Europe has prioritised an arbitrary military spending target set by the US over climate investment. This brought no leverage in the face of violations of international law but risks our collective safety amid the climate crisis. Watch our video on Europe’s military industrial turn.

This should be an interesting webinar tomorrow @ 6pm UK time

Join our friends at Drone Wars, CND and Oxfordshire Peace Campaign for an emergency protest at Fairford US base this Sunday 18 Jan (1pm- 2.30pm) 'Hands off Venezuela, Iran and Greenland – No to War' dronewars.net/2026/01/13/e... @dronewarsuk.bsky.social @cnduk.bsky.social

Wishing everyone a happy and peaceful 2026. Great to see Forces Watch producing this video for schoolchildren warning them about the fluffy image arms companies try to project when they visit schools. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXwr... www.forceswatch.net

Grateful for ACLED's data, as ever. A sobering but useful read.

Did you catch this video from @transitionsec.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tPZ... They've been studying the Clyde shipyards to investigate alternative futures possible at military industrial sites. What would 'Green Clydeside' look like? transitionsecurity.org/green-clydes...

New long read: Strategising for Peace in the New Age of Empire The US National Security Strategy underlines a shift from liberalism to overt imperialism. Larry Attree discusses how the UK can oppose these dangerous trends & promote a more peaceful future. rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2025/12/11/s...

Budget confirms that huge rises in military spending are damaging action to tackle povertyand environmental crises demilitarize.org.uk/budget2025/ Really useful report from @gcomsuk.bsky.social

🔍 Why is a robot dog touring UK schools? Our new STEM Detective video investigates the BAE Systems STEM Roadshow and its robot dog, Lexi — and how similar tech is being used in real military settings. 🎥Watch the full video: forceswatch.net/resources/robot-dogs-good-dog-or-bad-dog/ #STEM4Peace

Robot dogs - they seem fun, don't they? Sadly, they're being used by the armed forces to try to interest schoolchildren in careers in the military, as this excellent new video from Forces Watch explains... Watch it here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXwr... Or here: www.forceswatch.net/resources/ro...

Arms fairs - we've had success recently in persuading venues not to hold them. Let's see if we can persuade the Birmingham NEC to pull out of hosting the SDSC weapons jamboree in February. It just takes 30 seconds here... www.stop-sdsc.uk/campaign-let...

Grace Da Costa discusses the anti-human rights moves currently taking place in the UK and how we can work to safeguard our rights through celebrating what we have and promoting a positive vision of what we want.

It's to see young people in Germany taking a stand against conscription into the armed forces. What is voluntary today will all too easily become compulsory tomorrow. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

A Quaker who recently completed a 700-mile climate pilgrimage has said that continued commitment to “No New Oil" is all that matters in the face of a 26-month sentence.

Looking forward to attending this tomorrow

'I don't want to be part of this war machine': Young Germans protest against military service plans www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

Join us tomorrow to meet with those refusing the draft in Ukraine and Russia!

Would you like to meet online with brave Russian and Ukrainian Conscientious Objectors? If so, please take up this rare opportunity by joining us at 6pm (UK time) on Tuesday 9th December. The event is hosted by Peace Pledge Union. Book your free place here: www.ppu.org.uk/civicrm/even...

Meeting with Russian and Ukrainian Conscientious Objectors - Please join us at 6pm (UK time) on Tuesday 9th December www.ppu.org.uk/civicrm/even...

This important thread (by Paul Parker of Quakers in Britain) on today's National Emergency Briefing on climate and nature (and peace) makes for sobering reading but includes some moments of encouragement.

British weapons are fuelling Sudan’s genocide through arms exports to the UAE. ✍️ Sign the petition to demand a full arms embargo on the UAE now: caat.org.uk/sign-the-pet...

This should be a really interesting conference and features Quakers in Britain's very knowledgeable Grace Da Costa.

'The most dangerous ‘school’ in the UK' OpenDemocracy and Child Rights International Network uncover devastating levels of abuse of 16 and 17 yos at the Army Foundation College in Harrogate: www.opendemocracy.net/en/british-a...

📆Thu 20 Nov, 6pm - John Cooper @forpeacemaker.bsky.social gives the George Lansbury Memorial Trust Lecture, Is a faith shaped peace only powerful for the 1930s, not 2030s? Chair: Prof. James Walters, LSE Faith Centre. Join us - all welcome www.lse.ac.uk/library/even...

Representing @quaker.org.uk at Lambeth Palace to hear archbishops of York & Jerusalem, & Munther Isaac, Ramallah pastor. @archbishopofyork.org outspoken about genocide, ethnic cleansing & his experience of apartheid conditions on his recent trip to West Bank. www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/202...

Are you passionate about climate justice? Could you use your campaigning experience to build a more peaceful and sustainable world? Quakers in Britain is looking for a Campaigns Coordinator to be part of a small team working on issues of climate justice and peace. www.quaker.org.uk/our-organisa...

Thank you to CND for organising this letter hand in that we at Quakers in Britain were honoured to join. Expanding the UK's nuclear capability will only lead to other nations doing the same, making the world a more dangerous place. #peace #nuclearweapons

Lucky Dip: Drone companies await spending bonanza as Defence Investment Plan (DIP) to be revealed - Latest on Drone Wars UK: dronewars.net/2025/11/18/l...

Sadly, SDSC have not packed up their bags. Their next arms fair is due to take place on 3-4 February 2026 at the Birmingham NEC. If you want to try to prevent that going ahead, do take a few moments to join this letter writing campaign to the NEC group. #peace www.stop-sdsc.uk/campaign-let...

Today, those who campaigned against the SDSC Telford arms fair (including Telford Quakers) handed in an open letter to Telford International Centre, thanking them for no longer hosting the event. #peace

Really interesting article by Helen Coffey about how politicised wearing/not wearing the red poppy has become (through no fault of the British Legion, it should be said) and posing the white poppy as a good alternative. www.independent.co.uk/life-style/w...

'One intelligence officer stated, “the targets never end”. Once an attack is launched, the commander has “another 36,000 waiting” (McKernan & Davies 2024)'. The increasing role of AI in military decision-making raises urgent questions for us all, thanks to @aoav.bsky.social for this analysis.

This Remembrance Day, Dixe Wills reminds us that true peace will be built through bread, not bombs. And that the original understanding of remembrance was that the best way of honouring the dead was to ensure that the Great War was 'the war to end all wars.' 🕊️🕯️👇 www.quaker.org.uk/blog/bread-n...

This Remembrance Sunday, @everycasualty.bsky.social, hosted by Quakers in Britain, remembered all those killed in wars by projecting a Virtual Cenotaph onto the front of Friends House. quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...

This afternoon's Virtual Cenotaph at Friends House was an incredibly moving and powerful memorial to 100 individual people - each with their own lives, loved ones and stories - who make up some of those killed in war in 2024. Watch the film memorial.everycasualty.org @everycasualty.bsky.social

Join us at 5pm when Friends House will become the Virtual Cenotaph, with @everycasualty.bsky.social

We're a few minutes away from the National Alternative Remembrance Ceremony in Tavistock Square, where actor Mark Rylance and campaigner Rachel Taylor from @everycasualty.bsky.social will be speaking, hosted by the Peace Pledge Union. See all events happening nationwide at www.ppu.org.uk/events

Come along on Sunday and view the virtual cenotaph projected onto Friends House. This will be an important and moving reflection on all those killed in war and conflict. For full details, and to find out more about the wider Alternative Remembrance events, visit @everycasualty.bsky.social's site:

Job opportunity with @forceswatch.bsky.social who do crucial work campaigning for peace and human rights and challenging militarism. They're looking for a p/t researcher - find out more here www.forceswatch.net/vacancy-rese... Deadline 27th November

We are very pleased to be hosting @everycasualty.bsky.social on Sunday as part of Alternative Remembrance Sunday events. Their 'Virtual Cenotaph', projected onto Friends House from 5pm, will remember 100 lives lost to war in 2024. It will be a powerful, moving memorial quaker.org.uk/events/the-v...

Come work with us!

Quakers are joining with others to call on the NEC not to host the SDSC arms fair in 2026. SDSC was kicked out of recent venues because of persistent protests. Let's make sure it doesn't find a home at the NEC. Please share especially with folk in the West Midlands www.stop-sdsc.uk/campaign-let...

Excited to learn that our lecture "Ending Wars" is now part of a trilogy of events on Sunday 9 November, starting with the Alternative Remembrance Ceremony at 12 noon, our lecture at 3 and the launch of Memorial 2025 at 5 at Friends House. @everycasualty.bsky.social @quakerpeacehub.bsky.social

As we approach Remembrance Sunday and Armistice Day, we reflect on the fact that we live in a world where wars routinely kill more civilians than soldiers. You can pay tribute to all victims of war by wearing the white peace poppy produced by the Peace Pledge Union. shop.ppu.org.uk/collections/...

This looks like an being an excellent event with a really positive message, organised by our friends at Medact. #nuclear #nuclearfree

Dismayed by the UK & French governments' agreement on the joint development of their nuclear arsenals? Hear some fresh ideas here: ‘An Alternative Vision of Security for France and the UK' Sat 1 Nov 10am-12.30pm, London Register here: tinyurl.com/48aay9af Followed by a peace walk and vigil.

Building on research which Quakers in Scotland contributed to, the Scottish government has provided funding for a recently launched Scottish Peace Platform. This platform provides the opportunity for the country to lead the way in peace and disarmament education.

Calling all Friends in the north of England. Quaker Roots is holding a strategy meeting in Huddersfield on Sat 8th November. Come along and help plan how to close DSEI, one of the world's largest arms fairs. www.quaker.org.uk/events/quake...

Their drones bad! Our drones good! Our thoughts on Defence Secretary announcement that drones to be shot down dronewars.net/2025/10/20/t... @cnduk.bsky.social @peace-campaigns.quaker.org.uk

On October 7th, we hold in our hearts all those whose lives have been lost and those who are still suffering, and pray for a just peace.