'Funding must be new and additional, not taken from development aid or priorities such as health and education.'…
by Rebecca Hardy
‘Quakers in Scotland have a proud history of advocating for children’s rights, from scrutinising military visits in schools to campaigning for equal protection from assault.’
'BYM joins other groups to call on the Russian and Ukrainian governments to respect the rights of conscientious objectors.'
‘Recent actions for peace and ceasefire have included people of faith, however no single unified intentional faith action has manifested.’
1,800: The number of people to be given an end-date to their Imprisonment for Public Protection (IPP) sentences.
‘We are failing to protect nature and so failing to protect young people and all future generations. This is the biggest safeguarding issue ever.’
‘Although this was exactly one month since the attack by Hamas on Israel, we saw this as a witness to our Quaker testimony for peace, and, apart from our “Quakers for Peace” banner, did not allow any banners relating to specific conflicts.'
‘As a Quaker venue, Friends House has always been a place for inclusion.'
‘The unthinkable can happen when we stand together and apply pressure.’
‘The webinar was held in an excellent spirit, revealing a great deal of common ground.'
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