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15 April 2024 Quaker organisations share vision for peace in Palestine and Israel. Quakers around the world are calling for action to bring about a just and lasting peace in Palestine and Israel.
8 April 2024 Quakers re-enact 1670 City of London meeting to highlight threat to jury system. Quakers re-enacted a meeting for worship in Gracechurch Street, London, which led to the now-threatened right of juries to rule according to their convictions.
26 March 2024 Teach for peace. As violent conflict surges around the globe, Quakers in Britain has produced a new free peace education pack to help secondary school teachers prepare learners to build peace, not war.
12 December 2023 Stop selling arms to Israel, Quakers tell UK government. Quakers have joined calls on the UK government to suspend arms sales to Israel due to the “clear risk" that the weapons might be used in violation of international law.