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27/11/2024

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This month, the Faith in Action drop-in will be holding space for both the pain and hope we might be feeling.

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04/03/2024

Dear friends,

the Quaker Faith in Action February Newsletter came out at the end of last week. Retrospective on February events and looking ahead to upcoming Quaker grassroots activism.

You can sign up here: https://www.quaker.org.uk/resources/newsletters/quaker-faith-in-action

Here's the intro to give you an idea:

Hi Friends and welcome to February's Faith in Action newsletter.

As we have received news from Friends and visited events this month, the theme of 'gathering' has emerged.

We have stories about a sit-in people's assembly at the Royal Courts of Justice; being together at one of our Faith in Action online drop-in sessions; and last month's Peace Walk. We also look ahead to our Creative Tactics for Peace gathering in May (book below!) and introduce you to Citizens UK, an organisation with which meetings around Britain are becoming involved.

With more besides, our hope again is to inspire ways to Act, Reflect, Learn and Celebrate.

We're continuing our trial of making the newsletter available in audio format – see the blue ‘Listen’ button above. Please let us know what you think of this.

With our friendship and solidarity,

Bridget, Martha, Dixe and Joe
Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW)
www.quaker.org.uk/our-work

30/04/2020

To safeguard current and future Quaker work, Quaker faith in action page admins are on furlough for the time being. For updates Quaker activism, please head to Quakers in Britain. Stay safe, stay home, & we will be back soon!

Quakers in Britain have taken the decision to furlough two thirds of staff across the organisation.

30/04/2020

"Friends can support UK climate strikers in a number of ways," says Anya Nanning Ramamurthy, an 18-year-old Quaker who worships at Tottenham. "Do reach out to your local climate strike groups and see if they need any support or resources."

Read about how Quakers in Britain staff are supporting UK Student Climate Network strikers, and what Quaker meetings can do to help.

Self-care and Zoom calls: 18-year-old Quaker Anya Nanning Ramamurthy speaks to Lyndsay Burtonshaw about the practicalities of continuing climate strikes online

30/04/2020

Overcoming fake news and easing community tensions: an update on how Turning the Tide peacebuilders in Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi are adapting to Covid-19 restrictions.

​Tobias Wellner looks at how community organisers in Kenya, Burundi and Rwanda are nurturing nonviolence during a pandemic.

29/04/2020

A court case that Quakers in Britain has followed with interest for the past four years has been concluded. The ruling affirms the right of local authorities to make ethical choices in their pension investments.

The UK Supreme Court ruling affirms the right of local authorities to make ethical choices in their pension investments.

28/04/2020

Companies registered in offshore tax havens should be refused corporate bailouts, church leaders have said amid criticism of attempts by business owners such as Sir Richard Branson to receive

23/04/2020

Thank you to everyone who has written to their MP about releasing prisoners. It is working: ministers are feeling the pressure.

Sadly 13 prisoners have already died as a result of the pandemic, and many more continue to be at risk.

To write to your MP about this issue, please take a look at simple points to include in your letter here: quaker.org.uk/news-and-events/news/prisoners-at-risk-in-pandemic

Ministers have come under renewed pressure to release thousands more prisoners after it was revealed that more than 500 jail staff and inmates have contracted Covid-19. The Liberal Democrats, in a move backed by prison reform groups, are calling for the Government to temporarily release prisoners de...

22/04/2020

Happy ! Needing a distraction from lockdown? Check out our new climate justice resource list 🧐

Containing a wide range of climate-focused films, documentaries, articles, books, podcasts & kid-friendly activities, this list has something for everyone 👉 quaker-prod.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/store/cd693b937af26d7b17277076ebc82fa170e33599c49ef61f6eca4c22f15b