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25 Jul 2011

Quakers consider economic justice and sustainable living

Over 1,500 Quakers gather in Canterbury next week for their annual meeting to discern the way ahead for Quakers in Britain.
18 Jul 2011

News International and the 'Seekers after truth'

Amid the moral turmoil and instability surrounding News International, there is a message for our own times in the steadfast pursuit of truth shown by the Seekers who gathered to listen to George Fox on Firbank Fell in 1652, says Jill Segger
13 Jul 2011

NGO challenges military influence in British schools

Forces Watch is running a series of events to launch its new campaign questioning armed forces recruitment in schools.
12 Jul 2011

Quakers to refurbish major London meetings venue

Trustees for Quakers in Britain have agreed to an "inspiring refurbishment" of one of London's major spaces for meetings about peace and justice.
26 Jun 2011

Armed Forces Day and parallel lives in a Suffolk town

All communities manifest some form of division and it can be difficult to make connections across those divides. Bury St Edmunds, like many towns, shows more than one face to the world.
24 Jun 2011

Quakers welcome consultation on civil partnerships

The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain has responded to the Government Consultation on civil partnerships on religious premises.
5 Jun 2011

London prayer vigil for peace in Palestine Israel

Quakers, Pax Christi and members of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme have joined in a vigil to mark the fifth year of World Week for Peace in Palestine Israel.
20 May 2011

Quakers welcome rights for young army recruits

The government move to grant the right of discharge to under eighteen year old recruits to the armed forces has been welcomed by Quakers.
16 May 2011

Quakers seek armed forces discharge rights for under 18s

Quakers want Britain's 'duty of care' to its armed forces to include the provision of a right-of-discharge for under 18 year olds.
22 Apr 2011

Bach and the universality of the Passion narrative

The narrative of the trial and execution of Jesus has been subject to centuries of creative re-interpretation, says Jill Segger. A Bach Passion performed in a Cambridge college chapel proved both exemplar of the vitality of the cultural hybrid and inspiration to revisit the source.

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