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Quaker campaigner makes ‘Pink List’
Quaker activist Clare Dimyon is one of the most inspiring gay people in Britain – according to this year’s ‘Pink List.’ The list, published annually by the Independent on Sunday, names the 101 individuals considered to have done most to make life better for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT)… -
Quaker action at St Paul’s
Protesters camped near St Paul’s Cathedral were given an experience of Quaker activism last week, when Friends provided a workshop to help them think through their aims. Turning the Tide, a scheme run by Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW), sent two staff to facilitate a session held outdoors between…
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Quaker presence at financial protests
Quakers held a Meeting for Worship near the London Stock Exchange on Saturday as nonviolent protests began at financial centres around the world. The police refused to allow demonstrators to approach the exchange, confining thousands of them outside St Paul’s Cathedral. Several other Friends turned up on Sunday or later…
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Quakers to help ‘hidden homeless’
Friends have been urged to rent out their spare rooms to single people at risk of homelessness. Quaker Social Action (QSA), who made the appeal, say there are thousands of people who are ‘vulnerably housed’ but not technically labelled as homeless. Single people are often at the bottom of waiting… -
Michael Lyons loses appeal
A member of the Navy who changed his views on war has lost an appeal against his conviction for ‘wilful disobedience.’ Michael Lyons is serving nine months in an armed forces detention centre because he refused to use a rifle. The appeal court last week decided to uphold the conviction… -
Christmas shelters begin preparations
Quaker Homeless Action (QHA) have begun to recruit volunteers for their annual Christmas shelters. A number of charities and campaigning groups, including QSA and QHA, have warned that the economic policies of the coalition government could result in a considerable increase in homelessness. QHA said in August that they had… -
Anti-biofuel protest
The campaign group Biofuelwatch is launching a demonstration on 22 October to call on the UK government to stop subsidising biomass and bioliquids. The demonstration will be held outside the Department of Energy and Climate Change in London. -
Quakers reach out
A storytelling session in Lostwithiel and a Quaker-themed tour of Winchester were among the various ways in which Friends around Britain publicised Quakerism last week. They were two of the many activities to mark national Quaker Week, which ran from 1 – 9 October. The annual event is designed to…
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Quaker defies court ruling
An Essex Quaker is defying a judge’s ruling that he should pay overdue income tax, insisting that he will not contribute to the funding of war. Colchester County Court ruled that Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) had a right to demand the money from Roy Prockter, a member of…
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Children address UN body
The children of prisoners have, for the first time, spoken directly to a meeting of a United Nations body. The unique event was co-organised by the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO). The event in Geneva was a ‘day of general discussion’ of the UN Committee on the Rights of the…
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