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Quaker MPs reject calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza

FREE 30 November 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 2 comments | 2 comments

‘I share the overwhelming concern of constituents who have written to me in the last week, that the violence must stop.' | Ruth Cadbury MP

Three Quaker MPs have rejected Friends’ calls for a ceasefire in Gaza.Earlier this month, Britain Yearly Meeting joined American Friends Service Committee, Canadian Friends Service Committee, Friends Committee on National Legislation, and the Quaker United Nations Office, in saying ‘we insist that a ceasefire must be realized along with...

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Quakers push loss and damage fund at COP28

FREE 30 November 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 0 comments

Friends have been reminded that ‘the unthinkable can happen when we stand together and apply pressure’, ahead of the twenty-eighth Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), which began this week.

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Quakers explore ‘kinder ground’ with MPs

30 November 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 0 comments

MPs from Westminster’s three largest parties shared their thoughts on truth and integrity with Quakers last month.

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Ramallah Friends School graduates shot in USA

30 November 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 0 comments

Three college students who were shot and wounded last weekend in Vermont were graduates of Friends School Ramallah.

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Quaker midwife on five-day peace fast

FREE 23 November 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 1 comment | 1 comments

Sharyn Lock on her fasting vigil |

A Quaker healthcare professional held a five-day fasting vigil outside the Scottish Parliament last month, calling for an immediate ceasefire in Israel/Gaza.

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Demand for white poppies surges

FREE 23 November 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 0 comments

There was a sharp rise in demand for white poppies ahead of Remembrance Day this month, following increased interest from those calling for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza.

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Meeting houses offer sanctuary during protests

23 November 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 0 comments

Quaker Meeting houses have been opening near protest routes to provide a quiet safe space during marches. Others have been hired out to groups wishing to plan events or discuss what’s happening in Palestine and Israel, says Clare Wood, head of Peacebuilding Projects for Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM).

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Britain Yearly Meeting finances in good shape

23 November 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 0 comments

According to Britain Yearly Meeting’s (BYM) most recent accounts, more money was spent on Quaker work in 2022 than in 2021, with 2023 looking like another strong year. BYM says that this means it ‘will be able to maintain its momentum’.

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Friends in Wales host ecocide event

23 November 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 0 comments

Friends in Wales hosted a public event exploring the campaign to make ecocide an international crime last month.

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Leighton Park wins national award

FREE 16 November 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 0 comments

Leighton Park staff celebrate their award |

Leighton Park, a Quaker Recognised Body, has won ‘Senior School of the Year’ in the Independent Schools Association (ISA) Awards 2023. The ISA is the largest independent schools’ body in the UK. This success comes on the back of Leighton Park also being acknowledged as one of the country’s best...

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