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Prisoners at risk in pandemic
9 April 2020
The number of people in detention needs to be reduced significantly because it is not possible in these settings to follow government advice on COVID-19, say Quakers in Britain. Unprecedented government action is needed to save lives.
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Church leaders united in response to Covid-19
6 April 2020
Paul Parker, the Recording Clerk for Quakers in Britain, with Church leaders from denominations across Britain and Ireland, have today issued this statement.
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Quakers change plans for Yearly Meeting Gathering
3 April 2020
Quakers in Britain have postponed their 2020 Yearly Meeting Gathering. The ongoing public health situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, very sadly, makes it impossible to bring 2,000 people together for this event.
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Quakers #SafeAtHome
2 April 2020
As the Coronavirus spreads across the world, the Quaker community is responding with love, prayer and action.
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Crisis prompts call for global ceasefire
2 April 2020
As the Coronavirus crisis deepens Quakers are working with allies to speak up for the most vulnerable.
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​How to #StayAtHome when you have no home
2 April 2020
Central Bristol Quakers have donated the kitchen in their meeting house to help feed homeless people made even more vulnerable by the Coronavirus crisis.