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Greenham remembered
The Quaker contribution to the Greenham Common Women’s Peace Camp was remembered in 2021 as peace campaigners celebrated its fortieth anniversary
Report reveals ‘appalling treatment’ at Napier
A cross-party group of politicians is pressing the government to end its use of Napier Barracks in Kent to accommodate people seeking asylum. The call was made in a report published this month, for which Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) made submissions.
Quaker found ‘not guilty’ for DLR action
A Quaker was among five people on trial this month for action on the DLR railway in April 2019.
Llandrindod Friends help fund community kitchen
Llandrindod Quakers have donated funds to help set up a community kitchen for local food enterprises.
Socks for Wandsworth Prison
The Quaker chaplain at Wandsworth Prison has reached the target of 14,000 pairs of socks to hand out to men jailed there.
Quakers appalled by Human Rights Act ‘overhaul’
Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) has announced that it is ‘appalled’ by government plans to weaken the Human Rights Act, saying that the proposals are unnecessary and will undermine all our rights.
Friends urged to ‘cause a fuss’ on policing bill
Friends have been urged to ‘make a fuss’ as the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill reaches the final parliamentary stages.
Friends House library to reopen this spring
The Friends House library refurbishment is likely to be completed by spring 2022, staff have said. Libby Adams, head of library and archives, said that the refurbishment is well underway, with the floor and painting nearly finished. New furniture will be installed, including a new modern inquiry desk and reading desk.
Quakers push for ban on conversion therapy
Britain Yearly Meeting has said that it strongly supports a ban on ‘so-called conversion therapy’. Together with the Quaker Gender and Sexual Diversity Community (QGSDC), BYM shared its views in a joint response to a government consultation.
Ruth Cadbury in Labour reshuffle
The Quaker politician Ruth Cadbury featured in Labour leader Kier Starmers’ reshuffle this month, joining the shadow international trade team.