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Scottish Friend addresses Irish peace conference
Scottish Friend Alastair McIntosh was a speaker at the annual Féile Bríde peace conference held in County Kildare in Ireland on 4 February.
Building trust at climate talks
Faith and science communities met earlier this week at Friends House in London as Quakers set out to build communication and support between them. Two interfaith luncheons were held, hosted by Quakers in Britain and the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO), with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Record suicides in prisons
A record number of people, 119, killed themselves in prisons in England and Wales last year, according to official data published by the Ministry of Justice.
Trident peace activists found guilty
Five peace activists were found guilty on 26 January in Reading Magistrates’ Court of wilful obstruction of the highway.
Quaker arrested on peace protest
A London Friend was arrested at a BAE site in Lancashire on 29 January.
UN Summer School
This year’s Quaker United Nations Summer School will take place in Geneva from 2-14 July.
Day of action against drones
Campaigning organisation Fly Kites not Drones is asking Friends in Britain to take part in a day of action against armed drones on 19 March.
QARN statement on forced migrants
The Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) have made a written submission concerning forced migrants to the Home Affairs Select Committee on an effective immigration policy and urged the Committee to have a wholehearted commitment to the humane and generous treatment of forced migrants coming to Britain.
Quakers building a living wage community
South East Scotland Area Meeting is now an accredited Living Wage employer.
Grants announced by JRCT
A wide range of groups working to create a better society has been supported in the latest round of grants awarded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT).