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Letter on Libya
Representatives of Britain’s Quakers have written to the prime minister to express disagreement with his decision to bomb Libya.
Hot air rises
Hot air is helping to produce ground coffee in the Friend editorial offices in London.
Peace House Coventry
An attender at Coventry Meeting is prepared to go to prison for refusing to complete the census.
Rowntree Visionaries project
On Wednesday 23 March a report on the five-year project ‘Visionaries for a just and peaceful world’ was launched at an event in the Royal Institute of British Architecture in London.
Opposition to the census grows
Opposition to the granting of the £150 million 2011 census contract to arms company Lockheed Martin is gathering pace as the census date of 27 March looms.
Thousands will be marching against the cuts
Quakers will gather in London this Saturday alongside thousands of people from other faith groups in a major national protest against the government cuts. The groups, who will march with other, secular organisations, are in unity on a shared concern: the effect the cuts will have on the quality of...
American conscientious objector wins appeal
A conscientious objector in the US has won his appeal for discharge from the navy despite anti-Quaker insults used by an officer investigating his claim.
Japanese earthquake and Friends
Japanese Friends have met to discern God’s guidance on how they can best respond to the suffering caused by last week’s earthquake and tsunami. They have also thanked Quakers in Britain for messages of support and love.
Under 18 recruitment setback
Quakers have expressed disappointment with a committee of MPs who have recommended keeping the minimum age of military recruitment at sixteen. The UK is the only country in Europe to routinely recruit people aged under eighteen into the armed forces.
Cardiff compromise
Friends in Cardiff have supported a compromise in a controversy over the use of their Meeting house.