I thought and prayed very hard about what to say with opportunity of giving the BBC Daily Service ahead of World Quaker Day. It was broadcast this morning. Here it is: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/... (Picture from the BBC Studios in London)

📢New event We see growing hostility & racism in our politics and streets, climate breakdown across the globe, and ongoing war & genocide. Competition & militarism are not the answer. Join our discussion on 08 October to share ideas for a counter-narrative. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/home/events/

Tonight at 7pm: a stellar line-up perform at the Together for Palestine concert at Wembley Arena. It's also being shown live for free here: www.youtube.com/live/RWBVHFv... Some of the donations received will be going to one of our partners, Taawon (taawon.org/en), who provide emergency aid in Gaza.

A 30-second explainer by Pete, a Quaker, on what we should be doing with the money we waste on the violence-promoting arms trade. #WarStartsHere www.youtube.com/shorts/SVAwq...

Debby, a Quaker, explains why events such as the DSEI arms fair have such cataclysmic effects on us all. #WarStartsHere www.youtube.com/shorts/Pyimk...

The UN Secretary-General released a new report last week that raises alarm to rapidly increasing global military spending and move to a human-centred notion of security. www.un.org/en/peace-and...

Our government must explicitly ban trade with settlements, including services, investments and financial support which strengthen and deepen the occupation.

The UK trades with illegal settlements in Palestine, driving the humanitarian crisis in the occupied territories and undermining the viability of a future Palestinian state. We have joined an international campaign to stop foreign complicity in Israel’s illegal settlement project.

The Global Week of Action for Peace and Climate Justice has started. Check out the website for events that are happening around the world, actions you can take online, and resources. climatemilitarism.org/weekofaction/

1/🚨 New SGR report out today: Military Spending Rises and Greenhouse Gas Emissions The evidence is clear: higher military spending will have devastating consequences for the planet. Here’s what the research reveals 🧵 www.sgr.org.uk/publications... 🧪

No one should profit from war and violence. As protests against arms dealers continue today, Quakers handed in their demand to Clarion Events, calling on them to drop the DSEI arms fair. 📸Michael Preston for Quakers in Britain

Come join us today to protest against the DSEI arms fair in London. 2pm at Westminster meeting house for a walk to arms company HQs 6.30pm at Royal Victoria DLR for a vigil at ExCel for the victims of war. All details here: www.quaker-roots.org.uk/events/

DSEI London - one of the world's biggest arms fairs - opens on Tuesday 9th September. Join us to show all those involved that fueling war, death and destruction is not OK. #WarStartsHere www.quaker-roots.org.uk/events/

The UK government and others have condemned it — but words are not enough. Please help push the UK government to take meaningful action and stop Israel from blocking Palestinian self-determination. Email your MP: www.eyewitnessblogs.com/urgent-actio...

Israel has just announced the go ahead of the long-frozen E1 settlement plan. If allowed to proceed, the plan will forcibly expel thousands of Palestinians, cut the West Bank in two, and destroy the possibility of a viable Palestinian state.

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Come join us to help change the narrative that war is inevitable and might is right. Our silent candlelit vigil for the victims of the arms trade will take place at the DSEI arms fair in London. Let's send a message of peace to those who profit from war. www.quaker.org.uk/events/dsei-...

It seemed like Israel had been dropped from the list of countries with their own 'pavilion' at London's DSEI arms fair. However, the DSEI website is once again proudly confirming that they'll be there selling their genocide-tested weaponry. Join us in opposing DSEI: www.quaker-roots.org.uk/events/

We all need to discern our calling concerning Gaza. Genocide is not something we should look away from; we need to be guided on how we can best help stop the genocide.

DSEI arms fair - so many ways to get involved.

DSEI, one of the world's largest arms fairs, comes to ExCel London again next month. The Mayor of London doesn't want them to be there and neither do we. Come and join our hour-long silent candle-lit vigil at ExCel on Monday 8th September. #Quakers #PaxChristi www.quaker.org.uk/events/dsei-...

A report on a barely covered atrocity - the massacres by the RSF at the Zamzam displacement camp in Sudan - and the UK government's shameful lack of response, despite its designated leading role on Sudan at the UN. Trigger warning: distressing text and video

At exactly 8:15 a.m. JST, around the time you’re reading this, 80 years ago, an atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. Today, we remember the lives lost, the survivors who continue to speak out, and the urgent need for nuclear disarmament. Read more here: www.icanw.org/remembering_...

Hiroshima Day Michael Mears and Riko Nakazono will be performing Michael's highly acclaimed play 'The Mistake' in London in October. The anti-war drama focuses on the bombing of Hiroshima seen through the eyes of three people. Tickets still available here: www.arcolatheatre.com/whats-on/the...

On Hiroshima Day, let us draw strength from the tireless campaigning of the last Japanese survivors. Tadayoshi Ogawa: 'We live on something akin to a spaceship...we can fight over borders, over resources, and the spaceship and the life on it will suffer.' www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

How many nukes are there? Every point of this map represents one of the 12,000+ nuclear warheads in the world today- 1 ever 200 miles or so across the land surface of the Earth. Each could annihilate a city. #HiroshimaDay #NoMoreHiroshimas | Visualise it with this prezi prezi.com/view/e7do1HT...

KICK ISRAEL OUT OF DSEI! Tell Sadiq Khan: don't let Israeli weapons companies and politicians come to London to buy and sell weapons for genocide! Sign the petition: caat.org.uk/sign-the-pet...

TAKE ACTION - Tell the Prime Minister to: 1. Tax the super-rich 2. Protect workers, not billionaires 3. Make polluters pay #MAKETHEMPAY act.globaljustice.org.uk/make-them-pa...

Over 30 people took part in a #RedLineForGaza vigil in Huddersfield on Saturday (organised by Huddersfield #Quakers) @quakerpeacehub.bsky.social @quakerpen.bsky.social @quakerpeace.bsky.social

What does it mean to be a witness? Quaker Emily Lallemand reflects on a study trip to the Middle East. thefriend.org/article/what...

Blockade targets factory boasting that it provides parts for “tanks and submarines” as well as military jets used by Israel. Protesters say the "most effective action we can take is to directly halt the activities of this factory and disrupt the supply chain”. freedomnews.org.uk/2025/07/22/s...

The world is facing a climate emergency. We need governments to show political will, leadership and moral courage to tackle the climate crisis. We joined other faith groups to express our deep concern with the current lack of action. Read more here: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

A great vacancy at Scientists for Global Responsibility who are looking for a UK-based campaigner on the militarisation of science education. More details here: www.sgr.org.uk/pages/vacanc... @responsiblesci.bsky.social

Excellent critique of the UK NSS from Richard Reeve pointing out the gaps and contradictions. ‘Nothing in the rest of the strategy suggests any effort to uphold [freedom, democracy and internationalism]; there are actually more mentions of how they may need to be compromised and traded off.’

Israel and Iran - there are opportunities to build peace in the midst of conflict - a brief Quakers in Britain statement. www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Its so easy for government to make the case for sinking wealth, expertise, and resources into instruments of misery. But the moment you suggest we expend the same level of wealth and ingenuity into ending child poverty or repairing nature, stoney silence. www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cz...

Today's statement by the government on the Strategic 'Defence' Review is a blank cheque for the arms industry and will simply take us further away from peace. Read the Global Campaign on Military Spending's response: demilitarize.org.uk/sdr-announce...

It’s deeply unjust - those who've done the least to contribute to the climate crisis are paying most dearly for it. While govts like ours delay, countries like Somalia – some of the poorest countries – pay the price. Important report by @the-independent.com www.the-independent.com/climate-chan...

The deadline for applications for our Peace Lead post is fast approaching (8am 2nd June). Do have a look here if you think you or someone you know might be the right person for this important role.

Meet the Quaker pacifist who shattered British science’s highest glass ceilings aeon.co/videos/meet-...

On this International Conscientious Objectors' Day, here a call from a Russian conscientious objector calling for European countries to give asylum to those refusing to fight in Ukraine. #ICOD www.ppu.org.uk/news/russian...

📢 Celebrate International Conscientious Objection Day by joining our social media initiative! Share our stories & amplify the voices of those who refuse to take part in war. #COday2025 🔗 Read more here: www.qcea.org/may-15th-202...

Today is International Conscientious Objectors' Day, with people all over the world coming together to pay tribute to the bravery of men and women past and present who have refused to take up arms. Check here to see if there's an event taking place near you: www.ppu.org.uk/events #ICOD

Want to hear some good news? Refuser Solidarity Network is hosting a conversation tomorrow between US and Israeli military refusers - former soldiers who made the courageous decision to reject military service on moral or ethical grounds. Register free here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Tomorrow it's International Conscientious Objectors' Day. There are events being held all over the country, celebrating the bravery of men and women who have refused to kill. Check here to see if there's an event taking place near you: www.ppu.org.uk/events @warresistersint.bsky.social #ICOD

Would you like to become the new Peace Lead at Quakers in Britain, ensuring we continue to be a clear, confident and effective voice for peace? If so, we'd love to hear from you. quaker.org.uk/our-organisa... Work from our London/Leeds office or mostly from home. Applications deadline: 2 June.

The London International Conscientious Objectors' Day event is just one of many going on around the country. Check here to see if there's one taking place near you: www.ppu.org.uk/events #ICOD #ConscientiousObjectors

Next Thursday is International Conscientious Objectors' Day. Come join us and our faith/peace friends at Tavistock Square, London to honour COs past and present. www.quaker.org.uk/events/inter... Here's a brief video of last year's event to give you a flavour: www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvC-...

Starmer is increasing military spending and handing out lucrative contracts to arms manufacturers whilst doubling down on cutting winter fuel payments and maintaining the two-child benefit cap. There’s always money for war but never to help the poor.