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New exhibitions for Loving Earth Project
The Quaker arts initiative the Loving Earth Project is now gearing up for a new year of exhibitions and events.
Friends vow to continue police bill opposition
Quakers have vowed to keep opposing the policing bill as many ‘dangerous’ proposals are still in place. The government suffered a series of defeats in the House of Lords on 17 January over the much-maligned Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill. In what campaigners described as a ‘humiliating night for the...
Campaigners slam military plans for refugees
Quakers and other peace campaigners have condemned government plans to deploy the armed forces to tackle refugees in the English Channel.
Penn Club lives on at St Katharine’s
Around one third of members of the Quaker-founded Penn Club have transferred to its new home at the Royal Foundation of St Katharine. The historic Bloomsbury club was forced to close in March 2021 due to Covid-induced financial difficulties.
St Andrews Friends plant trees
Quakers in St Andrews have planted two ornamental trees in a local park as a living witness to the imperative to tackle climate injustice.
Ulverston Quakers reflect on peace
Quaker involvement in international moves to ban child soldiers was highlighted in the press this month, when Ulverston Friends wrote about the Peace Testimony.
Elbit leaves Oldham after sustained campaign
Peace campaigners, including Quakers, are celebrating the news that Elbit Systems UK has sold part of its business in Oldham. Protestors claim that the Elbit Ferranti factory provides specialist military technologies for Israel’s fleet of combat drones.
Friends push for policing bill amendments
Friends were among those who gathered last week in one final push against the controversial policing bill.
Quaker folk dancing tour in Scotland
Scottish Friends have been asked to support an international Quaker dance organisation that will be touring in 2022.
Belated anniversary celebrations for Quaker care home
The Quaker-managed Bernhard Baron Cottage Homes is welcoming Local Meetings back to its grounds after celebrating its seventy-fifth anniversary late last year. The centre near Eastbourne, Sussex reached its milestone birthday in October 2020, but, with residents divided into two self-contained ‘bubbles’ and no visitors allowed due to lockdown, it was...