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Plaques for overcoming homelessness
Winchmore Hill Friends are raising awareness of a new initiative in north London to display plaques to people who have overcome homelessness.
Friends offer Christmas witness
Friends used their Christmas spirit to practise some Quakerly witness and outreach as the year drew to a close.
War in Ukraine
As Friends in Britain awoke on 24 February to hear the terrible news that Russia had launched an attack on Ukraine, Quakers in Kyiv told the world over social media: ‘We’ll be grateful for your prayers.’
Cost-of-living crisis
The year began with Quaker Social Action (QSA) urging people to ‘make their hearts warmer’ but by the end of 2022, our homes were colder, our food more expensive, and many people struggling to pay for food and heating.
Loss and damage fund
The year ended with positive news when the COP27 climate summit agreed a historic loss and damage deal.
Resisting anti-protest measures
Friends lobbied hard against new ‘draconian’ laws which introduced unprecedented limits on the right to protest. Nevertheless Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) was ‘devastated’ when the House of Lords voted through the final measures of the controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts (PCSC) Bill, despite their vociferous advocacy. The vote on 26...
National truth award
Following a deepening concern over ethics in public office, the newly-formed Quaker Truth and Integrity Group (QTIG) launched a national Quaker Truth Award.
Reparations for slavery
Quakers acted on their commitment to anti-racism this year with a historic decision to make reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. The agreement, made at Yearly Meeting in May, followed an earlier announcement to rename the William Penn room at Friends House after abolitionist Benjamin Lay. The new name was...
Quakers address COP27 on climate
Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) was invited to address negotiators representing over sixty-eight countries, and all civil society constituencies, at COP27 in Egypt last month.
Schools recognised for peace work
School mediators trained by a Quaker-rooted charity were recognised for their work in resolving conflicts at the National Mediation Awards in Parliament this month.