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A place for insight, analysis, and action. Quakers are a faith group committed to working for equality and peace. We try to live in truth, peace, simplicity, and equality, finding God in ourselves and those around us.
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And Still We Rise: building collective action in the face of multiple crises On Saturday 24 February 2024, Friends House in London opened its doors for War on Want's 'And Still We Rise' climate justice festival. Rebecca WalkerWoo shares some reflections on the day ..read more
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Lucy Saint-Smith shares the stories of four of the women of Swarthmoor Hall whose lives and work were central to the success of the early Quaker movement ..read more
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A continuing Yearly Meeting? Strengthening spirit-led discernment Meeting for Sufferings has just endorsed a proposal for a continuing Yearly Meeting. Robert Card, Clerk of Meeting for Sufferings, shares what this means and what will happen next ..read more
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Climate and health: sharing concerns and solutions with MSPs Sarah Komashko highlights a recent event in the Scottish Parliament that explored the links between improving individual health and planetary health ..read more
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Disrupting unjust systems: how Quakers are joining the Insure Our Future Week of Action The insurance industry is supporting new fossil fuel projects, but people of faith are joining communities around the world to call for change ..read more
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Informed prayer, prayerful action: a call from Palestinian Christians 'Informed prayer, prayerful action' describes the World Day of Prayer (WDP) movement. The reading for this year's service on Friday 1 March is from Ephesians 4:2, “I beg you… bear with one another in love." Judy Mason explores the theme behind this year's World Day of Prayer ..read more
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Grief and hope: marking two years of war in Ukraine Charlotte Cooper mourns the human cost of two years of war in Ukraine and escalating global conflict, and reflects on how to hold grief and hope at the same time ..read more
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Refusing to kill: conscription and conscience Conscription has been in the news in Britain – but young people should know about our proud history of conscientious objection, writes Rosemary Rich ..read more
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The fragility of freedom: Holocaust Memorial Day 2024 Oliver Robertson reflects on the theme of this year's Holocaust Memorial Day and what it calls us to do to prevent genocide in the world today ..read more
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Strengthening children’s rights: UNCRC bill secures Royal Assent in Scotland Sarah Komashko explains the history and implications of the UNCRC bill, and why it matters to Quakers ..read more