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• Gearing up for Yearly Meeting

  18 May 2022

  Quakers in Britain's annual gathering starts this Saturday with a range of events including the Salter Lecture, delivered by Ruth Cadbury MP.

• Put peace at the heart of education, Quakers say

  11 May 2022

  A new report from Quakers in Britain examines the use of peaceful and just learning environments to tackle the problems facing British school children, from mental ill-health to violence.

• Quakers alarmed by Queen's Speech

  10 May 2022

  Quakers in Britain have responded to the new policies and legislation set out in the Queen's Speech.

• Another step towards tackling racism

  3 May 2022

  In a move towards becoming a more equal and inclusive church, Quakers will rename a room in their London premises after early abolitionist Benjamin Lay.

• New Deputy Recording Clerk appointed

  28 April 2022

  Britain Yearly Meeting has appointed a new Deputy Recording Clerk, Siobhán Haire, who joins Quakers in Britain from The Brilliant Club, a university access and widening participation charity, where she is interim Chief Operating Officer.

• House of Lords votes through bill that gives police unprecedented powers

  28 April 2022

  Police in the UK will have unprecedented powers to restrict protests they deem "too noisy" after the House of Lords votes through the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, despite strong opposition from MPs, Lords and campaigners, including Quakers.

• Protect the right to boycott unethical companies

  26 April 2022

  Quakers and other civil society groups are opposing the government's plans for an 'anti-boycott bill' which would dramatically affect their ability to campaign for social and climate justice.

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