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• Asylum seekers need to work, says coalition

  24 October 2018

  Quakers in Britain this week joined a large coalition of charities, faith groups, businesses and unions calling for a change in the law to allow asylum seekers the right to work six months after they have arrived in the UK.

• Quakers call for end to gagging clauses

  19 October 2018

  In a letter to The Times this week, Quakers joined with civil society leaders to call for an end to the use of anti-advocacy clauses in government contracts.

• New film takes stand against militarism

  17 October 2018

  War School, a provocative film launched this week, is set to challenge the British government's attempt to entice children into support for war.

• Children show they can resolve conflicts

  9 October 2018

  A team of ten and eleven year olds will be among the prize winners at the National Mediation Awards 2018, being held tonight (Tuesday 9 October) in London's prestigious Queen Elizabeth II Centre in Westminster.

• Quakers call for bold national climate policy

  8 October 2018

  Quakers in Britain and Friends World Committee for Consultation are today (8 October) bringing together faith leaders and representatives from the Buddhist, Brahma Kumaris, Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim and Quaker communities for an interfaith celebration of sustainable living. They are meeting as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C delivers a sharp message that the world must act now to avoid climate catastrophe.
  
  

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• Militarism in classrooms is now on MPs’ agendas

  2 October 2018

  The Conservative Party has briefed their MPs to prepare for awkward questions about militarism in classrooms following Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson's proposal to expand school cadet units.

• Quakers say there's room for more

  24 September 2018

  Across the country, Quakers are preparing a feast of opportunities to welcome everyone to see how the Quaker faith makes a difference, during national Quaker Week, Saturday 29 September to Sunday 7 October.

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