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Unitarians highlight civil liberties concern
Unitarians in Britain have called on religious and faith leaders to join them in highlighting the dangers to civil liberties of the Draft Communications Data Bill. The proposed legislation would allow government access to all private emails, texts, mobile phone and internet use. Unitarians argue that this would be â€...
Advocacy in Scotland
The growing legislative power of the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh has prompted Quakers in Scotland to develop their work in advocacy. General Meeting for Scotland has decided to reconstitute a Parliamentary Liason Group to advise on Quaker concerns and to work with other churches.
Stevenage Meeting takes direct hit
An eighteen-year-old woman was arrested after crashing a car into Stevenage Meeting House. The woman was detained on suspicion of taking a car without consent, failing to stop and other driving offences after she walked unhurt from a black Vauxhall Corsa. It had smashed through a brick wall of...
100 days of peace launched
Hundreds gathered last weekend at St Martin in the Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, for an all-night Vigil for Peace to proclaim the first day of the ‘Sacred Truce’ – the Olympic 100 Days of Peace.
Kingston Quakers promote dialogue
The Kingston Quaker and Jewish Dialogue Group is continuing its work to promote dialogue and reconciliation. A UK Friends of the Bereaved Families Forum, hosted by the Dialogue Group, will be held on 19 June in Kingston Liberal Synagogue. Seham Abu Awad, a Palestinian who has lost a brother, and...
Friends witness at Faslane
Scottish Friends are approaching their twentieth year of witnessing for peace at the Faslane naval base on the Clyde in Scotland. There will be a Meeting for Worship at the north gates of Faslane on 24 June. The witness is held six times a year and Friends come from Glasgow,...
European Quakers condemn Eurosatory
Quakers in Belgium and Luxembourg have condemned the Eurosatory arms fair being held this week in Paris. The biennial arms fair is one of the largest in the world and attracts producers and buyers from all over the globe. This year there are more than one thousand exhibits.
Rowntree Trust wins major award
A prestigious international prize for innovative philanthropy has been awarded to the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust (JRCT). The prize was given in Belfast on 8 June at the twenty-third Annual General Assembly and Conference of the European Foundation Centre entitled ‘Peace Through Social Justice – a Role for Foundations’.
Welsh Quakers work to end military recruitment in schools
Quakers in Wales have joined with MPs, peace activists and other faith groups to call for an end to military recruitment in Welsh schools. The campaign was launched in Cardiff’s Temple of Peace on Friday. The campaigners insist that military visits to schools glorify war and misrepresent the...
Accountability and decisions
A plea for more accountability in the making of major decisions in the Society of Friends was raised from the floor at Britain Yearly Meeting.