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• Jocelyn Bell Burnell in conversation

  26 March 2018

  Jocelyn Bell Burnell is known to many as the scientist who discovered pulsars. She is less well known as a Quaker.

• Peacebuilding is everyone's business, say Quakers

  21 March 2018

  Relations around the world are becoming tenser. An exciting new Quaker resource offers realistic steps towards creating lasting peace.

• Step forward for reuniting refugee families

  15 March 2018

  The Refugee (Family Reunion) Bill passed its Second Reading today, Friday. Quakers across Britain are encouraging their MPs to support the bill.

• Christian leaders urge support for nuclear ban treaty

  20 February 2018

  A debate today in the House of Lords could be the first step towards the UK government signing a Treaty to rid the world of nuclear weapons.

• Marking 60 years of CND

  16 February 2018

  On 17 February 2018 the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament turns 60. It marks 60 years of campaigning against nuclear weapons.

• Swarthmore lecturer is Quaker artist and activist

  8 February 2018

  The 2018 Swarthmore Lecture will be given by Chris Alton a life-long Quaker, artist and activist.

• Peace activists cleared of obstructing arms fair

  7 February 2018

  Peace activists have been found not guilty of charges arising from blockading the world's largest arms fair held last year by Defence and Security Equipment International (DSEi) in East London.

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