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Quakers united in opposition to war
11 November 2022
Eight Quaker agencies have signed a joint statement on the peace testimony and the war in Ukraine.
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Quaker composer premieres new choral work exploring shadow of torture
11 November 2022
Leading composer Sally Beamish's new work, 'A Knock on the Door', uses two choirs representing detainees and interrogators, to explore how torture damages all involved.
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Quakers join millions demanding climate justice at COP27
10 November 2022
Quakers are joining mass action across the globe to demand climate justice as states meet in Egypt to try and agree how to tackle climate change.
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Quakers concerned by Home Secretary’s inflammatory rhetoric and failures in the asylum system
3 November 2022
Quakers are writing to the Home Secretary to express concern that the 'hostile environment' of dangerously over-crowded immigration centres and demonisation of migrants in parliament is fanning the flames of hate.
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Quakers in dialogue with parliamentarians
2 November 2022
Quakers were among churches who visited the UK Parliament on 1 November to discuss bringing about positive change.
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Quakers opening warm banks despite ‘rage at necessity’
2 November 2022
Quakers offer meeting houses as warm spaces, but call for solutions which tackle the root causes of fuel poverty.