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Friends resist reopening of Campsfield House
Quakers in Oxfordshire are campaigning against the reopening of a notorious immigration detention centre.
Peace campaigners mark forty years of Faslane
A giant peace logo arrived at Glasgow Meeting House last month to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the Faslane peace camp.
Friends call for progress on COP26 pledges
Quakers have joined faith communities across Scotland in asking Alok Sharma, COP26 president, to discuss progress made since the COP26 in Glasgow.
BYM lobbies on Public Order Bill
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has briefed key parliamentarians on the Public Order Bill, which is currently going through parliament.
Reading Friends delve into Quaker history
A Quaker history group, which formed this year, discussed the life of the US Quaker ecumenist Douglas Van Steere this month, describing him as a ‘driving force’ behind modern Quakerism.
Police bill will push prisons ‘to breaking point’
The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Court (PCSC) Bill will push the prison system to breaking point, the Quakers in Criminal Justice group has said.
Local campaigns resist army targeting of children
Quakers are joining campaigns against arms fairs this summer, with a particular emphasis on how the armed forces target children.
New prime minister ‘a valuable opportunity’ for new direction
A new prime minister is an opportunity for the country to restore ‘the essential values of truth and integrity in public life’, Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) announced, on the day that Boris Johnson resigned.
Estonian Friends launch Ukrainian school
A school set up with the help of Estonian Quakers for war refugees has offered places to nearly 1,600 students.
Emphasise public support for climate measures, Friends urged
Scotland is not doing enough to meet its climate targets, Andrew Tomlinson, parliamentary engagement officer for Quakers in Scotland, has said.