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A place for insight, analysis and action.
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19 December 2023
Friends of the truth: bringing quiet diplomacy to Westminster
by Billy Vaughan
Quiet diplomacy has been used by Quakers at the United Nations for decades. Billy Vaughan reflects on using this practice at Westminster.
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7 December 2023
Phasing out fossil fuels: the political dynamics of COP28
by Quaker United Nations Office
The UN climate talks, COP28, are currently being held in Dubai. Lindsey Fielder Cook from the Quaker United Nations Office reports back about how it's going.
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15 November 2023
Why does taking action for just peace in Palestine and Israel support our work for climate justice?
by Rebecca WalkerWoo
There will be no climate justice if we fail to protect everyone's basic human rights and work towards equality, argues Rebecca WalkerWoo.
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10 November 2023
5 ways to witness for peace
by Clare Wood
Clare Wood shares ways you can take action for a just peace for Palestine and Israel.
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13 October 2023
5 solidarity actions you can take for Palestine and Israel
by EAPPI UK & Ireland
The scale of the violence and harm to civilians is unprecedented. The Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel share actions you can take in solidarity.
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9 October 2023
Challenging social injustices in the midst of political and economic challenges in Kenya
by Benard Agona
Benard Agona shares how war in Ukraine, global food prices, the Covid-19 pandemic and climate change are all putting pressure on ongoing peace work in Kenya.
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4 October 2023
Peacebuilding and nonviolence – the demanding context of working in Rwanda
by Daniel Nteziyaremye
Daniel Nteziyaremye shares how climate change, Covid-19 and high inflation is impacting peacebuilding work in Rwanda.
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4 October 2023
Reparations: addressing harm and restoring right relationships
by Ginny Baumann
As Quakers consider next steps on reparations, Ginny Baumann of Streatham and Brixton Meeting suggests we address the harms we have inherited alongside working to be 'good ancestors' on the decisive issue for our times: climate justice.
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14 September 2023
The climate can't afford the cost of war
by Quaker Roots
This week, the ExCel Centre is hosting an exhibition of weapons of war in the London Borough of Newham. Phil Laurie from Quaker Roots reflects on the contradiction of spending money on the military when we need to be responding to the climate emergency.
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31 August 2023
Solidarity, friendship and faith in climate justice
by Rosh Lal
The final module of the Exploring Faith and Climate Justice course considers solidarity across movements. Rosh Lal explores what solidarity means in practice for faith communities in the UK who are taking action on climate.
