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Nuclear weapons declared illegal under international law
25 October 2020
The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is entering into force as international law after being ratified by the 50th state. This historic step forward for the global community will help to rid the world of weapons of mass death and destruction.
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Being open to new light
8 October 2020
A group of Quakers has begun to revise the book of discipline that has guided Quaker witness, community and worship across the centuries.
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Quakers weathering financial challenges
5 October 2020
The financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) which brings together the Quaker Church, charity and organisation, is becoming clear.
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Global peacebuilders urge governments to recommit to peace
21 September 2020
On International Day of Peace (21 September) Quakers are joining a global call for peace, justice and inclusion to be at the heart of the response to COVID-19.
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Pensions Minister advises: 'cajole' fossil fuel giants
4 August 2020
More than 70 civil society leaders, including MPs, have heavily criticised Pensions Minister Guy Opperman MP, for writing in the Telegraph that UK pension funds should not divest from fossil fuels
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Global call for ban on nuclear weapons
30 July 2020
As the 75th anniversary approaches of atomic bombs being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Quakers in Britain are joining events to mark the devastation and to urge the government to work for a global ban on nuclear weapons.