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Pensions Minister advises: 'cajole' fossil fuel giants
4 August 2020
More than 70 civil society leaders, including MPs, have heavily criticised Pensions Minister Guy Opperman MP, for writing in the Telegraph that UK pension funds should not divest from fossil fuels
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Swarthmore Lecture moves online
30 July 2020
The 2020 Swarthmore Lecture, part of the work of Woodbrooke and a key feature in the life of Quakers in Britain, will be delivered online on Saturday by social scientist, writer and broadcaster, Tom Shakespeare.
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Global call for ban on nuclear weapons
30 July 2020
As the 75th anniversary approaches of atomic bombs being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Quakers in Britain are joining events to mark the devastation and to urge the government to work for a global ban on nuclear weapons.
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Join the Hibakusha's call to eliminate nuclear weapons
16 July 2020
In the coming weeks, Quakers across Britain will be among millions around the world solemnly marking the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombs which destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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Churches support Quakers' rejected appointee over marriage
16 July 2020
Key decision-making meetings of the United Reformed Church and the Methodist Church have both supported Hannah Brock Womack, a Quaker who is prevented from being the Fourth President of Churches Together in England (CTE).
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Faith leaders' call to action on climate crisis
8 July 2020
As the lockdown to combat COVID-19 eases, faith leaders are urging every sector of civil society to use this opportunity to work together to create a better world.