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Quakers press for housing justice
5 February 2016
Soaring house prices, welfare cuts and loss of social housing have sparked a housing crisis. For Quakers at Yearly Meeting it was a hot topic and now they are questioning peers who are beginning a line by line examination of The Housing and Planning Bill in the House of Lords.
Quakers in Britain say this Bill is a missed opportunity for the government to reduce inequality in the housing system. Instead it will increase inequality between those who are home-owners and those who are not.
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Global gathering strengthens Quaker voice in the world
12 January 2016
British Quakers are heading this week to Peru for a global gathering of Quakers.
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Seeking climate justice through Paris
9 December 2015
While world leaders are at the Paris climate summit, known as COP21, Quakers are putting huge efforts into raising awareness about their concerns for the planet and reverence for life. A new Quakernomics blog offers a taste of their activities.
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Quakers deplore vote to authorise air strikes in Syria
2 December 2015
Quakers in Britain opposed the vote in the House of Commons tonight to extend air strikes to ISIS targets in Syria.
The vote was 397 for and 223 votes against taking action in Syria.
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Quakers oppose military action in Syria
30 November 2015
This week Parliament prepares to vote on military action in Syria. Quakers in Britain oppose this, consistent with our belief that killing is wrong.
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Quakers respond to terrorism
24 November 2015
As Parliament prepares to debate next steps in Syria, Quakers in Britain have made this statement.