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Protect the right to boycott unethical companies, Quakers urge MPs
21 June 2023
Quakers have joined nearly 70 civil society organisations in calling on MPs to reject the government's controversial anti-boycott bill, tabled this week.
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Quakers discuss reparations and restorative justice with Jamaican Christians
19 June 2023
Jamaican church leaders visited Friends House in Euston this week to discuss reparations for the transatlantic slave trade with Quakers.
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Quakers ask Lords to block "back door" attempts to shut down protest
13 June 2023
Quakers have joined 48 other organisations in calling on peers to reject “extreme and chilling" government measures.
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Every school in Britain should have peer mediators, Quakers say
31 May 2023
Following widespread success, Quakers want every school in Britain to have a team of peer mediators ready and able to resolve conflict.
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Coalition of Quakers and others win major campaigning award
25 May 2023
Quakers in Britain are delighted to have won a major campaigning award alongside other organisations for their work as part of the Police Bill Alliance.
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Public Order Act becomes law
17 May 2023
A new law making it even harder to protest peacefully has been approved by parliament despite opposition from Quakers and other groups.