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8 September 2025
You can always ask me: intergenerational conversations about faith
by Ailish Carroll-Brentnall
“How much do you think your values have been shaped by Quakerism? Or do you shape Quakerism to your values?"
These and many other searching questions were on the table when young Quakers sat down with older members of the Welsh Quaker community to talk about how their faith affects their lives.
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3 September 2025
Why are Quakers always at protests?
by Rhiannon Grant
From campaigns for climate justice to protests against war, Rhiannon Grant takes a look at why it's quite common to see Quakers marching with a banner.
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28 August 2025
How the DSEI arms fair fuels wars and repression
by Dixe Wills
With DSEI arms fair arriving in London next month, Dixe Wills examines its many costs and outlines the planned Quaker presence there.
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21 August 2025
Still here – making connections by exploring Quaker history
by Rhiannon Grant
Quaker history is well known and intriguing. Rhiannon Grant shares how Quaker heritage can create a starting point for conversations about Quakers today.
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11 August 2025
Faith organisations can strengthen communities: findings from The state of us
by Lisa Cumming
One year on from racially targeted violence in the summer of 2024, Lisa Cumming reflects on some of the findings from The state of us report.
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5 August 2025
Why we must build a world free from nuclear weapons
by Oliver Robertson
On the 80th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima, Oliver Robertson traces the history of opposition to nuclear weapons, and how Quakers continue that tradition today.
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15 July 2025
Faith based witness is needed more than ever, and there is plenty to get involved in
by Suzanne Ismail
A series of repressive laws are making it harder for British citizens to speak out against injustice. This trend is concerning, but it must not stop our vital witness, there is plenty that Quakers are doing and can continue to do!
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8 July 2025
Remembering Srebrenica: 30 years on
by Judith Baker
Judith Baker reflects on 30 years since the massacre at Srebrenica and the ever-pertinent questions "Why did we let it happen?" and "How can we stop it happening again?"
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26 June 2025
"I am dedicated to ending this unjust war"
by Suzanne Ismail
Suzanne Ismail shares a letter from Sasha, a young Russian man compelled, but unwilling to serve in his country's military.
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29 May 2025
What you can do to help stop the genocide in Gaza
by Oliver Robertson
Oliver Robertson shares what Friends in Britain can do to help stop the genocide in Gaza.
