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‘It is a budget lacking in compassion’
Quaker groups have criticised the government’s emergency budget, suggesting that the most vulnerable people will be hit the hardest. Ministers are also under fire for continuing with high levels of military spending while cutting public services. ‘It is a budget lacking in compassion and not grounded in an understanding of… -
Quakers join anti-arms trade protests
Quakers join a protest outside UK Trade and Investment, the government office responsible for promoting arms exports. Last week, minister Peter Luff said that the government had no ‘embarrassment’ about supporting arms dealers, as campaigners joined actions across the UK to mark Stop the Arms Trade Week.
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The future of education?
As you entered the school you would be struck by the design of the building. Light would pour through the many windows, connecting the children with the outside environment. Power would be sustainable: solar, wind, geothermal and biofuel used to best advantage. Rainwater harvesting would be the norm. Toilets would…
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Coalition government announces LGBT work programme
The new coalition government has confirmed that consultations will take place on how religious organisations can allow same-sex couples the ‘opportunity to register their relationship’. -
Jean Zaru wins justice award
‘In a part of the world that is often painted in different shades of violence, Jean Zaru is a beacon of hope. She is an advocate for dialogue between religions and is, as a lone female church leader in the Middle East, a role model for women’s leadership. During her…
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Swedish Friends ponder neighbourhood questions
In May, Swedish Friends gathered at Svartbäcksgården, the retreat centre near Rimbo, for their seventy-sixth Yearly Meeting. The multifaceted theme for the weekend was peace; two local speakers put the Quaker peace declaration to Charles II in historical and philosophical context, and explored the difficulty of being peaceful in daily… -
Call to recognise peace heroes
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Taking the equality challenge
The decision to accept this honour was not easy and has involved considerable soul searching. As a Quaker, I am called upon to witness to our Testimony of Equality and this is what compelled me to go to Riga PRIDE 2007 and the subsequent PRIDE parades in Central & Eastern…
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Quakers at Eurosatory
Around twenty Quakers from across Europe witnessed at the Eurosatory arms fair near Paris this week, dressed in white and declaring that ‘War is not the Answer’.
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Muswell Hill centenary
The first of our celebrations to mark 100 years of Friends in Muswell Hill was held on the weekend of 12 to 13 June. On the Saturday we had a garden party in our pretty organic garden, the pond on the left of the photo being an inspired solution to…
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