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Peace Pledge Union
The Peace Pledge Union (PPU), an affiliate of the War Resisters’ International (WRI), an umbrella body of pacifist and anti-militarist groups around the world, is one of the groups hosting the annual meeting of WRI Council in London this month.
Friends join Manchester Pride parade
Between twenty and twenty-five Friends took part in Manchester’s annual Pride parade on Saturday 26 August. Friends from Manchester and Warrington were joined by others from York, Cheshire, London and the Isle of Man.
Quaker witness at arms fair
Quakers are joining a day of worship, prayer and nonviolent resistance to the Defence and Security Equipment International arms fair in East London, the largest arms fair in the world, on 5 September. A spokesperson said: ‘Friends will gather for prayer at 9am, and there will be a Meeting for Worship...
Quakers at Coventry Hiroshima Day
Twenty Quakers travelled to Coventry Cathedral on 6 August and joined a group of one hundred people to mark Hiroshima Day. Friends, many of whom have attended the event for years, came from Sutton Coldfield, Solihull, and Hartshill to join a strong representation from Coventry.
Ruth Cadbury welcomes policy review on Heathrow airport
Ruth Cadbury, the Labour MP for Brentford and Isleworth, has welcomed a possible change in Labour Party policy over plans to expand Heathrow airport.
Woodbrooke project on divorce
Woodbrooke and Quaker Life are supporting a project exploring the effects of divorce and relationship breakdown on individuals and Meetings.
Leadership programme
Woodbrooke have announced that applications for their 2017-2018 Young Adult Leadership Programme are now open.
Call on fracking change in Lancashire
Friends of the Earth (FoE) and local campaigners including Friends are calling Greg Clark, the secretary of state for business, energy and industrial strategy not to give final consent to allow fracking to go ahead in Lancashire, even as drilling was reported to have begun at Preston New Road last...
Quakers and Charlottesville
Friends in the USA have reacted strongly to the events in Charlottesville, Virginia on 11 and 12 August, when white supremacist groups staged rallies which resulted in the death of one person, Heather Heyer, and many injuries. Friends also condemned president Donald Trump’s comments in the following days. Before and during...
Hunger crisis in East Africa
Christian Aid is issuing a renewed plea for urgent, comprehensive global action to help the twenty million people affected by food shortages caused by severe drought and conflict in East Africa.