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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I simply do not understand the mentality of people who prefer oil and gas and "drill baby drill" to the cost of the Earth and our pockets... to those of us who want clean, cheap, renewable energy. How brainwashed by big oil and its (often) paid advocates do you have to be? How gullible.

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Larry the Cat @number10cat.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Updated my profile. Again.

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Meccles @mijecc.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Great British Railways will soon manage the whole rail network. This is a once-in-a-generation chance to improve the railway for people & places. Call for a better railway - email your MP using @bettertransport.bsky.social's form: actionnetwork.org/letters/a-be...

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Email your MP: a better railway for people and places

Great British Railways is the new public body that will soon be responsible for managing the whole rail network, both track and trains. The creation of Great British Railways is a once-in-a-generation...

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Shivaji Shiva @shivajishivalaw.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Good to step out for a walking meeting with local councillor Roxanne Green (@brumgreens.bsky.social) and local residents to visit local danger spots and discuss ways to make our streets safer. With an age range from toddler to pensioner and a variety of perspectives, it was fascinating.

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Friends World Committee @globalquakers.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

The Europe and Middle East Section of FWCC has had their annual meeting, 28-30th May online. Over 50 Friends gathered together. If you are intrested, you can read the epistle on the EMES website.

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Friends World Committee @globalquakers.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

Friends have just completed the annual in-person meeting of the FWCC Central Executive Committee, which this year took place at the 'first Friends World Office'; Swarthmoor Hall. Please hold them in the Light as they return home, and as we move forward with the work together.

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Musa Okwonga @okwonga.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Thinking, with sympathy, of the abundance of non-white workers in the healthcare system who look after - and look out for - men like this every single day.

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Friends World Committee @globalquakers.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

"Quakerism, as an experiential faith, changes over time. Friends around the world have evolved differently ... with different worship styles and theologies" - read Clerk of FWCC-EMES Ethel Livermore's account of attending all 4 FWCC Section meetings over the past year: fwccemes.org/news/reflect...

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Friends World Committee @globalquakers.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

As many Friends know our Friend Yurii in Kyiv was detained recently. Read more about his story on the FWCC-EMES website with a few ideas of things you can do to support him and other COs in Ukraine, please share it with Friends in your groups and meetings: fwccemes.org/news/ukraini...

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Friends World Committee @globalquakers.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Due to instability and war in the world, two Yearly Meeting sessions of the Religious Society of Friends have been indefinitely cancelled; Cuba YM planned to meet in February, and Middle East YM planned to meet in April. Read more: fwccamericas.org/2026/04/02/p... fwccemes.org/news/please-...

Friends from the United States and Cuba meet in Delicias, Holguin province, Cuba during a pastoral visit in January 2026

Lebanese and Palestinian Friends meet with Friends from Friends United Meeting and FWCC-EMES in Brummana, Lebanon, during a pastoral visit, April 2025

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Meccles @mijecc.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Councils in Wales have been given new powers to install side road zebra crossings at junctions. Join Living Streets campaign to bring side road zebras to streets across the UK – we all deserve to cross side streets safely! @livingstreets.bsky.social act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/188243/...

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Let us cross!

Councils in Wales have been given new powers to install side road zebra crossings at junctions – giving pedestrians clearer priority at side road junctions. Join Living Streets campaign to bring side...

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Friends World Committee @globalquakers.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

We have heard today (21st March) that Yurii has been released and is home. He was tortured while held by the authorities in Kyiv

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Friends World Committee @globalquakers.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

Many Friends around the world know Yurii Sheliazhenko from Kyiv. Yurii was detained by the police in Kyiv yesterday, for being a conscientious objector to military service. Please uphold him. We are trying to get more information from local Friends. More here: ebco-beoc.org/press-releas...

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Better Streets for Birmingham @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org · 11/03/2026

🪟 Want to show people that you care about road safety and better transport this local election? Get a Better Streets for Birmingham poster to display in your window. Choose from six messages - or order a street pack with all posters - and just cover the cost of the stamp (£1.55) 📬.

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Get a window poster for the May local elections

Show candidates and passers-by that you want safer streets and improved transport. Just pay postage of £1.55.

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Meccles @mijecc.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

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Let us cross!

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Migration is part of what makes this country great. We're not an island of strangers - we're an island of neighbours. The Green Party will always support fair & managed migration.

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Carla Denyer @carladenyer.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

This election was a choice between hope and hate, and the people of Gorton and Denton chose hope 💚 🎉 Huge congratulations to the Honourable Member for Gorton and Denton! And to everyone who helped make this happen 👏 I can't wait to see you on Monday, Hannah, and give you the biggest, proudest hug

Screenshot of bar graph showing election results in Gorton and Denton:
Hannah Spencer (Green): 14,980
Matt Goodwin (Reform UK): 10,578
Angliki Stogia (Labour): 9,364
Charlotte Cadden (Conservative): 706
Jackie Pearcy (Liberal Democrats): 653

From this article: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cp8rjk02r0jt

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Stuart Masters @stuartkmasters.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Truth will not lose ground by being tried. Isaac Penington (1616-1679)

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Friends World Committee @globalquakers.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Last week @timquaker.bsky.social & @mijecc.bsky.social visited Friends in Geneva, lead worship and met staff @oikoumenewcc.bsky.social to talk about Quakers & peace before meeting staff at @quakerunoffice.bsky.social for a catch up. Later on they spent time at Taize discussing our work for peace

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Justin on eurostar @eurostarjustin.bsky.social · 31/01/2026

6 years ago today, it was good night Europe. 😞 Nothing is permanent...

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Adam Bienkov @adambienkov.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

The defection of Suella Braverman, who was sacked twice from Government in disgrace, spent £700m of taxpayers' money to send four volunteers to Rwanda on a deportation scheme that was then scrapped and has a public approval rating of minus 32 is currently being described as a "major coup" for Reform

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Friends World Committee @globalquakers.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

"I feel like there is God in me... like there is a candle in me. God is not 'there' but he is here." Sikhuphukile Nare, a Quaker from Zimbabwe, shares her inward experience of worship. You can watch it here, and if her words speak to you, please do help us share her message. youtu.be/6DvxC9N5tZI?...

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"There is God in me" - A Young Quaker on Faith and Global Quakerism

YouTube video by FWCC World Office

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Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) @quakerunoffice.bsky.social · 14/11/2025

Introducing the all new quno.org! Developed in conjunction with Circular Design, the newly reimagined QUNO website is now live. We invite you to visit to learn about who we are and what we do with the UN and our partners in service of peace. Visit here: www.quno.org

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Quaker United Nations Office | QUNO

Discover the Quaker United Nations Office's vital work in promoting peace, justice, and sustainability globally. Join us in making a meaningful impact today.

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QCEA @qcea.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

→ Michael Eccles (FWCC Europe & Middle East Section). @mijecc.bsky.social @globalquakers.bsky.social

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George Monbiot @georgemonbiot.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

How many times do we need to point this out? By appeasing the far right, you do not weaken it. You strengthen it. While weakening your own position. There's a vast amount of academic research showing this. But Labour will not listen. www.theguardian.com/law/2025/dec...

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Starmer urges Europe’s leaders to curb ECHR to halt rise of far right

Exclusive: PM calls for members of European convention on human rights to allow tougher action to protect borders

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QCEA @qcea.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

🗨️ Read 7 inspiring quotes from quakers in our network explaining what human rights mean to them! #HumanRIghtsDay

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Better Streets for Birmingham @betterstreetsforbirmingham.org · 05/12/2025

106 people will be killed on Birmingham's roads next council term. Along with 15 organisations, we're calling for Birmingham's future leaders to adopt 10 practical steps to prevent these deaths and many more serious injuries. Who will make Birmingham's roads safer?

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Will you make Birmingham's roads safer?

Better Streets joins with 15 organisations to make ten asks of tomorrow's politicians to address road safety.

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Meccles @mijecc.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Join Quakers from around Europe & the Middle East at an All Age Gathering in August 2026, to build community through worship, discussion and play. More info: fwccemes.org/calendar/eme... @globalquakers.bsky.social @quaker.org.uk @quakerireland.bsky.social @woodbrooke.bsky.social @qcea.bsky.social

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 21/09/2025

Quakers in Britain welcomes the announcement by our government today to formally recognise the State of Palestine. We see this as a first step to right a historic wrong. Read the full story here 👇 www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

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UK recognition of Palestine: a first step to right a historic wrong

Quakers in Britain welcome the announcement by our government today to formally recognise the State of Palestine.

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Zack Polanski @zackpolanski.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Aviation expansion is a disaster for the climate crisis. Anyone who's been paying any attention to this shambles of a Labour Govenrment knows they don't care about people in poverty, don't care about nature nor for the planet. Just big business & their own interests. #Gatwick

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Meccles @mijecc.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

@globalquakers.bsky.social Save the date: All Age Gathering - 8-15 August 2026. Join an All Age Gathering of Friends on the 8-15 August 2026 near Cologne, Germany, organised by FWCC Europe & Middle East Section and Europe & Middle East Young Friends. More information: fwccemes.org/calendar/eme...

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 08/09/2025

It’s time to resist the DSEI arms fair. This week, Quakers will join activists of all faiths and none in challenging the arms dealers who profit from death and destruction. Find the full information from Quaker Roots here:

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War Starts Here: resist the DSEI arms fair with Quaker Roots

Join Quakers in Britain and Quaker Roots to resist the DSEI arms fair, which takes place at the ExCel Centre London in September 2025. Lots of activities across several locatioins!

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Meccles @mijecc.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

I am fasting again today in solidarity with people in Gaza and to highlight the genocide taking place there. I miss lunch and will only drink water during the day. Consider joining us as #QuakersFastForGaza and #ParentsFast4Gaza. More information and sign up here: bit.ly/fast-signup

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 27/08/2025

We are filled with anguish to see human beings seeking refuge facing the threat of further violence and intimidation. Too many politicians are fanning the flames of division when they should be voices for peace. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

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Quaker statement on asylum seeker harassment

One year on from the riots in the summer of 2024, we are filled with anguish to see human beings seeking refuge in our nation facing the threat of further violence and intimidation. As our book of tea...

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Kat Abughazaleh @katmabu.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

So deeply embarrassing for the United States. Trump legitimized Putin and his illegal war on the world stage and got absolutely nothing in return. Not even a single step toward peace. Everyone involved in this charade should be ashamed.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 30/07/2025

The future recognition of Palestine is one step, but the UK must act now to end this inhumanity. Recognition must happen immediately, alongside an urgent set of policies to bring an end to the genocide in Gaza. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

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Quaker statement on the UK government’s move to recognise Palestine

The future recognition of Palestine is one step, but UK must act now to end this inhumanity.

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Meccles @mijecc.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Far too often, people walking, wheeling or cycling experience avoidable danger. Write to your MP today, urging them to call on the Government to adopt Living Streets and Bikeability Trust's key calls to help create safer streets. @livingstreets.bsky.social‬ act.livingstreets.org.uk/page/174678/...

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Support a once-in-a-generation opportunity to create Safer Streets for All

Far too often, people walking, wheeling or cycling experience avoidable danger. Write to your MP today, urging them to call on the Government to adopt Living Streets and The Bikeability Trust's five k...

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 17/07/2025

“Against the backdrop of so much local, national and international conflict, it was life-affirming to be with children who show the skills and commitment to a more just and peaceful world." Read more about our work empowering children to resolve conflicts at school peacefully: tinyurl.com/bdd6872y

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Young Peacemakers share their hopes at Manchester’s first peer mediation conference

These children were among around 50 young peer mediators who gathered on Friday, 11 July, at the Mechanics Conference Centre in central Manchester to celebrate and strengthen their commitment to peace...

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Shivaji Shiva @shivajishivalaw.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Who doesn’t love a local featival? See you there. ‘Don't drive to CoCoMAD - there is NO parking. It's a local festival for local people or those prepared to cycle, walk or use public transport.’ cotteridgepark.org.uk/cocomad-info

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CoCoMAD visitors' info — Friends of Cotteridge Park

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John Munro @johnmunro.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

Sitting on buses stuck in car traffic, endangered at every intersection, banned from the tip, breathing polluted air, navigating cars parked on the sidewalk, driven at directly.... Over a third of Birmingham's households count for so little in the eyes of those in power.

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Meccles @mijecc.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

It was great to be at this conference at the weekend!

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