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Quaker MP brings ‘right to work’ bill
Quaker Catharine West, MP for Hornsey and Wood Green, brought a bill to parliament last month seeking to give asylum seekers the right to work. The MP brought the bill after a sustained ‘Lift the Ban’ campaign with cross-party support from Conservatives including Dame Caroline Spelman, Liberal Democrat Christine Jardine,...
International Women’s Day activity
Friends around the country came together to mark International Women’s Day on 8 March, with events ranging from film screenings to workshops and discussions. Doncaster Meeting House hosted a ‘Women in Business Day’, while Friargate Quakers held an International Women’s Day Celebration organised by the group Unite the Union...
Women’s historical peace photography
Bradford’s Peace Museum marked International Women’s Day by celebrating women’s contribution to peace photography following world war one.
QCEA launches anti-hate speech campaign
The Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) has launched a campaign aimed at tackling antimigrant hate speech in preparation for the European Parliamentary elections in May.
Stansted Fifteen’s call back to court a mistake
The Stansted Fifteen protesters have been told that their summons to court on an aggravated trespass case last month was an ‘error’.
Anti-BP protest on anniversary of UK’s peace rally against the Iraq war
Sixteen years on since millions of people marched against the prospect of a war in Iraq, Quakers joined hundreds of activists at the British Museum to protest against its sponsorship by BP.
Quaker author gives workshop on creativity
Twelve Friends attended Winchmore Hill Meeting House on 24 February for a workshop with Quaker author Stephen Cox. The debut novelist of Our Child of the Stars talked about the link between Quaker silence and creativity.
Quakers at Church and Peace gathering
Quakers from around Britain made up about half of the participants who gathered in Birmingham on 23 February for the third annual Church and Peace (C&P) gathering. The topic, ‘Peace is not a fairy-tale – we have to work to make it happen’, had been devised by C&P...
Manchester Friend’s ‘biscuit challenge’
A Quaker intends to launch a ‘Quaker biscuit challenge’ in response to discussions at the Spring Gathering on Sustainability organised by Manchester and Warrington Area Meeting last month.
QHA join charities to back new shelter
Quaker Homeless Action (QHA) has joined forces with charities, community groups, the mayor of London and local councils to set up a new night shelter in a disused building in London.