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Quaker MEP welcomes new directive
Green Quaker MEP Molly Scott-Cato has welcomed a new EU directive that addresses the problem of money laundering. The economic and legal committees in the European Parliament jointly voted to support the strengthening of the anti-money-laundering directive on 28 February.
Disabled Friend takes legal action
Esther Leighton, a disabled Friend living in Cambridge, has taken legal action against several businesses in the Mill Road area of the city after they repeatedly ignored requests to install ramps or other facilities to allow her to access them.
QUNO briefing paper on refugees and migrants
The Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) has launched a new briefing paper for Friends: Protecting refugees and migrants under the New York Declaration: challenges and opportunities at the UN level.
Leaveners’ final act
After forty years, the final curtain has come down on the Leaveners, the Quaker performing arts charity. An extraordinary general meeting held on 4 March in Birmingham, attended by twenty-three people, made the decision after hearing that the organisation was no longer financially viable.
Northumbria University hosts Quakers and business event
The legacy and lessons to be learnt from the business practices of Friends in the past was the subject of a lively event held recently at Northumbria University.
Christian Aid launch sustainability initiative
A new group for business leaders who are committed to working in sustainable ways, both in the UK and globally, has been launched by Christian Aid.
George Fox and Fenny Drayton
A new information board has been made for the George Fox birthplace monument at Fenny Drayton in Leicestershire.
CND challenges spending on Trident
CND is inviting Friends to join a march in London on Saturday 4 March to promote spending on the NHS rather than Trident missiles.
Ireland YM public lecturer announced
This year’s Public Lecture at Ireland Yearly Meeting (IYM) will be given by Rachel Bewley-Bateman, former clerk of IYM and of the Friends World Committee for Consultation Europe and Middle East Section, on 21 April.
Scottish GM focus on God
Gretchen Castle, general secretary of the Friends World Committee for Consultation, will lead a discussion on the nature of God at the General Meeting for Scotland in Edinburgh on 11 March.