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A place for insight, analysis and action.
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5 August 2019
Untangling the web: change through international structures
by Faith Biddle
Faith Biddle reflects on how her experiences at the Quaker United Nations Summer School reignited the desire to build a better world.
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23 May 2019
Hearing the call of the climate crisis
by Olivia Hanks
From Extinction Rebellion to the school strikes, Quakers have been part of a whirlwind of climate action in 2019. Olivia Hanks looks at how we keep up the pressure.
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7 May 2019
European Parliament elections: our chance to steady Europe’s course
by Quaker Council for European Affairs
In the run-up to the European Parliament elections, Martin Leng explores how the Quaker Council for European Affairs is supporting people to tackle anti-migrant hate speech together.
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3 May 2019
10 things the government could do to rethink security
by Marigold Bentley
With new Secretaries of Defence and International Development, Marigold Bentley shares 10 things they could do to champion an alternative vision of security.
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29 March 2019
Beyond Brexit
by Jessica Metheringham
Jessica Metheringham reflects on how the call for 'leaders of integrity' applies to us as well as to politicians.
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8 March 2019
Messy change: a way forward on immigration detention?
by Jessica Metheringham
An amendment to the Immigration Bill shows that the way forwards is rarely smooth. Jessica Metheringham asks whether it's the right option to take.
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7 February 2019
5 things we can do to put Quaker values into Brexit
by Jessica Metheringham
Jessica Metheringham rounds up some key actions for Friends.
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18 January 2019
Why I'm tired of just talking about Brexit
by Paul Parker
Paul Parker on talking about, not talking about, and just talking about Brexit – and what Quakers can offer in this turbulent time.
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23 December 2018
COP24: How did it go?
by Quaker United Nations Office
Quaker United Nations Office representatives attended the December climate change summit COP24. Lindsey Fielder Cook explores how it went.
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17 December 2018
How Quakers can push for a just UK immigration system in 2019
by Jessica Metheringham
Our immigration system is broken. Now may be an opportunity to transform the dominant culture that dehumanises people and ignores the root causes of the so-called 'migrant crisis.'