Issue 21-05-2010
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Is this what we want to say to the world?
Martin Bell, ex-BBC foreign correspondent and former independent MP; Patrick Cordingley, commander of the 7th Armoured Brigade (‘Desert Rats’) in the 1991 Gulf war; Paul Rogers, professor of Peace Studies at the University of Bradford, discussed themes of peace and answered questions from young Quakers at an event organised by…
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Searching for our Peace Testimony
Colchester Quakers have continued their search for practical methods of peacebuilding and resolving conflict with a series of five discussions through the winter. On 12 May a major public meeting in the town’s magnificent Moot Hall was to be held under the banner: ‘The Cost of Conflict – a new… -
Quaker House Belfast comes to an end – the work for peace must go on
After twenty-eight years in existence as a Quaker peace and reconciliation project at the heart of Northern Ireland’s conflict, Quaker House Belfast is to be laid down at the end of May 2010. -
Our responsibility to protect
It has been argued that Britain Yearly Meeting should state its view about the adoption by the United Nations of the responsibility to protect citizens from genocide and ethnic cleansing. I welcome this proposal by Gordon Matthews (‘A responsibility to protect?’, 23 April). We need to remember that this policy…
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Commitment to values in action
Quakers know about the challenge of laying down a concern. In social action, having the capacity to stand back and evaluate projects and, if necessary, redirect energy and funding in new ways, is essential, not least today in Northern Ireland where there is much peacebuilding work still to be done…
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Government faces questions over Trident policy
Days after taking power, the coalition government is under pressure over its policy on the Trident nuclear weapons system.
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Letters – 21 May 2010
Quaker prison chaplains In recent weeks the death has occurred of a Quaker prisoner. During his time in prison he was visited by Ann, the prison’s Quaker chaplain. After his death a number of his fellow prisoners asked if a Memorial Meeting could be held at the prison. Permission was… -
Q-Eye – 21 May
Highlights of the Highlands It is 225 miles from Aberdeen to Portree on the Isle of Skye and 120 miles from Inverness. But that distance didn’t stop Friends travelling to their North Scotland Area Meeting earlier this month. Each May, a Local Meeting far distant from the main centres hosts… -
Maternal mortality
For expectant mothers in developed nations, health care has improved dramatically in the past century. But recent reports by human rights organisations suggest that even Britain and the United States have a long way to go before all pregnant women have equal access to maternal health services. -
Purple protest perplexes politicians
Politicians and journalists have been taken by surprise as campaigns for electoral reform have leapt into the mainstream. -
Child detention set to end
The new government has promised to end the detention of children in immigration centres. The announcement follows a number of campaigns backed by Quakers and other faith groups. Friends have welcomed the news, but urged ministers to set out when and how the policy will be put into practice. -
QPSW pilots support for new local Quaker initiatives
Local Meetings that run outreach, campaigning or social action projects are now able to bid for practical assistance from Friends’ House.
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