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New data reveals number of unreported drone strikes
The Northern Friends Peace Board has highlighted a new database which has revealed a number of unreported drone strikes.
Meeting for Sufferings: Friends reflect on Yearly Meeting
Friends started the afternoon session reflecting on Yearly Meeting (YM) 2022, particularly its decision to make reparations for Quaker involvement in the transatlantic slave trade, and other exploitation.
Meeting for Sufferings: BYM trustees report
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) trustees then spoke to a report from their recent gathering at Carlton Hill Meeting House in Leeds.
Meeting for Sufferings: Staff audit on diversity and inclusion
As part of BYM trustees’ report, Friends heard about a consultation that BYM had done with staff members over equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI).
Meeting for Sufferings: The future of Woodbrooke
Friends also considered the future of Woodbrooke, which was another item at the meeting of BYM trustees. Caroline Nursey said: ‘Woodbrooke trustees are now clear that Woodbrooke Learning and Woodbrooke Site need to be looked at separately. BYM trustees are clear that we must give support to Woodbrooke Learning. So...
Meeting for Sufferings: Response to Ukraine
Towards the end of the afternoon, Friends heard about the Quaker response to the war in Ukraine, in relation to a minute sent by Quaker Peace & Social Witness Central Committee (QPSWCC).
New protest powers come into effect
Protestors should be aware that new protest restrictions have now come into place, Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has warned.
Quaker exposes emotional toll of care home workers
A Quaker comedian has railed against the understaffing, emotional toll, poor pay and exhaustion affecting carers, in a book based on his decade
Northumberland Friends in climate festival
Quakers took part in a four-day climate justice festival in Northumberland last month. Rebecca Woo, campaigns and advocacy coordinator for Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM), spoke at the event in Alnwick giving a brief history of climate justice from slavery to the present day.
Quaker Social Action highlights life on the streets
The reality of life on the streets was put under the spotlight this week at a talk hosted by Quaker Social Action (QSA).