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• Quakers welcome Scottish teachers’ support for peace education

  22 January 2025

  Quakers have welcomed Scottish teachers' call for peace education with a new policy from the country's largest teaching union.

• 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.

• Quakers welcome ‘crack of light’ in Israel-Hamas agreement

  16 January 2025

  The reported agreement between Israel and Hamas is a “crack of light during an unimaginably dark period," Quakers in Britain said today.

• Back the Climate and Nature Bill, Quakers urge government

  15 January 2025

  Quakers have joined faith leaders in urging the government to support the Climate and Nature (CAN) Bill, which is set to be debated on 24 January.

• Candle-lit vigil for imprisoned Quaker climate activist

  14 January 2025

  Hundreds of Quakers and supporters braved freezing temperatures to bear witness to the courage of imprisoned climate activist Gaie Delap on her 78^th birthday.

• “Put climate plans into action” Quakers urge Scottish government

  9 January 2025

  On MSPs' first day back in 2025, Quakers joined other members of Scotland's climate coalition to call on them to implement fast and fair climate action.

• OpenLearn launches first peace education course

  8 January 2025

  The Open University (OU) is offering a peace education course for the first time, thanks to a partnership between OU staff and Quakers in Britain.

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