A Peace Vigil was held outside the Quaker Meeting House, 6 Church Street, Colchester CO1 1NF on Saturday 12 March. Over 60 people gathered in compassionate response to the invasion of Ukraine. A small circle...
Read full storyWe are dismayed to hear, through the announcement from the Immigration Minister this week, of our Government’s intention to suspend its programme of resettling unaccompanied minors in March 2017. We urge the Government to reconsider...
Read full story“We are a people that follow after those things that make for peace, love and unity” (Margaret Fell, writing to Charles II in 1660). Quakers in Britain see these values now under growing threat around...
Read full storyQuakers in Britain have become the first major religious body to be awarded the Pay Compare Mark.
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Paul Parker, Recording Clerk for Quakers in Britain said, “Quakers see the light of God in all people, wherever they live and whatever they believe. Every life lost through bombardment is a tragedy which can...
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Colchester Firstsite is hosting a Multifaith Communities workshop on Saturday, November 19, 2016. See the Flyer by clicking on the Link below. ds16_5366_multifaith_a5_flyer.
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Quakers around Britain are lobbying their Members of Parliament today ahead of a crucial vote on 18 July on whether to replace all four Trident submarines, which carry the UK’s nuclear weapons system. The rest...
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There is now a great need for bridge building, .. Read More
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A programme for more than 100 young people, from babies to teenagers, was part of Yearly Meeting 2016, bringing together 1,000 Quakers from around Britain, visiting Quakers from around the world and interfaith guests, included...
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This ‘Trident Conversations’ workshop is the first of 3 media training days ‘Sowing the Seeds of Peace: Telling the Truth About Trident’ a collaboration between Christian CND and Quaker Peace & Social Witness.
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