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• Quaker climate activist appeals conviction after judge threatens the jury

  2 December 2025

  A Quaker is appealing her climate conviction after a judge threatened the jury with contempt of court if they found defendants not guilty according to their conscience.

• Let’s build a fair and sustainable future, Quakers say as budget spares polluters and the super-rich

  27 November 2025

  Rooted in their commitment to equality and peace, Quakers say the government has missed a major opportunity to use this year's budget to make oil and gas giants pay for the climate damage they have caused.

• Quakers in Britain reject inhumane and divisive new asylum restrictions

  26 November 2025

  We are called to love our neighbour. Instead, the Home Secretary has announced further harsh restrictions on the right to sanctuary in the UK.

• Quakers call for peer mediation to be mainstreamed across schools in the UK

  25 November 2025

  Educators and policy makers should mainstream peer mediation, Quakers in Britain says following the publication of a new national report showing its positive impact.

• Quakers join calls for Keir Starmer to rethink nuclear expansion

  19 November 2025

  Prime Minister Keir Starmer must rethink his decision to buy 12 nuclear-capable F-35A jets to be stationed at RAF Marham, Quakers in Britain and other civil society organisations have said.

• Quakers join global call to expose hidden military emissions at COP30

  18 November 2025

  As global leaders meet in Brazil for COP30, Quakers and others are urging them to confront the climate impact of war and rising military spending.

• Quakers highlight faith and ethics at COP30

  13 November 2025

  As world leaders and scientists meet at the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil, Quakers are amplifying the moral and spiritual call for climate justice.

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