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Quakers join hundreds to defend jury rights
Quakers were among around five hundred people who gathered at more than fifty Crown Courts across England and Wales to uphold the rights of juries earlier this month.
Quaker artwork set sails to Norway
A Quaker artist’s work will start the new year at sea, on board a cruise ship bound for Norway.
Billions needed for climate loss and damage, say Friends
As Friends joined other climate activists for COP28 last weekend, to witness for continued action on the Loss and Damage Fund, Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) cautiously welcomed a deal to help pay for the irreversible impacts of climate disaster.
MSPs vote for children’s rights
Friends in Scotland are celebrating the Scottish Parliament’s incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) into Scottish law.
Quakers speak out on COs in Russia and Ukraine
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) is urging UK citizens to ask their MPs to pressure the UK government to uphold conscientious objection in Russia and Ukraine.
‘No flags, no placards’ anti-hate vigil
Quakers were part of a large Together for Humanity vigil this month, to speak out against antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate. Together for Humanity was co-founded by Brendan Cox, husband of murdered MP Jo Cox.
Buddhist and Quaker interfaith peace action
Quakers and the Plum Village Buddhist Community (followers of Thich Nhat Hanh) have come together ‘in a heart-felt desire to spearhead and unify all faiths and spiritual traditions’.
Climate change ‘possible to stop’, says Quaker expert
Climate change is ‘perfectly possible to stop’, said a leading Quaker environmental expert at Friends House last month.
Quakers welcome sentencing changes
More than 1,800 people who have received Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences in England and Wales will now be given an end date for their terms, the Ministry of Justice announced last month.
Taunton vigil for peace
Taunton Friends held a vigil for peace on the town’s high street last month, allowing only ‘Quakers for Peace’ banners.