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Swarthmore Lecture: the challenge of doing justice
1 August 2024
Quakers should renew their efforts in the field of penal reform, Ben Jarman said at this year's Swarthmore Lecture on 27 July.
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Quakers open up decision making
1 August 2024
Quakers in Britain are to simplify their structures to make them more transparent and release time and energy for active work in the world.
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Quakers welcome measures to restore asylum rights
29 July 2024
The Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) has welcomed moves by the new Labour government to restore the rights of people seeking asylum.
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Just Stop Oil sentences too harsh, Quakers and others say
23 July 2024
Quakers have joined more than 1,100 lawyers, academics and celebrities in calling for an urgent meeting with the attorney general to discuss the “injustice" of lengthy sentences for peaceful protest.
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Quakers submit evidence on lack of UK progress on racism to the UN
22 July 2024
The UK must do more to tackle racism, Quakers in Britain said as the country faces a review by the UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD).
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Quakers welcome landmark day for Palestine and Israel
19 July 2024
Quakers in Britain have published a statement on a landmark day for Palestine and Israel.