Police broke into a UK Quaker Meeting House on 27 March and arrested six young people holding a meeting over concerns for the climate and Gaza. Quakers and others protest […]
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Watching Brief 22-4, titled Anti-Protest Laws in Australia, was published in July 2022. The purpose of this material is to update Watching Brief 22-4 so as to reflect changes in
Anti-Protest Laws Increasing in Australia – Quaker Watching Brief Read More »
Australia has an obligation to ensure its military trade does not support human rights abuses. The Arms Trade Treaty, which Australia championed, is falling short of its vision to reduce
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Presiding Clerk, Bruce Henry, with support from Quaker Peace & Legislation Committee (QPLC) and QA Peaceworker, Jessica Morrison, has written to the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister on behalf of
Quakers Urge PM to Take Action: West Bank Incursions Read More »
The Quaker Peace and Legislation Committee (QPLC) has been renewing its focus on the right to protest. In the coming weeks, The QPLC hope to release a Watching Brief on
Quakers Australia Signs Declaration on the Right to Protest Read More »
In line with our Peace Testimony Quakers Australia has signed the Joint Interfaith Statement to the Third Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
Quakers Australia Has Joined Call for Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Read More »
Quakers Australia has joined 230 organisations worldwide in signing a joint statement urging governments to halt the production and supply of F-35 fighter jets to Israel. Guided by our commitment
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Here is the latest Watching Brief from the Quaker Peace and Legislative Committee… “The ongoing challenge of abolishing nuclear weapons has become intertwined with the climate change challenge. Both are
QPLC Watching Brief: Nuclear Weapons and Climate Change Read More »
Suit Filed by Quaker Meetings Against Trump Administration’s New Policy Enabling ICE(*) To Enter Houses of Worship Democracy Forward’ press release of 27 January 2025 – summary: “A coalition of
US Quaker Meetings Take Action Over ICE* Policy Read More »
“Quakers are horrified by Donald Trump’s proposal to take over and own Gaza and ethnically cleanse two million Palestinians…” From British Quakers, 5 February 2025 (Photo credit: Hosny Salah from
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