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• Government urged to reverse decision to close off citizenship to people arriving irregularly

  18 February 2025

  The Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN) has criticised new Home Office guidance that makes it even more difficult for refugees to become British citizens.

• Racial Justice Sunday shines a light on Caribbean and African songwriters

  12 February 2025

  Last Sunday, 9 February, saw Racial Justice Sunday marked with the launch of an initiative to spotlight the music of Caribbean and African songwriters in British and Irish churches.

• Quaker statement on Donald Trump's proposal to take over Gaza

  5 February 2025

  5 February 2025

• Quakers share expertise to help heal social divisions

  5 February 2025

  In the wake of far-right racist riots and growing divisions, Quakers have offered their expertise in building community cohesion.

• Quakers petition prime minister to Make Polluters Pay

  31 January 2025

  Quakers in Britain joined others to hand in a petition at 10 Downing Street urging Prime Minister Keir Starmer to Make Polluters Pay this week.

• Court of Appeal reviews harsh climate protest sentences

  30 January 2025

  An unusual mass appeal heard at the Court of Appeal this week could determine Britain's approach to peaceful protest for years to come.

• Quakers call for radical overhaul of sentencing

  22 January 2025

  The government must focus on reforming and rehabilitating offenders and addressing the root causes of crime if it is to fix the prison system, Quakers in Criminal Justice (QICJ) said.

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