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11 Nov 2010

British Quakers dump BP shares after ethical pressure

Britain’s Quakers have sold their shares in multinational oil company BP after criticism from both within and outside their own ranks.
20 Oct 2010

Protests greet BAE's recruitment attempts at London careers fair

Attempts by the arms giant BAE Systems to recruit graduates to their business were met by a series of protests at a major careers fair in central London.
17 Oct 2010

UK armed forces accused of 'conscription by the back door'

Quakers have accused the government of military “conscription by the back door”, because soldiers are held to commitments made before turning eighteen.
11 Oct 2010

End to recruitment of minors to armed forces urged

Quakers and Unitarians have welcomed an Early Day Motion calling on Parliament to raise the age of recruitment into the armed forces to eighteen.
6 Oct 2010

Cameron 'stands alone' against same-sex marriage

David Cameron has been accused of blocking the way for legal recognition of same-sex marriage, despite support for the proposal from Labour, LibDem and Green leaders.
4 Oct 2010

A Quaker communion of saints

The Communion of Saints is not a term which comes readily to a Quaker's tongue. But an encounter with two Friends – one living and one three centuries dead - has prompted me to look past the difficulty of these words in search of their true meaning.
22 Aug 2010

Civil partnerships are not enough, say marriage campaigners

Pressure is growing for same-sex couples to be given full equality in marriage law after 98 per cent of LGBT people polled said civil partnerships don't go far enough.
21 Aug 2010

We'll work with all who oppose Trident, say Quakers

Britain's Quakers have said that they will work alongside other opponents of Trident nuclear weapons, even if they do not share the Quakers' commitment to peace.
3 Aug 2010

British Quaker official announces resignation

British Quakers have announced that their most senior member of staff is standing down from her post. Gillian Ashmore has served for three years.
1 Aug 2010

Hiroshima survivor opens London exhibition on effects of nuclear arms

A survivor of the nuclear attack on Hiroshima has urged an audience in London to tackle the root causes of war, marking the sixty-fifth anniversary of the bombing.

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