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• Quakers petition prime minister on right to boycott

  31 August 2023

  Quakers in Britain joined others to hand in a petition at 10 Downing Street urging prime minister Rishi Sunak to scrap the anti-boycott bill.

• Quakers called to hold climate vigils across the UK during Quaker Week

  29 August 2023

  A new climate support group is encouraging Quakers to bear witness to their concern for the climate by holding vigils this September.

• Quakers urge government to roll-out UN-backed schemes to support asylum seekers

  24 August 2023

  The UK government should broaden access to community-based schemes endorsed by the UN instead of treating asylum seekers with hostility, Quakers said.

• Quakers call on government to stop demonising asylum seekers

  17 August 2023

  The government must recognise that of God in everyone, Quakers said this week as the 'hostile environment' towards those who seek our help continued to bear its dreadful fruit.

• Quaker Year of Climate Learning empowers environmental action

  16 August 2023

  Quakers in Britain's year of exploring faith and climate justice has given participants a comprehensive grounding, fostering avenues for collective action.

• Quakers in Britain call for respect for conscientious objection rights

  10 August 2023

  Joining Quakers working for peace from across Europe, British Quakers are writing to the government of Ukraine, requesting the release of Yurii Sheliazhenko, the executive director of the Ukrainian Pacifist Movement.

• Your faith is powerful, so is your Will – Christian Aid, Quakers and other churches launch new initiative

  3 August 2023

  Over a hundred churches including Quakers in Britain have signed up to an inspiring new partnership to create local and global change through gifts in Wills.

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