London Yearly Meeting, 1987 Photo: Quaker faith & practice 29.10

Joshua Habgood-Coote and Joel Wallenberg question how well Friends are maintaining the legacy of COs in the first world war

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Joshua Habgood-Coote and Joel Wallenberg question how well Friends are maintaining the legacy of COs in the first world war

by Joshua Habgood-Coote and Joel Wallenberg 10th July 2015

The centenary of the first world war presents an important opportunity for Friends to question how well we are actively living our Peace Testimony. As the last Friends who personally experienced military tribunals for conscientious objection reach advanced age, we feel called to ask: how well are we maintaining their legacy, and how can we carry it into this new age of modern warfare?