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• Quakers in Britain statement following intimidation and violence in Dover and Portsmouth

  7 September 2026

  Quakers in Britain are calling on political leaders of every party to condemn the intimidation and violence seen in Dover and Portsmouth this weekend.
  

• Quakers in Scotland concerned over military spending plans

  3 September 2026

  Quakers in Scotland have raised concerns over plans to grow Scotland's military industry, in the Scottish government's newly published five-year Programme for Government (PFG).

• Quaker Social Action to move into Friends House

  24 August 2026

  Anti-poverty charity Quaker Social Action (QSA) is to become a new tenant at Friends House, the London home of Quakers in Britain.

• Quakers reaffirm commitment to trans inclusion in the wake of EHRC Code of Practice

  19 August 2026

  Quakers in Britain has refreshed and reaffirmed its commitment to providing trans-inclusive facilities across its buildings.

• As wildfires and drought spread, Quakers urge PM to act

  19 August 2026

  Quakers in Britain has joined the UK's leading climate organisations in urging Andy Burnham to prepare the public for the far-reaching changes needed to respond to escalating heatwaves, drought and wildfires.

• Quakers join call to reject Rosebank and Jackdaw oil fields

  18 August 2026

  With Britain enduring its hottest summer on record and many areas facing drought and wildfires, Quakers call on the UK government to reject plans for new North Sea oil and gas fields.

• US Quakers and others sue Trump administration over targeting ICC

  12 August 2026

  The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), Human Rights Watch and two other groups have filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration in a federal court.
  

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