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A place for insight, analysis and action.
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8 October 2025
Testimony of equality - our shared humanity
by Lindsey Fielder Cook
Lindsey Fielder Cook in conversation with Serena, American Friends Service Committee staff in Gaza.
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8 October 2025
Quaker witness in the criminal justice system
by Melanie Jameson
Melanie Jameson, convenor of the Quakers in Criminal Justice (QICJ) working group, shares some actions Quakers can take ahead of National Prisons Week.
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1 October 2025
Love Your Neighbour, but struggle with Scripture?
by Rhiannon Grant
Rhiannon discusses the meanings behind this year's Quaker Week theme and explores how different Quakers might think about its Biblical origins.
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23 September 2025
Loving your neighbour
by Paul Parker
Paul Parker reflects on having neighbours and being a neighbour. How does Quaker faith shape the ways we behave within the neighbourhood of all people?
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16 September 2025
Contacting politicians: who should I speak to and how can I be most effective?
by Sarah Komashko
Ahead of the Mass Climate Lobby in Scotland on 18 September, Sarah Komashko shares some advice on contacting your political representatives and driving change.
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8 September 2025
You can always ask me: intergenerational conversations about faith
by Ailish Carroll-Brentnall
“How much do you think your values have been shaped by Quakerism? Or do you shape Quakerism to your values?"
These and many other searching questions were on the table when young Quakers sat down with older members of the Welsh Quaker community to talk about how their faith affects their lives.
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3 September 2025
Why are Quakers always at protests?
by Rhiannon Grant
From campaigns for climate justice to protests against war, Rhiannon Grant takes a look at why it's quite common to see Quakers marching with a banner.
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28 August 2025
How the DSEI arms fair fuels wars and repression
by Dixe Wills
With DSEI arms fair arriving in London next month, Dixe Wills examines its many costs and outlines the planned Quaker presence there.
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21 August 2025
Still here – making connections by exploring Quaker history
by Rhiannon Grant
Quaker history is well known and intriguing. Rhiannon Grant shares how Quaker heritage can create a starting point for conversations about Quakers today.
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11 August 2025
Faith organisations can strengthen communities: findings from The state of us
by Lisa Cumming
One year on from racially targeted violence in the summer of 2024, Lisa Cumming reflects on some of the findings from The state of us report.
