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• Scotland bans fracking

  4 October 2017

  Quakers in Britain welcome the decision by the Scottish Government to ban fracking. They say the decision is a key step in tackling the climate crisis.

• You are invited to stillness

  29 September 2017

  Thousands of Quakers across Britain are marking the eleventh annual Quaker Week (30 September to 8 October) to invite people to discover the faith that shapes their way of life. World Quaker Day is also on Sunday 1 October.

• Global ban on nuclear weapons in sight

  20 September 2017

  A historic Treaty, which could rid the world of nuclear weapons, has gained fifty nation states' signatories on the first day, at the United Nations. Quakers in Britain are urging the UK Government to sign.

• Arrested for saying 'no' to the arms fair

  4 September 2017

  As truckloads of equipment arrive in London at the world's largest arms fair, Quakers are peacefully protesting with faith groups to say 'no' to the arms trade and 'no' to profiteering from war.

  UPDATE: Eight Quakers were arrested on Tuesday during the 'No faith in war day'.

• Fly kites not drones at Greenbelt

  23 August 2017

  What are you doing over the bank holiday? If you are one of the 10,000 plus attending Greenbelt, a festival for the common good, you may get a chance to fly a kite with Quaker peace educator Ellis Brooks.

• Quaker Tapestry amazes and inspires

  16 August 2017

  Hundreds of visitors have been moved and inspired this week by the Quaker Tapestry on display in Friends House.

• Peace delegation urges restraint in nuclear row

  11 August 2017

  Quakers joined a peace delegation today seeking to defuse the growing international tension sparked by dangerous threats exchanged between the Presidents of the US and North Korea.

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