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• 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.

• 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.

• 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.

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