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• Quakers urged to attend extra session of annual gathering

  24 May 2023

  Quakers from across Britain are welcome to join an extra session of Yearly Meeting on 1 July online and in person at Friends House.

• 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.
  

• Quakers stand up for vital legal precedent established in 1670 Quaker trial

  17 May 2023

  Twenty-four ordinary people have successfully protested outside a court to remind jurors of their right to make decisions according to their conscience.

• European and Middle Eastern Quakers uphold each other at a time of war

  16 May 2023

  Quakers from across Europe and the Middle East gathered in Birmingham this month to share worship and work done, and to build a loving community.

• Quakers join calls for Palestinian dignity, respect and justice

  15 May 2023

  Quakers in Britain have signed a joint statement calling on the UK government to uphold its legal, moral and historic obligations to the Palestinian people.

• Quakers stand in solidarity against migration bill

  10 May 2023

  Quakers in Britain and the Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network have signed a joint solidarity statement with 174 other organisations on the 'Illegal Migration Bill'.

• Speak the truth through love, Quakers told

  3 May 2023

  Courageous and kind truth-telling is vital in the current historical moment, Quakers across Britain heard this weekend.

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