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Catholic Church endorses Living Wage
The Catholic Church has endorsed the Living Wage ahead of the forthcoming Church of England debate on the subject.
Charity highlights tax dodging
Christian Aid has urged the government to help Pakistan boost its disastrously low tax revenues by breaking down global financial secrecy and helping the country get information on Pakistani citizens’ accounts in Britain and other tax havens.
Quakers join John Lewis protest
A group of Quakers took part last Saturday in nonviolent protests at some John Lewis stores in Britain. They were raising concerns, as customers, about the exclusion of cleaners from the John Lewis ‘partnership model’ and challenging the store’s reputation as one of the country’s leading ethical...
Meeting in Ethiopia
A Scottish Quaker intends to introduce the Quaker way of worship to Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. Peter Cheer, a member of Perth Meeting East Scotland, who is currently on a Voluntary Service Overseas assignment in Ethiopia, plans to hold a Quaker Meeting for Worship in Addis.
Report highlights concern in Colombia
Plans for a massive expansion of Colombia’s mining industry could have serious implications for human rights violations, environmental damage and lost tax revenues, a new report warns.
White poppy events in Wales
Welsh Quakers were involved in several ‘white poppy’ events over the Remembrance weekend that bore witness to the continuing need for the peaceful resolution of conflict in the world today.
Waldo Williams
The distinguished Welsh Quaker poet Waldo Williams was the subject of a special Remembrance Day programme on BBC Radio Wales. The programme used extracts from a talk given by Rowan Williams, archbishop of Canterbury, and contributions from people who knew the famous Welsh poet to paint a picture of...
Quarterly Coup
The Friends Quarterly, sister publication of The Friend, has managed something of a journalistic ‘coup’ in featuring an article by Justin Welby in the current edition. The ex-oil company executive, and present bishop of Durham, has just been announced as the successor to Rowan Williams and the 105th archbishop...
Peace Centre demolished
Israeli and Palestinian peace groups expressed dismay that a Peace Centre on the edge of Jerusalem has been demolished by the Israeli army. The centre, Beit Arabiya, was destroyed in the early hours of Thursday 1 November. It was the sixth occasion on which the building had been demolished. It...
Concern over Cameron’s Gulf visit
The visit this week by David Cameron to the Gulf to promote arms sales has been criticised by pacifists and campaign organisa-tions opposed to the arms trade. The prime minister was in Dubai in an effort to persuade the United Arab Emirates to buy sixty Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jets....