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New call to ban fracking in Scotland

Updated 9 May 2017

Quakers in Britain are urging the Scottish Government to ban fracking and unconventional gas and oil extraction. In a response to the government's public consultation, Quakers are calling for bold steps to tackle climate change by supporting renewable, efficient energy instead.

New call to ban fracking in Scotland

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Climate activists say 1.5° to stay alive

Updated 21 November 2017

Quakers in Britain are calling on the government to face up to the UK's full obligations to tackle climate change.

Climate activists say 1.5° to stay alive

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Moved by faith to stop global arms fair

Updated 1 September 2019

This week the global arms trade comes to London. At DSEI, arms companies sell weapons of death and destruction, repression and injustice, to military delegations. Thousands of protestors, including hundreds of Quakers, will be there, to stop the arms fair.

Moved by faith to stop global arms fair

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Arrests as arms fair set-up is delayed

Updated 5 September 2019

Many hundreds of Quakers were among people of faith who for nine hours brought to a halt the set-up in London of one of the world's largest arms fairs.

Arrests as arms fair set-up is delayed

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Communities of colour are over-policed and under-protected

Updated 5 June 2020

The Coronavirus Act gives police powers to detain anyone they think might be infectious. A group of human rights, racial equality, community, faith and health organisations – including Quakers – say the police powers granted to enforce lockdown are disproportionately impacting people of colour.

Communities of colour are over-policed and under-protected

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Join the Hibakusha's call to eliminate nuclear weapons

Updated 16 July 2020

In the coming weeks, Quakers across Britain will be among millions around the world solemnly marking the 75th anniversary of the atomic bombs which destroyed Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Join the Hibakusha's call to eliminate nuclear weapons

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Global call for ban on nuclear weapons

Updated 30 July 2020

As the 75th anniversary approaches of atomic bombs being dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Quakers in Britain are joining events to mark the devastation and to urge the government to work for a global ban on nuclear weapons.

Global call for ban on nuclear weapons

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"Our faith does not permit us to stand by": Quakers' statement ahead of COP26

Updated 27 October 2021

Quakers in Britain are calling for just solutions to the climate crisis and encouraging Friends to join the global day of action on Saturday 6 November, in a statement published in advance of the UN COP26 climate negotiations.

Our faith does not permit us to stand by - Quakers' statement ahead of COP26

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Joint statement on International Court of Justice orders on Gaza

Updated 4 February 2025

Quakers in Britain has joined 21 other charities calling on the UK government to ensure Israel complies with its obligations under international law, including immediately halting its military offensive in Rafah.

Joint statement on International Court of Justice orders on Gaza

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Court of Appeal reviews harsh climate protest sentences

Updated 4 February 2025

An unusual mass appeal heard at the Court of Appeal this week could determine Britain's approach to peaceful protest for years to come.

Court of Appeal reviews harsh climate protest sentences