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How can educators respond to events in Palestine and Israel?
Quakers are making Razor Wire & Olive Branches resources downloadable for free and the physical pack available at a discount. We've sign-posted more resources for educators below.
How can educators respond to events in Palestine and Israel?
Three counties campaign against an arms fair
Mike Davis shares how Quakers in Gloucestershire, Worcestershire and Herefordshire took part in campaign against the arms fair in Malvern.
Three counties campaign against an arms fair
Standing together against hatred
Quakers across Britain are commemorating #HolocaustMemorialDay.
Standing together against hatred
Join the Hibakusha's call to eliminate nuclear weapons
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
Pandemic prompts new ways of Quaker worship and witness
Quakers in Britain are set to decide whether to create an online festival for their Yearly Meeting next year.
Pandemic prompts new ways of Quaker worship and witness
Twenty years on: reflecting on 11 September attacks
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
Remembering for peace
On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918 the guns fell silent and World War I ended. More than 100 years later, at 11.00am on 11 November, the nations will pause to remember. In silence and hope.
Remembering for peace
Quakers protest human cost of arms trade
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
Witnessing for peace at a time of Remembrance
As Remembrance Day approaches Quakers may find themselves having to consider whether or not to attend community commemorations, church services, parades or participate in wreath-laying. As Quakers, our natural inclination is to stay away from events which seem to glorify Britain's military past. Instead we may wish to focus on events that focus on the cost of war, and that encourage people to work for peace.
Witnessing for peace at a time of Remembrance
Peer mediation: handling conflict in schools
As news of local, national and international conflict dominate our headlines, children and young people across the country are showing the adults how to conflicts can be resolved through listening and empathy. Peer mediators are trained to mediate between two people who have fallen out and find win-win solutions.
Peer mediation: handling conflict in schools