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Global peacebuilders call on governments to invest in peace
21 September 2021
Amid pandemic and climate crisis, more than 200 peacebuilding organisations have issued a joint statement calling on governments to work for peace. Quakers in Britain have signed alongside Quaker United Nations Office and American Friends Service Committee. The statement asserts that peace is not an add-on: peace is the way.
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Quakers protest against the arms trade
16 September 2021
Dozens of Quakers headed for London this week to join protestors against the world's largest arms fair. Hundreds from peace movements held vigils to protest, their banners saying: “War starts here".
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Quakers join international action for climate loss and damage
16 September 2021
Quakers in Britain will join partner organisations in launching the new Make Polluters Pay campaign as part of the first ever international Loss and Damage Awareness Day on Thursday 23 September.
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Quakers speak out on Policing Bill
13 September 2021
Quakers in Britain have helped coordinate a joint open letter to the government about the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill that has been signed by over 350 organisations.
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Twenty years on: reflecting on 11 September attacks
9 September 2021
Twenty years ago a horrific set of terrorist attacks took place in the United States, killing and wounding thousands of people.
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Child Sexual Abuse Report: faith bodies are failing children
2 September 2021
The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) is providing space for victims and survivors of sexual abuse to speak of their horrific experience, of lives ruined and health destroyed. Their experience informed the investigation into child protection in religious organisations and settings. Quakers in Britain welcome the investigation report which has been published today by The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA).