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A place for insight, analysis and action.
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14 March 2024
A continuing Yearly Meeting? Strengthening spirit-led discernment
by Robert Card
Meeting for Sufferings has just endorsed a proposal for a continuing Yearly Meeting. Robert Card, Clerk of Meeting for Sufferings, shares what this means and what will happen next.
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7 March 2024
The women of Swarthmoor Hall
by Lucy Saint-Smith
Lucy Saint-Smith shares the stories of four of the women of Swarthmoor Hall whose lives and work were central to the success of the early Quaker movement.
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5 March 2024
Why being an LGBTQ+ ally matters
by Alison Tarpey-Black
Planning for Pride events is in full swing. Alison Tarpey-Black shares what it means to have support from allies.
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23 February 2024
Grief and hope: marking two years of war in Ukraine
by Charlotte Cooper
Charlotte Cooper mourns the human cost of two years of war in Ukraine and escalating global conflict, and reflects on how to hold grief and hope at the same time.
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21 February 2024
Disrupting unjust systems: how Quakers are joining the Insure Our Future Week of Action
by Anna Lewis
The insurance industry is supporting new fossil fuel projects, but people of faith are joining communities around the world to call for change.
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21 February 2024
Informed prayer, prayerful action: a call from Palestinian Christians
by Judy Mason
'Informed prayer, prayerful action' describes the World Day of Prayer (WDP) movement. The reading for this year's service on Friday 1 March is from Ephesians 4:2, "I beg you… bear with one another in love." Judy Mason explores the theme behind this year's World Day of Prayer.
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8 February 2024
Refusing to kill: conscription and conscience
by Rosemary Rich
Conscription has been in the news in Britain – but young people should know about our proud history of conscientious objection, writes Rosemary Rich.
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25 January 2024
The fragility of freedom: Holocaust Memorial Day 2024
by Oliver Robertson
Oliver Robertson reflects on the theme of this year's Holocaust Memorial Day and what it calls us to do to prevent genocide in the world today.
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17 January 2024
Strengthening children’s rights: UNCRC bill secures Royal Assent in Scotland
by Sarah Komashko
Sarah Komashko explains the history and implications of the UNCRC bill, and why it matters to Quakers.
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21 December 2023
Why I am still a pacifist
by Tim Gee
How do we stay true to our peace testimony in times of war? Many Quakers struggle with this difficult question. Tim Gee reflects on the spiritual and practical considerations involved.
