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• Quakers petition prime minister to Make Polluters Pay

  31 January 2025

  Quakers in Britain joined others to hand in a petition at 10 Downing Street urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer to Make Polluters Pay this week.

• Court of Appeal reviews harsh climate protest sentences

  30 January 2025

  An unusual mass appeal heard at the Court of Appeal this week could determine Britain's approach to peaceful protest for years to come.

• Quakers call for radical overhaul of sentencing

  22 January 2025

  The government must focus on reforming and rehabilitating offenders and addressing the root causes of crime if it is to fix the prison system, Quakers in Criminal Justice (QICJ) said.

• Quakers welcome Scottish teachers’ support for peace education

  22 January 2025

  Quakers have welcomed Scottish teachers' call for peace education with a new policy from the country's largest teaching union.

• Quakers welcome ‘crack of light’ in Israel-Hamas agreement

  16 January 2025

  The reported agreement between Israel and Hamas is a “crack of light during an unimaginably dark period," Quakers in Britain said today.

• Back the Climate and Nature Bill, Quakers urge government

  15 January 2025

  Quakers have joined faith leaders in urging the government to support the Climate and Nature (CAN) Bill, which is set to be debated on 24 January.

• Candle-lit vigil for imprisoned Quaker climate activist

  14 January 2025

  Hundreds of Quakers and supporters braved freezing temperatures to bear witness to the courage of imprisoned climate activist Gaie Delap on her 78^th birthday.

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