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• Quakers join actions to mark postponed climate talks

  4 November 2020

  As the original date of the COP26 climate talks approaches, Quakers in Britain have joined more than 60 UK faith representatives in calling on the Prime Minister to commit to ambitious emissions reductions in line with the need to keep global heating below 1.5 degrees.

• Pandemic brings BYM staff changes

  29 October 2020

  Over the autumn, Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) which brings together the Quaker Church, charity and organisation, has been working to meet the financial challenges of the pandemic. BYM's income will be down £3.5m and the cost of maintaining support for Quaker faith and witness will have reduced reserves by £2m.

• Yearly Meeting registration opens

  29 October 2020

  For the first time, Quakers in Britain will hold their Yearly Meeting online. Although the Yearly Meeting Gathering planned for August had to be postponed, on Sunday 15 November, up to one thousand Quakers will gather online for the highlight of the Quaker year.

• Nuclear weapons declared illegal under international law

  25 October 2020

  The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is entering into force as international law after being ratified by the 50th state. This historic step forward for the global community will help to rid the world of weapons of mass death and destruction.

• Being open to new light

  8 October 2020

  A group of Quakers has begun to revise the book of discipline that has guided Quaker witness, community and worship across the centuries.

• Quakers weathering financial challenges

  5 October 2020

  The financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Britain Yearly Meeting (BYM) which brings together the Quaker Church, charity and organisation, is becoming clear.

• Quakers call for spending on green and just recovery

  24 September 2020

  Quakers in Britain have set out their priorities in a submission to the government's Comprehensive Spending Review (CSR) in six areas: climate change, criminal justice, defence, education, immigration and charities.

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