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A place for insight, analysis and action.
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17 December 2020
Post-pandemic peace in the classroom
by Isabel Cartwright
Isabel Cartwright outlines how keeping peace on the curriculum means we can build back better in our schools.
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8 October 2020
9 voices the Department for Education would ban from schools
by Ellis Brooks
Ellis Brooks questions new guidance for English schools that silences discussion of capitalism and breaking unjust laws.
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15 July 2020
Upholding peace in Burundi through crises
by Christine Kanehure
Navigating tense elections and the Covid-19 pandemic, Christine Kanehure outlines how Quaker-supported Turning the Tide Burundi are actively involved in upholding peace.
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9 July 2020
Marking 25 years since Srebrenica
by Marigold Bentley
The Srebrenica Genocide was the worst mass murder in Europe since World War II. Marigold Bentley reflects on the failures and the work for peace that ensued.
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7 May 2020
VE day and the hope for peace
by Marigold Bentley
Marigold Bentley reflects on the beginning of the end of World War II and the work for peace that continues.
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29 April 2020
Working for peace in East Africa during the Covid-19 crisis
by Tobias Wellner
Tobias Wellner looks at how community organisers in Kenya, Burundi and Rwanda are nurturing nonviolence during a pandemic.
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2 April 2020
QPSW relief grants: making a difference in difficult circumstances
by Ann Pfieffer
Ann Pfeiffer shares how relief grants are making a difference to mothers in a DR Congo hospital, and how you can suggest a project that needs support.
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20 February 2020
What next for Quaker conciliation work?
by Oliver Robertson
Quakers have been working to reconcile opposed groups in conflict-ridden areas for decades, but the confidential nature of the work means that it is rarely talked about. Oliver Robertson reflects on the work so far, and where it may be going next.
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21 December 2019
Quaker faith in action in the 2010s: highlights from the decade
by Suki Ferguson
At the end of a tumultuous decade, Suki Ferguson looks back at just a few of the highlights.
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20 December 2019
How to heal divided communities: 5 tips from East African peace campaigners
by Tobias Wellner
Tobias Wellner takes a look at what we can learn from the successes of community peacebuilders in Rwanda and beyond.
