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Young people and alcohol
Drinking and getting drunk is not an automatic rite of passage for young people in the UK. This is the key finding of a recent research study undertaken by academics at Middlesex University and published by the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
Challenge to Stock Exchange
A leading British charity has challenged the London Stock Exchange to ban multinational companies that operate in unethical ways. On Tuesday the anti-poverty charity War on Want took part in a protest with other campaigning groups outside the London annual meeting of the mining company Vedanta.
Arms link to university funding
In the past three years leading British universities have received at least £83 million of funding from UK arms companies and government military agencies. The funding has been for research, courses and other activities.
Ruling on Rachel Corrie case
A ruling earlier this week that the state of Israel was not to blame for the death of US activist Rachel Corrie has been met with disappointment by leading Quakers involved in nonviolent peaceful protest.
Protest at Games sponsor
One of the major sponsors of the Paralympic Games, Atos, has been criticised for its role in the government’s welfare cuts. Disabled People Against Cuts are highlighting their concerns by holding, between 27 and 31 August, ‘The Atos Games’ – five days of action against the company that are sponsoring the...
Quakers at Manchester Pride
Manchester and Warrington Friends are making a lively contribution to the ten-day celebrations of Manchester Pride this year.
Food crisis in West Africa
Christian Aid is escalating its appeal for funds to tackle the food crisis in the Sahel region of West Africa amid reports that the situation is deteriorating fast.
Norway launches ‘debt audit’
The principle that lenders are responsible for the debts they create, particularly in the developing world, has been highlighted in a historic announcement by the Norwegian government.
‘Gift box’ in Friends House garden
The public garden at Friends House in London will host one of the more creative projects of the London Olympics.
Quakers at the Fringe
Ragtime music from the time of Scott Joplin will be echoing around the Quaker Meeting House in Edinburgh this Thursday.