain welcome the ban on parents smacking their children which has become law in Scotland. This is the first nation in the UK to outlaw physical punishment of under-16s. Quakers value all moves to decrease violence in society.

Scotland is first UK country to ban smacking

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Cycle of crime and crisis is preventable

Updated 26 August 2020

Quakers in Britain are supporting a strong coalition committed to preventing young people being pulled into a cycle of crime and crisis. Led by Revolving Doors Agency, the coalition says a smarter criminal justice system would intervene earlier giving young adults hope of a good life.

Cycle of crime and crisis is preventable

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New panel advises on LGBT+ discrimination in religious organisations

Updated 2 July 2020

Discrimination and prejudice within religious organisations are to be addressed by a new panel of religious figures and academics. The panel includes Quaker Hannah Brock Womack.

New panel advises on LGBT+ discrimination in religious organisations

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Build Back Better to mend inequality

Updated 30 June 2020

Paul Parker, Recording Clerk for Quakers in Britain, is among 350 influential figures calling for the UK to 'Build Back Better' from the COVID-19 crisis, to be a stronger, fairer, greener country.

Build Back Better to mend inequality

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Reflection following trustees' meeting

Updated 18 June 2020

Unusually - and appropriately - the reading in our opening worship at Britain Yearly Meeting trustees' meeting recently was not from Quaker faith & practice but from a 2014 blog by Scott Woods:

Reflection following trustees' meeting