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• Long prison sentences ineffective, independent commission finds

  15 June 2022

  Quakers welcome a report which shows that the dramatic rise in long prison sentences does not help victims, offenders, or the public.

• Quakers speak out against forced removals to Rwanda

  14 June 2022

  Quakers say that all people are precious, unique, a child of God. Today we must speak out against the UK government's plans to transport asylum seekers to Rwanda.

• Quaker library reopens after refurbishment

  8 June 2022

  The Quaker library at Friends House, Euston, is reopening to the public on Wednesday, June 15, following major refurbishment.

• Quakers to make reparation for slave trade and colonialism

  31 May 2022

  Quakers have agreed they will make practical reparations for the trans-Atlantic slave trade, colonialism and economic exploitation.

• Swarthmore Lecture 2022: Listen to the racialised and oppressed for answers

  31 May 2022

  Racism and colonialism have caught us in a vicious spiral that will destroy us all unless we do something to stop it, Professor Helen Minnis told Quakers at this year's Swarthmore Lecture.

• The largest Quaker Meeting ever held?

  29 May 2022

  Quakers and their meetings across the country joined more than 300 people worshipping at Friends House in London on Sunday in a huge meeting for worship.

• Ruth Cadbury MP delivers this year’s Salter Lecture

  23 May 2022

  More than 350 Quakers gathered to listen online as Ruth Cadbury MP delivered this year's Salter Lecture online on Saturday.

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