Quaker statement on Occupy movement

Quakers express support for the Occupy movement

by Symon Hill 25th November 2011

British Quakers have formally expressed their support for the ‘Occupy’ movement as controversy continues over the protest camp outside St Paul’s Cathedral. The decision follows strong support for the movement from individual Friends, and several calls for Quakers to give their backing at a national level.  A statement from Quakers in Britain declared on 17 November that Friends ‘share the concern for global economic justice and sustainability expressed by the Occupy movement’.