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Dalai Lama at Friends House
The Dalai Lama urged Tibetans living in England to maintain their Tibetan identity when he visited Friends House, London, last week. In his visit on Thursday 21 June, he addressed, in the Large Meeting House, members of the six hundred strong Tibetan community living in England.
Armed forces day
Forces Watch, the NGO that campaigns on the issue of military recruitment, has urged schools to take a balanced approach if they mark Armed Forces Day this Saturday. School resources for lessons on the Day have been produced by the armed forces. Forces Watch have published their own suggested lesson...
Harlow Meeting celebrate fifty years in their building
A folk band will be among the visitors to Harlow Meeting house on Sunday 1 July, when Friends celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the building. Rebecca and Dave Blackman, of the band Arnwyn, will provide live music, while food and games will also be on offer.
New Quaker voices in Brussels
The voice of Quaker advocacy in Brussels will soon be speaking with two new accents. The new Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA) representatives are Alexandra Bosbeer and Gordon Matthews.
Call to ban Israeli settlement goods
Christian Aid and Quakers in Britain have united to urge the UK government to impose a ban on the import of Israeli settlement products. They told a parliamentary briefing this week that such a move would promote the prospects of peace between Palestinians and Israelis. Quakers in Britain see...
Unitarians highlight civil liberties concern
Unitarians in Britain have called on religious and faith leaders to join them in highlighting the dangers to civil liberties of the Draft Communications Data Bill. The proposed legislation would allow government access to all private emails, texts, mobile phone and internet use. Unitarians argue that this would be â€...
Advocacy in Scotland
The growing legislative power of the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh has prompted Quakers in Scotland to develop their work in advocacy. General Meeting for Scotland has decided to reconstitute a Parliamentary Liason Group to advise on Quaker concerns and to work with other churches.
Stevenage Meeting takes direct hit
An eighteen-year-old woman was arrested after crashing a car into Stevenage Meeting House. The woman was detained on suspicion of taking a car without consent, failing to stop and other driving offences after she walked unhurt from a black Vauxhall Corsa. It had smashed through a brick wall of...
100 days of peace launched
Hundreds gathered last weekend at St Martin in the Fields Church, Trafalgar Square, for an all-night Vigil for Peace to proclaim the first day of the ‘Sacred Truce’ – the Olympic 100 Days of Peace.
Kingston Quakers promote dialogue
The Kingston Quaker and Jewish Dialogue Group is continuing its work to promote dialogue and reconciliation. A UK Friends of the Bereaved Families Forum, hosted by the Dialogue Group, will be held on 19 June in Kingston Liberal Synagogue. Seham Abu Awad, a Palestinian who has lost a brother, and...