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• Quakers commit to becoming an anti-racist faith community

  18 August 2021

  Stirring and sensitive ministry describing how racism feels, led Quakers in Britain to commit to becoming an actively anti-racist faith community.

• Quakers urge UK government to recognise responsibility for Afghan refugees

  17 August 2021

  As parliament is recalled on Wednesday to debate the crisis in Afghanistan, Quakers in Britain call on the UK government to recognise its moral obligations in Afghanistan.

• Quakers pledge to welcome trans and non-binary people

  12 August 2021

  During their three weeks' festival of faith and fellowship, Quakers in Britain have been listening to the promptings of love and truth. One of their key decisions was to acknowledge and affirm trans and non-binary people.

• Quakers make commitments on racism, gender diversity and climate justice

  8 August 2021

  Quakers in Britain concluded their three-week festival of faith and fellowship. At the end of their Yearly Meeting, their governing body, Quakers declared "We have pledged ourselves to continue to be a gentle, angry people who dare to live for truth and justice in a time of crisis."

• Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

  5 August 2021

  Seventy six years ago, atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Thousands perished in these attacks, and countless others continued to suffer from the consequences of the bombings. This week and next Quakers are joining with others to remember the victims of this devastating violence, and to recommit to work for nuclear disarmament.

• Quakers consider living equality and truth in a time of crisis

  30 July 2021

  Yearly Meeting Gathering is well underway for more than 2,000 Quakers in Britain. They will be considering racial justice, climate justice and social inclusion. Already some stirring and sensitive sessions have set the scene for this three-week festival of faith and fellowship.

• Quakers champion right to protest

  29 July 2021

  Quakers in Britain are campaigning against the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill, which threatens the right to protest.

  
  

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