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Brexit needs cooperation not conflict

Updated 29 March 2019

Amid political disarray and confusion, Quakers, among many others, are turning to quiet reflection. Today (Friday) should have been the day that the UK left the European Union. But Parliament has not agreed the best way forward. Tonight, an online Europe-wide dispersed meeting for worship will mark the moment Brexit was expected to take place (midnight Brussels time).

Brexit needs cooperation not conflict

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Standing together against hatred

Updated 10 September 2021

Quakers across Britain are commemorating #HolocaustMemorialDay.

Standing together against hatred

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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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Twenty years on: reflecting on 11 September attacks

Updated 11 September 2021

Twenty years ago a horrific set of terrorist attacks took place in the United States, killing and wounding thousands of people.

Twenty years on: reflecting on 11 September attacks

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World Bank and UK government heed calls for debt relief for countries hit by climate crisis

Updated 4 February 2025

Years of collective calls by Quakers and others have led to the UK government and World Bank offering debt pauses to countries experiencing climate crises.

World Bank and UK government heed calls for debt relief for countries hit by climate crisis

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Quakers protest human cost of arms trade

Updated 4 February 2025

Quakers are protesting outside a huge arms fair in east London which is going ahead despite appalled opposition from the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.UPDATE: Several Quakers were arrested on Thursday, 7 September, during Meeting for Worship at No Faith in War Day.

Quakers protest human cost of arms trade