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Quakers witness against Barclays bank

FREE 18 May 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 0 comments

Bristol Climate Choir at ‘The Big One’ |

Bristol Quakers took the lead in environmental protests at Barclays Annual General Meeting (AGM) this month, with the help of activist singers.

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Quaker continues to resist deportation

FREE 18 May 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 0 comments

A Quaker human rights defender is facing another struggle against deportation, with local Friends rallying to raise funds and offer support.

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New building for Korean peace school

18 May 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 0 comments

Over 100 people gathered at a new Quaker-initiated school on the edge of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in South Korea this month, to mark the completion of its new building.

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Migration Bill is ‘shockingly cruel’, say Friends

18 May 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 0 comments

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) and the Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) have signed a joint solidarity statement with 174 other organisations on the Illegal Migration Bill.

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Quakers march on May Day

FREE 11 May 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 0 comments

Members of QSS marching on May Day | courtesy Sheila Taylor

Members of the Quaker Socialist Society (QSS) joined the May Day march in London last week, against a backdrop of public sector strikes.

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BYM shortlisted for campaigning award

FREE 11 May 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 0 comments

Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has been shortlisted for a major campaigning award as part of the Police Bill Alliance.

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Quaker London history walk returns

11 May 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 0 comments

A popular guided walk highlighting Quaker history in the heart of London’s financial district will return this month, thanks to a Hertfordshire Friend.

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QCEA prioritises ‘migration and peace’

11 May 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 0 comments

Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) has chosen migration and peace as a key strand of its work for 2023-2024. According to its latest Around Europe newsletter: ‘Migration is a peace issue, and QCEA will work alongside others to develop this approach and make it more prominent in the European...

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Quakers lobby MPs on prison sentences

11 May 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 0 comments

Quakers in Criminal Justice (QICJ) and Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) briefed MPs ahead of a debate on indeterminate sentences last week. The debate on 27 April followed a conclusion last September from the UK parliament’s Justice Committee that Imprisonment for Public Protection Sentences (IPPs) caused profound psychological harm and mental...

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Correction

11 May 2023 | by Rebecca Hardy | 0 comments

Last week we said that the Woodbrooke Place residentials held at Glenthorne will be pay-as-led. This was incorrect. Woodbrooke says: ‘This year’s courses at Glenthorne follow their existing pricing structure and we’re working together to set prices in future which are affordable and sustainable for both organisations.’ We...

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