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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 21/09/2026

A silent procession stretching through Whitehall created a "peaceful thunder" in central London on Saturday as more than 600 people joined a Quaker-led Silent Walking Vigil for Peace. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

A large group of Quakers marching silently down Whitehall with a hot pink banner saying 'Quakers for peace'. Big Ben/Elizabeth Tower is visible in the background

People gathered in a circle for an outdoor meeting for worship with people sat on the ground and on benches/walls.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 13/08/2026

How might the parable of the weeds help us understand and address historical injustices? Jenny Gant shares a reflection www.quaker.org.uk/blog/reparation-r…

Bright red poppies blooming in a sunlit wildflower meadow with green grasses and purple thistle flowers.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 07/08/2026

Are you interested in protecting democracy and speaking truth to power? We're recruiting a part-time Civil Society Officer to campaign on democracy and civic space. Find out more at: www.quaker.org.uk/jobs

MPs and campaigners hold up a banner saying 'Defend our right to protest' outside Parliament on a sunny day

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 02/08/2026

"I don't think that it should be a crazy, rare thing to say that war is wrong" Bo sums up the Quaker peace testimony 🕊

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 26/07/2026

Gill explains how Quakerism can help you explore your faith with openness www.quaker.org.uk/faith

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 19/07/2026

Evan shares how he has found community among Quakers www.quaker.org.uk/meetings

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 07/07/2026

Peace has been at the core of Quakerism since the earliest days of our faith. It springs from our belief that there is 'that of God in everyone', meaning every life is precious and killing and violence cannot be justified. www.quaker.org.uk/action/campaignin…

Young people in a row holding up signs saying 'Quakers for Peace' at an outdoors demonstration. Photo: Mike Pinches

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 05/07/2026

Marisa shares how she approaches her faith as a committment, like marriage.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 12/06/2026

As John Healey resigns, Quakers call on the new Defence Secretary to address the root causes of war ☮️

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 24/04/2026

"We tolerate disruption from all sorts of other causes without worrying about it as much as we do from protest." @rcquaker.bsky.social gave evidence at the Joint Committee on Human Rights' inquiry on the expansion of police powers and the impact on the right to protest.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 23/04/2026

"Any of us can be protestors and we are all members of communities" @rcquaker.bsky.social gave evidence at the Joint Committee on Human Rights' inquiry on the expansion of police powers and the impact on the right to protest.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 17/03/2026

Today hundreds of people including Quakers are lobbying their MPs in parliament to protect the right to protest. We're asking MPs to vote against anti-protest measures in the Crime and Policing Bill, including the new clause on 'cumulative disruption'.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 06/03/2026

Yesterday evening, for the second time in a year, the Met Police raided Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrested a number of young nonviolent activists. STATEMENT: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Westminster Meeting House raided by Metropolitan Police again. Statement: “For Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer and nonviolent action are integral parts of many Quakers' religious life.

Whilst we take the planning of criminal acts very seriously, we believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place. This raid is part of a systematic stifling of dissent.

That this is the second time in a year that the police have raided our meeting house dramatically illuminates the broader trend in the UK of cracking down on those who disagree with the government. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It's a key part of how people make their voices heard between elections.” – Oliver Robertson, Head of Witness and Worship
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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 25/02/2026

Applications are now open for our 2027 cohort of Ecumenical Accompaniers. Spend three months in Palestine and Israel witnessing and monitoring human rights violations and standing in solidarity with local peace activists. Closing date: Mon 16 March 2026 Apply at: www.quaker.org.uk/applyeappi

Text reads: spend three months in Palestine monitoring human rights abuses. Full training provided. Expenses covered. Living allowance. Closing date: Monday 16 March. Please note: we can only accept applications from those residing in the UK or Ireland. Text is overlaid over a photo of an ecumenical accompanier and a Palestinian woman who is pointing to something on the horizon. The two are standing together at the top of a hill at sunset, their backs to the camera, looking into the distance.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 24/02/2026

Concordis work to ensure that everyone impacted by a conflict has a voice. This includes people neglected due to age, gender, ethnicity, people who take up arms, and those who do not, as well as governments and civil society. Read more about their work: concordis.international

A Concordis staffer in Darfur facilitating a community consultation with a group of women as part of a peacebuilding project. The group is outside seated in shade.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 24/02/2026

"Their humility, respect, enthusiasm, and consistent promotion of their local partners over themselves is an international model for this millennium." From Chad to South Sudan, they support communities to rebuild, farm safely, and become resilient to famine, climate change, and war.

Concordis staff working with a community group in the CAR. The photo shows conversation happening between different people at the table in an outdoor, porch-type setting.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 23/02/2026

Anna researched geology, palaeontology, and ancient languages. She was the first woman to join the British Archaeological Association and her fossil collection is still in Norwich Castle Museum.

A sepia coloured photograph of Anna Gurney. She is wearing a plain dress, shawl and mob cap. Her expression is carefully neutral but the ghost of a smile plays around the corners of her mouth and eyes. Photo from the collection of the Library of the Society of Friends.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 23/02/2026

Anna was born into the Gurney family, well-off and well-known Quakers. She had polio as a child and used a wheelchair throughout her life.

Line drawing of Anna Gurney from a pamphlet held by the Library of the Society of Friends.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 05/02/2026

The arms trade is a root cause of human suffering, facilitating deadly conflict and the suppression of human rights around the world. Quakers joined other peace campaigners in two days of protest to draw attention to the SDSC-UK arms fair hosted by Birmingham's NEC. Video credit: Zoe Broughton

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 04/02/2026

🚨 Join the Defend our Right to Protest Lobby of Parliament, 17 March 🚨 The government plans to give police new powers to effectively ban repeat protests – join us and many civil society groups to demand MPs oppose this attack on our rights. Register: palestinecampaign.eaction.org.uk/March2026Lobby

Protesters in Westminster with Big Ben/Elizabeth Tower in the background and a person with a loudspeaker in the foreground. Text overlaid says 'Join the lobby of Parliament: Defend our right to protest, Tuesday 17 March, Parliament, London' with the logos of different civil society groups at the bottom

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 27/01/2026

Today we mark #HolocaustMemorialDay. The theme for 2026 is Bridging Generations. A call to action and reminder that the memory of genocide and the responsibility of remembrance doesn’t end with the survivors – it lives on through all of us. Together we commemorate and educate for a better future.

Close-up of several white pillar candle lanterns casting warm light, with blurred figures and purple ambient lighting in the background. Photo from the Holocaust Memorial Day ceremony in a previous year.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 15/10/2025

We know that many people of faith are understandably afraid of attacks on their places of worship at this time. But we're concerned that the Crime and Policing Bill will further restrict the right to protest while doing nothing to protect places of worship from targeted violence and harassment.

Grace and Shami Chakrabarti in a commitee room at the House of Lords

A selfie of Grace outside the Houses of Parliament. She is wearing glasses and a green coat and has shoulder-length brown hair.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 26/09/2025

Quakers were proud to take part in the Scottish Mass Climate Lobby. The event showed the strength of support for a just transition in Scotland. Over 250 people attended, speaking to 27 MSPs, including the First Minister John Swinney. #ActNowChangeForever

Around 20 people stand around a green banner reading Quakers for climate justice.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 26/09/2025

It's International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons today. Quakers in Britain is joining 275+ peace and faith organisations to appeal to governments to rid the planet of these hideous armaments and 'accelerate steps to protect the climate’. www.nuclearabolitionday.org/joint-letter

A man with a white beard, wearing a red beanie, Quakers for climate justice t-shirt and high-vis holds a rainbow peace flag. He is standing in front of the fence of RAF Lakenheath, the fence is adorned with handmade banners opposing nuclear weapons and advocating for peace.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 10/09/2025

No one should profit from war and violence. As protests against arms dealers continue today, Quakers handed in their demand to Clarion Events, calling on them to drop the DSEI arms fair. 📸Michael Preston for Quakers in Britain

A group of protesters holding signs, including a peace flag and a war starts here banner. They are standing outside the gates of a red brick office building next to a road.

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

As part of the No Faith in War day, 200 people joined our Meeting for Worship, creating a grounded space in the face of the violence embodied by the DSEI arms fair. Tomorrow, join us to hand in a demand to stop DSEI. Meeting Waterloo train station, 11am: tinyurl.com/stop-dsei 📸 Michael Preston

A photo of several Quakers in blue Quakers for Peace t-shirts sitting cross-legged in worshipful silence.

A circle of several dozen Quakers sitting on the grass, taking part in a meeting for worship. In the middle of the circle, Quaker and peace banners are placed on the ground.

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

Yesterday, Quakers led a walk of witness to arms company HQs, speaking out against those who profit from war and suffering. We also joined with Pax Christi for a silent candlelit vigil outside the Excel Centre, where the DSEI arms fair is taking place. 📸 Michael Preston for Quakers in Britain

A person cups a lit candle in their hands.

Three people march in a protest with a banner reading - Peace pilgrimage to DSEI global arms fair.

Four people march in a protest with a red banner reading - Quakers for peace.

A Quaker holds a placard with the message - this is not a migrant crisis, this is a crisis of inequality, war, and climate change.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 24/07/2025

⏰ Friday 25 July, 6PM 📍 Downing Street, London and towns and cities across Britain Quakers are supporting this demonstration. We are horrified by the deliberate starvation of the Palestinians in Gaza and call for aid to be allowed in now.

A graphic depicting Palestinians struggling to receive food aid. It gives the details of the Stop Starving Gaza Day of Action.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 01/07/2025

Red Line For Gaza is a movement bringing together all of our voices to end the killing and suffering of children in Gaza: redlineforgaza.org.uk Together, we will use our voice to demand action every week. Until the UK Government acts, we will not stop. 1/4

Bold white text on black background reads 'RED LINE FOR GAZA' with a vertical red line separating the words.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 12/06/2025

🌱 Promoting peace in schools 🕊️ We’re at the National Association of Headteachers #InspiringLeadership conference, sharing how peace education and peer mediation can support young people to resolve conflict, build empathy and lead with compassion. #Quakers #PeaceEducation #PeerMediation #NAHT2025

Two people standing in front of a Peer Mediation and Peacemakers stall

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 25/05/2025

The Salter Lecture 2025 'Pausing the Police' by Abimbola Johnson is now being livestreamed at: youtube.com/live/3P-1XNp...

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 15/05/2025

Holding in the Light conscientious objectors around the world today. Your foresight and courage give us hope 🙏🕊️

The Conscientious Objectors' Commemorative Stone in Tavistock Square, central London, surrounded by white carnations tagged with the names of conscientious objectors past and present. The plaque reads "To all those who have established and are maintaining the right to refuse to kill. Their foresight and courage give us hope."

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 09/05/2025

“It centres me for the week.” Ann shares what Quaker meetings for worship mean to her.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 17/04/2025

We know that there are many trans and non-binary Friends who may be feeling sad, angry or deeply worried following yesterday’s Supreme Court judgment. Remember that each one of you is unique, precious and a child of God. 🏳️‍⚧️

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 26/02/2025

Join us at this conference to explore the challenges we face and reflect together on how we respond to them, individually and collectively. 📅 20-22 June 2025, Brussels @qcea.bsky.social Find out more and register at: www.qcea.org/events/faith...

Faith in action in an age of permacrisis, 20-22 June 2025. Exploring the possibilities, understanding the tensions. A joint conference from the Quaker Council for European Affairs and Quaker Peace & Social Witness (of Quakers in Britain).

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 25/01/2025

Quakers worship in silence – an active silence we call stillness. In the stillness we seek to connect with God, each other and the world around us. It is where we find the strength and inspiration for everything we do. 🙏 Find a Quaker meeting near you: quaker.org.uk/meetings

In a bright room with lots of natural light from large clear windows, Quakers gather in 2-3 rows of a circle on benches and chairs in a blended meeting for worship. A TV screen in the corner shows people joining online. Photo: Mike Pinches

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 16/01/2025

Quakers in Britain reaction to reports of an agreement between Israel and Hamas

Text reads: This news is a crack of light during an unimaginably dark period. We welcome the reported deal’s commitments to release Israeli and Palestinian hostages and political prisoners, allow the return of Palestinians forcibly displaced from their homes by Israel, and accelerate humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

This deal must not be an endpoint, but a step towards rapidly ending the Israeli occupation of Palestine, and ensuring a just, lasting peace for all Palestinians and Israelis.

With more lives needlessly lost as each day passes, we pray all parties commit to its full implementation as quickly as possible. May loving hearts and cool heads prevail over the challenging days
and weeks ahead.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 09/01/2025

On MSPs’ first day back in 2025, Quakers were at the Scottish Parliament with @sccscot.bsky.social to show show that Scotland is united for climate action for warmer homes, cleaner forms of travel & good jobs in green industries. 🎬 Find out more: www.stopclimatechaos.scot/campaign/sco...

With the Scottish Parliament in the background, Quakers join other members of the Stop Climate Chaos Scotland coalition with colourful banners to call on MSPs to implement fast and fair climate action. Photo credit: Colin Hattersley

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 07/01/2025

It was a real pleasure to sit down with Faith & Communities Minister Wajid Khan to discuss the role of faith groups in building community cohesion and the importance of strengthening interfaith relations. As Quakers, we look forward to playing our part.

Four people posing for a photo in an office. Pictured from left to right are Judith Baker (Quakers in Britain's Interfaith and Ecumenical Officer), Wajid Khan (Life Peer and UK Government's Faiths Minister), Paul Parker (Quakers in Britain's Recording Clerk) and Joe Cox (Quakers in Britain's Advocacy and Media Manager)

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 20/12/2024

"Till at last the whole world came into the stillness And on the two fields his people walked, And through, and between, and about them, goodwill widened And rose out of hiding, to make them all one..." – Waldo Williams, 1956 qfp.quaker.org.uk/passage/21-33/

Waldo Williams's poem ‘Mewn dau gae’ quoted in Quaker faith & practice 21.33, displayed in the original Welsh alongside its English translation 'In Two Fields'. The poem is too long in either language for alt text. Please use the link in the post to access the full text.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 12/12/2024

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 05/12/2024

Add your voice to @followembrace.bsky.social's petition and call on the UK Government to stop selling arms to Israel. #AdventNotArms embraceme.org/advent-not-a...

Quote on a background of a bombed out residential building. "In this sacred season, as we ponder the words of the angels, 'Peace on earth', may these words become our mandate. When will the world realise that war and arms cannot bring peace?" - Rev Munther Isaac, pastor of the Evangelical Christmas Lutheran Church in Bethlehem.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 22/11/2024

The news that arrest warrants have been issued by the ICC against Israeli and Hamas leaders sends a clear signal: no party to this violence is above the law. We pray this will herald a desperately needed turning point for the region. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Headline: Quakers in Britain statement on ICC arrest warrants against Israeli and Hamas leaders. Statement: The news that arrest warrants have been issued by the International Criminal Court (ICC) against Israeli and Hamas leaders sends a clear signal: no party to this violence is above the law. The focus now turns to the 124 member states of the ICC – including the United Kingdom – and what they will do to support the ICC's actions, uphold international law and its institutions, and enforce the warrants.

Thirteen months in is 13 months too late for those who have already suffered unimaginably because of this violence. We pray the UK government is propelled into action by this news, not only to publicly support the ICC's investigations and enforce the warrants, but also to review its own complicity in enabling alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity to take place. This must include reviewing what pressure can be applied to ensure the unhindered flow of aid into Gaza and implementing a ban on all UK arms exports to Israel.

We are unwavering in our belief that actions such as these are needed and justified to hasten the end of the violence. We pray the warrants – and our own government's reaction to them – will herald a desperately needed turning point for the region.

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 13/11/2024

Against a backdrop of urgent international climate talks and #InterfaithWeek, reflections from one of our key interfaith partners, Faith for the Climate, on nourishing the roots of our faith during challenging times 🤲 mailchi.mp/faithforthec...

A tree's roots hold fast to rocks and earth as a waterfall cascades in the background

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 07/11/2024

Could you take 3 minutes to add your voice to Faith for the Climate’s open letter to the UK Government? Remind the UK Government why it needs to make bold commitments to climate finance at COP29. Add your voice to the interfaith call for climate justice: faithfortheclimate.org.uk/sign-our-ope...

Four people in front of a 'faith and beliefs for climate justice' banner holding up paper people with hopes written on and an open letter from a Make Polluters Pay action

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