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Yes, Friends, Wikileaks explodes the ‘free’ and ‘civilised’ world we know
I was thrown into a torrent of thought by a letter in the Friend (17 November) asking why there had been no voice from Friends in response to disturbing, and often horrific, information coming out of the website – Wikileaks. Hundreds of thousands of official British and American communications have… -
Quakers and the new year honours list
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Quaker Homeless Action fields two Christmas shelters
Christmas 2010 saw a new enterprise undertaken by Quaker Homeless Action (QHA) in central London. A youth shelter was pioneered in anticipation of further needs arising in 2011 as the cuts to housing benefit and other benefits bite. According to the Shelter website: ‘Under the current rules, if you are…
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BAE plea bargain gets unbargained for results
For the first time, a High Court judge has said that arms giant BAE Systems appears to have benefited from corruption – just as the company was hoping to put the accusations behind it. -
Quakers nominate Hiroshima survivors for Nobel peace prize
Survivors of the nuclear attacks on Japan in 1945 have been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Quakers in the United States. The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) has long praised the survivors – known as Hibakusha – for their campaigns against nuclear weapons. AFSC has formally proposed the… -
Students call for nonviolent direct action over tuition fees decision
The Student Christian Movement (SCM) has backed nonviolent direct action in response to parliament’s decision to raise tuition fees in England to a maximum of £9,000. -
Meeting for Sufferings extra
Sustainability high on the agenda ‘It is a beautiful world we live in, but there is something awry with the way we are living in it.’ Sunniva Taylor, sustainability and peace programme manager of Quaker Peace & Social Witness, summed up the feelings of many present at Meeting for Sufferings… -
Yearly Meeting finances in the spotlight
The proceeds of two generous legacies in 2010 have proved to be of enormous benefit to the financial situation at Friends House, Meeting for Sufferings was told. -
Quaker Housing Trust report
The practical results of a major shift of emphasis in the work of the Quaker Housing Trust (QHT) were revealed to Meeting for Sufferings. -
10 December – international human rights day
On 10 December the United Nations marks its annual anniversary for International Human Rights Day. We are supporting the day with a themed edition of the Friend.
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