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Young Peacemakers share their hopes at Manchester’s first Peer Mediation Conference
16 July 2025
“It's helped me because when someone is not being nice and kind to me, instead of just snapping […] it's helped me to actually back away," Zak, Year 6 peer mediator.
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Quakers back global faith outcry over backsliding on climate ahead of COP30
15 July 2025
Insufficient action and backsliding in the international community on climate change cause for deep concern, faith groups say.
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Quakers urge review of protest convictions amid growing threat to civil liberties
9 July 2025
Quakers in Britain has written to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper urging her to review the convictions of peaceful protesters arrested under unlawful regulations.
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Quakers concerned over impact of new UK trans guidance on inclusion and rights
2 July 2025
Guidance around trans issues from the UK's human rights commission must uphold the rights and dignity of all, including trans and non-binary people, Quakers in Britain have said.
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Quakers join UK coalition demanding end to British complicity in Gaza killings
2 July 2025
Quakers in Britain has joined the Red Line for Gaza campaign, highlighting the many red lines breached by the Israeli government in Gaza and enabled by the UK government.
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Quakers urge government to tax polluters before global climate talks
27 June 2025
Quakers in Britain has joined faith and civil society leaders in urging the UK government to tax fossil fuel companies and the very wealthy to fund climate action ahead of COP30.