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Friends gather for UN Peace Day
A Meeting for Worship to mark the United Nations International Day of Peace was held on the afternoon of Thursday 21 September at the Quaker Service Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire.
Grandmothers at fracking frontline
Three Quakers from Cheltenham Meeting recently travelled four hours to support an anti-fracking group of grandmothers and parents protesting at Preston New Road in Lancashire.
Preparations for Quaker Week
Friends throughout Britain are preparing for Quaker Week 2017 and completing arrangements for events they are holding.
‘Overwhelming’ public opposition to the arms trade
Three-quarters of UK adults oppose the promotion of military exports to human rights abusers, a survey coinciding with the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) 2017 arms fair has found.
Banksy makes donation to anti-arms group
The artist Banksy has donated £205,000 from the sale of an artwork produced for the Art the Arms Fair exhibition last week to Campaign Against Arms Trade and human rights group Reprieve.
Quakers around the world
The Friends world committee for Consultation (FWCC) has released the 2017 version of the Finding Quakers Around the World map.
Friend arrested after protest
More than 100 further arrests were made last week as the Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEI) arms fair took place in East London.
Quakers seized at arms fair
At least eight Quakers were seized by police while engaging in a peaceful witness against the world’s biggest arms fair in London on Tuesday 5 September.
Friends march for animal rights
Members and supporters of Quaker Concern for Animals (QCA) joined thousands of vegans as part of a global campaign for animal rights on Saturday 2 September.
Art in the frame at the arms fair
A feature of the protest at the Defence and Security Equipment International (DESI) arms fair this year was the prominence given to art and creative expression.