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Quaker calls for action on prisons
The Quaker writer and broadcaster Tom Shakespeare has called for new thinking to fix the current crisis in UK prisons. Against a backdrop of overcrowding, violence and high rates of reoffending, the former Swarthmore Lecturer said we need a clearer vision of what prisons are really for. ‘We want...
Quakers in Scotland urge government to act on climate
Earlier this month, Quakers in Scotland called on John Swinney, the new Scottish first minister, to take urgent action to tackle the climate crisis.
London Quaker cycles for Gaza
A Lewisham Quaker cycled twelve miles up a French mountain to raise £13,000 for aid to Gaza.
Quakers lobby MPs on conflict minerals
Quakers spoke in parliament this month about the need to ensure that the people of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) benefit from minerals mined in their country,
Climate Choir interrupts Standard Chartered AGM
The Quaker-founded Climate Choir disrupted the Standard Chartered annual general meeting this month, to accuse the bank of financing environmental destruction.
Quaker Service Norway supports Gaza kindergartens
A Quaker-supported programme in Gaza has started ‘open days’ to help traumatised children in three kindergartens.
BYM highlights general election priorities
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has developed resources to aid Quakers in the upcoming 2024 general election.
Edinburgh Meeting House festival venue renamed
Edinburgh Meeting House is returning as a venue for this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Quaker charity launches school pack
The Quaker Peacemakers charity has launched a free pack to help schools become more peaceful. The move, designed to coincide with International Day of Living Together in Peace, is part of the charity’s bid ‘to roll out nationwide support for teachers and schools to develop skills and tools for...
AFSC hosts relief football in Gaza
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) set up a youth football tournament in Gaza last month.