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Friends reflect after DSEI arms fair
Quakers who feel overwhelmed after the DSEI arms fair should practise self-care, urged Quaker Roots, as the four-day event drew to a close. In a newsletter sent to its supporters, the organisers of the network said: ‘If you find yourself tired, glum or raging after the exertion and emotions of...
Friends point to rise in young army recruits
A Quaker-linked advice service for members of the armed forces has flagged concerns about a shift in the army’s focus to recruiting eighteen-year-old school leavers.
Lack of progress in anti-nuclear talks
The Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB) has highlighted what it called ‘the lack of progress’ at last month’s international nuclear weapons non-proliferation discussions.
Indeterminate sentences opposed
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has urged the government to re-sentence people who have been given indeterminate sentences.
Devon Quakers host beach labyrinth
Exmouth Quakers teamed up with local sand artist Paul Burton this month to create a beach labyrinth in the sand.
Friends arrested at DSEI day of witness
Nine people were arrested, the majority of them Quakers, at last week’s ‘No Faith in War’ day of witness against the DSEI (Defence and Security Equipment International) fair. The event, at the ExCel Centre in London, hosts around 2,800 defence and security suppliers, and representatives of human-rights-abusing nations.
Swarthmore Lecturer announced
The 2024 Swarthmore Lecture will be given by Ben Jarman. His talk will focus on imprisonment and punishment, exploring what Quakers have to say today about these topics.
New song for 2024 World Plenary
A special version of the song ‘Every Time I Feel the Spirit’ has been published to celebrate the 2024 World Plenary.
Quaker takes fundraising trip
A Suffolk Quaker is embarking on a walking and cycling trip, visiting twenty-six churches to raise funds for places of worship in the county.
BYM responds to anti-boycott bill
The Anti-Boycott Bill ‘will prevent concerned citizens from using the few instruments they have to call attention to global injustice’, a Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) staff member highlighted this month.