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• Quakers call for nuclear disarmament

  4 August 2022

  As the anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki's atomic destruction approaches, Quakers in Britain have signed a joint letter calling on world leaders to phase out nuclear weapons.

• Quakers join calls for closure of Gaza to end after 15 years of collective punishment

  22 July 2022

  Sixteen UK charities including Quakers in Britain, CAFOD and Christian Aid are asking the UK Government to take urgent action to end the blockade of Gaza.

• Peace Education teaching pack awarded major prize

  18 July 2022

  A Peace Education Network teaching pack, designed and produced by Quakers in Britain, has been chosen by teachers for a major award.

• Quaker peace education expert keynote speaker at university symposium

  13 July 2022

  Ellis Brooks, peace education co-ordinator at Quakers in Britain, addressed teachers, academics and peace educators at the University College London symposium on July 7 on the importance of peace education.

• Quakers oppose re-opening of immigration detention centre

  12 July 2022

  Quakers in Oxfordshire are campaigning against the re-opening of a notorious immigration detention centre.

• Honour COP26 climate pledges, Quakers and other Scottish faiths insist

  12 July 2022

  Quakers have joined faith communities across Scotland in writing to UK Government Minister Alok Sharma, asking for a meeting to discuss progress made since COP26 was held in Glasgow in 2021.

• Quakers call for truth and integrity in public life as PM resigns

  7 July 2022

  This change in political leadership is an opportunity for the country to restore the essential values of truth and integrity in public life, say Quakers in Britain.

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