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• “We are still here”: Quakers from around the world gather in South Africa

  14 August 2024

  Quakers gathered in Vanderbijlpark near Johannesburg, South Africa, last week (5-12 August), nearly four centuries after their foundation.

• Quakers concerned for protestors facing long sentences

  13 August 2024

  Quakers are calling on the government to restore the right to protest and freedom of speech.

• Quaker peace work aims to turn the tide in East Africa

  11 August 2024

  Quakers and Quaker-related peace workers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have undertaken training in peacebuilding.

• Quakers reach out to new government ministers

  7 August 2024

  Quakers in Britain have written to members of the newly-appointed cabinet to raise key priorities.

• Quakers from around the world gather in South Africa

  5 August 2024

  Quakers from around the world landed in South Africa on Monday, 5 August, for the first world plenary in eight years.

• Quakers call for peacebuilding in violent times

  5 August 2024

  Quakers in Britain are shocked and saddened by the recent violence on our streets.

• Quakers welcome historic ruling on Palestine but warn of imminent danger of wider war

  2 August 2024

  Quakers have welcomed the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) landmark ruling that the Israeli presence in all occupied Palestinian territory must end.

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