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A place for insight, analysis and action.
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29 May 2025
What you can do to help stop the genocide in Gaza
by Oliver Robertson
Oliver Robertson shares what Friends in Britain can do to help stop the genocide in Gaza.
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30 April 2025
Moving with dignity: rethinking migration in the UK and beyond
by Quaker Council for European Affairs
Feblezi Huebi explains why it's time for a new conversation about migration – and how peace can guide the way.
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9 April 2025
Bonhoeffer and the challenge of pacifism
by Siobhan Haire
After watching the recently released Bonhoeffer film, Siobhán Haire explores the dilemmas of the pacifist stand and asks how we are called to challenge injustice.
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13 March 2025
The quick and the good: building a peace that lasts
by Oliver Robertson
Oliver Robertson reflects on the necessary conditions for building true peace in the world.
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16 January 2025
From grief to hope: the enduring power of nonviolent resistance to Assad
by Ellis Brooks
Ellis Brooks reflects on the history of nonviolent civil resistance in Syria and asks what we can all learn about standing up to injustice.
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4 December 2024
9 solidarity actions you can take right now for Palestine and Israel
by Stephanie Hunt
Stephanie Hunt shares nine ways to keep on speaking up and acting for peace.
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21 November 2024
The long-term cost of war: how sending landmines to Ukraine undermines the fight for a mine-free future
by Oliver Robertson
Oliver Robertson highlights the ongoing cost of landmines.
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5 November 2024
COP29 – could it be a COP of peace?
by Rebecca WalkerWoo and Charlotte Cooper
The next UN climate change talks – COP29 – will begin in Baku, Azerbaijan, on 11 November 2024. Charlotte Cooper and Rebecca WalkerWoo take a look at what to expect and share an invitation to witness.
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31 October 2024
The ones who are forgotten on Remembrance Day
by Dixe Wills
Dixe Wills argues that hearing the stories of conscientious objectors – past and present – helps us to refocus Remembrance on the horrors of war and the need for peace.
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14 August 2024
Straight, not narrow: John Lampen addresses some misconceptions over the Peace Testimony
by John Lampen
"It's not part of our tradition to say we must always be silent or neutral in the face of evil."
