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Quakers call on the UK government to stop new Cumbrian coal mine
16 December 2022
More than 450 church leaders and Christian environmental campaigners have signed a letter calling on Rishi Sunak and Michael Gove to rethink a coal mine which received the go-ahead last week.
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Quakers send MPs chocolate and a climate wish list
16 December 2022
MPs have been sent a Christmas wish list and treat urging them contribute to the fund compensating for unavoidable climate impacts agreed at COP27.
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Vulnerable people who arrive on our shores should be treated fairly under international law, Quakers say
14 December 2022
Quakers believe that all people are precious, everywhere. Today they speak out yet again against the UK government's plans on migration which continue to embed policies of discrimination into the practices of the British state.
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UK Human Rights Act vital to all, Quakers say
10 December 2022
This Human Rights Day Quakers have joined 157 other organisations in calling on the UK government to protect the Human Rights Act.
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Quakers to cease using the title ‘overseer’ due to racist connotations
6 December 2022
Quakers have been asked to stop using the term 'overseer' because of its connotations of oppression and slavery.
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Quakers in Southwest England pull together on climate crisis
2 December 2022
Southwest England's Quaker community has drawn together to work to combat climate change, thanks to funds donated for local development work.