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• Quakers back national film campaign to spark climate action and justice

  9 June 2026

  Quakers in Britain are supporting a new national film initiative aimed at helping the UK public better understand the scale and urgency of the climate and nature crisis.

• Quakers highlight refugee welcome

  4 June 2026

  Quakers in Britain are encouraging meetings to mark Sanctuary Sunday on 21 June, part of Refugee Week.

• Quakers oppose Defence Universities Alliance

  27 May 2026

  Quakers in Britain have joined nine other groups in endorsing a statement from Demilitarise Education that opposes a worrying step in the militarisation of higher education.
  

• New report highlights UK imprisonment of protesters

  27 May 2026

  A report by Defend Our Juries and Queen Mary University of London reveals the scale of imprisonment of protesters, including Quakers, who take direct action on the climate crisis and Palestine.
  

• Quaker statement on antisemitism and Islamophobia

  20 May 2026

  We believe that every human being is entitled to a space in the world which enhances their dignity - Australia Yearly Meeting epistle 2003

• Quakers back jailed Indigenous climate leaders

  19 May 2026

  Quakers in Britain has signed an international statement calling for the release of two women imprisoned in Russia for their work defending Indigenous rights and the climate.

• Giving voice to those who refuse to fight

  19 May 2026

  Quakers in Europe marked International Conscientious Objectors' Day last Friday with a new report giving voice to people who have refused to fight.

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