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British and African Quakers urge against insurance for East African pipeline
16 February 2023
Quakers from Britain and Africa are calling on Lloyd's of London to advise its members against insuring the East African Crude Oil Pipeline (EACOP).
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Quakers and partners criticise Prevent review findings
13 February 2023
The government has published the findings of an 'independent' review of Prevent, its counter-terrorism programme.
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Lords throw out key elements of Public Order Bill aimed at stifling protest
8 February 2023
The House of Lords this week rejected the worst of the government's draconian Public Order Bill, but many punitive measures remain, including protest banning orders.
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Quakers across Wales cut bureaucracy to realise Quaker vision/Crynwyr yng Nghymru yn symleiddio’u strwythurau er mwyn gwireddu gweledigaeth Grynwrol
23 January 2023
In a bid to revitalise their community by simplifying governance, Quakers across Wales and Southern Marches have agreed to become one charity/Mewn ymgais i adfywio eu cymuned trwy symleiddio'u strwythurau, mae Crynwyr ar draws Cymru a'r Gororau Deheuol wedi cytuno i ddod ynghŷd fel un elusen.
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Quakers urge UK Foreign Secretary to consider signing the nuclear prohibition treaty
20 January 2023
On the second anniversary of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), Christian peace organisations are calling on the UK government to back the ban on the weapons.
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“How can we speak truth to power?” ask young Quakers
17 January 2023
Young Quakers from across the country are invited to examine how to release the energy of their spirituality to speak truth to power.