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• Fulfil promises and keep 1.5C alive, Quakers urge UK government

  22 November 2022

  The announcement of a new fund for loss and damage at COP27 was "a moment of extraordinary significance for climate justice", Quakers have said, but the UK government must take urgent action on oil and gas to limit further impacts.

• Fulfil your pledge to govern with integrity, faith leaders urge prime minister

  18 November 2022

  Quakers in Britain have joined others from across the faith and belief spectrum in calling on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to stand by his pledge to govern with integrity.

• Quakers concerned by government’s autumn statement

  17 November 2022

  Further cuts to public services resulting from the Government's autumn statement will hit those already struggling with the cost of living crisis, Quakers said.

• Quakers break bread with other faiths

  17 November 2022

  Quakers across the country have been opening their doors and breaking bread with people from across the faith spectrum to mark Inter Faith Week.

• Quakers join world faiths in calling for bolder action as COP27 negotiations stall

  17 November 2022

  World representatives gathered at COP27 must make bold decisions now if they are to protect the most vulnerable people and communities, faith leaders have said as negotiations hang in the balance.

• 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.

• 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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