"This war was not inevitable. It was a calculated choice by people with power who believe that might is right. Our experience of God teaches us that this is wrong."
@peace-campaigns.quaker.org.uk explains why we need to keep saying no to war. www.quaker.org.uk/blog/don-t-b...
Join the Meeting for Worship in Scotland Year in advance of the mass lobby, in response to the Met's raid on our Meeting House in Westminster: quaker.org.uk/events/scotl...
11:15am on Tuesday!
How has NATO responded to the US-Israeli war on Iran? Member states are split: some have voiced strong support for the strikes; others have expressed varying degrees of veiled criticism; only Spain and Turkey have been unequivocally critical
natowatch.org/default/2026...
The Global Days of Action on Military Spending (GDAMS) are quickly approaching.
We’re calling on the UK government to seriously rethink its plans to increase military spending to 3% of GDP.
Will you join us?
Send us what you’re planning gcoms.uk@gmail.com
#GDAMS2026 #WELFARENOTWARFARE
"Not to course correct now means not only heading for a permanent war economy but following the course to permanent war."
Latest from Richard Reeve @rethinkingsecurity.bsky.social with a title that says it all.
rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2026/03/09/p...
A map of countries in the Middle East. There are coloured markers at locations where there have been incidents causing environmental harm between 28 Feb and 10 Mar 2026. The colour of the marker relates to the magnitude of environmental risk. The most high risk incidents are situated along the Gulf coast and near Tehran.
We've just updated our overview of environmentally damaging incidents in the Israeli-US war against #Iran. We've identified more than 300 incidents and remotely assessed 232 for harm.
Read more about these incidents and trends here: ceobs.org/operation-ep... #IranWar #Iran 1/5
Quakers coming to Britain Yearly Meeting - still places in our Special Interest Group! Join us on 21 March for 'Keeping the civil in civil society: how to challenge the government’s plan to make everyone ‘battle ready’' with @forceswatch.bsky.social & Demilitarise Education
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'I am living through my fourth war in my four decades on this planet. Beyond the raw, immediate impact my family and I in #Lebanon, and countless others are experiencing on the ground, I am watching a deeper crisis unfold at the global level...'
www.greenpeace.org/internationa...
Last week the Anglican Communion, the Lutheran World Federation, the World Communion of Reformed Churches and the World Methodist Council issued a 'A call for renewed efforts towards the ‘gift of peace’ for all': worldmethodistcouncil.org/wp-content/u...
The beautiful film Gentle, Angry Women is being shown tonight as part of the Stroud Film Festival. Future screenings in Swindon, Abingdon, Bristol, Cornwall, Hebden Bridge, Norwich etc across March and April - have a look here: www.folklifefilms.co.uk/gentle-angry...
One week left to apply to be a human rights monitor in Palestine and Israel in 2027 www.quaker.org.uk/action/pales...
Last week Northern Friends Peace Board wrote to Keir Starmer:
'We note that you have made a distinction between defensive and offensive action being supported by the US use of UK bases. In this situation, however, the distinction is in danger of being meaningless.'
nfpb.org.uk/iran-nfpb-le...
'The shared future of peoples must be built not under the shadow of weapons, but through the free will of communities themselves...No to war in #Iran'
Joint Call from Conscientious Objectors and Draft Resisters in Turkey, Cyprus, Greece and Israel vicdaniret.org/joint-call-f...
Paul Rogers spoke at the Northern Friends Peace Board meeting last weekend just as the bombing of Iran began. His analysis was that we are at the most dangerous moment for decades.
This weekend he spoke to @owenjones.bsky.social and his insights are, as always, very helpful youtu.be/VT-mk2HOsNo?...
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Last night, the Metropolitan Police raided the Westminster Quaker Meeting house – again. This time, they targeted Take Back Power's direct action training. There were 15 arrests.
As the Gulf conflict widens, so does its environmental footprint.
Environmental strain is growing in a region already vulnerable, leaving some countries with little capacity to cope.
🔗 https://loom.ly/tkZg4jg
🖊️ Daniel Cressey
www.theguardian.com/technology/c...
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"The Met Police may want to intimidate us into contributing to the govt's closing off of the right to protest... We will continue to hire space to explicitly nonviolent groups, with appropriate checks in place, just as we always have." – Clerk of Westminster Quakers www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Today marks 4 years since Russia's full scale invasion of Ukraine. The latest report from the Initative on GHG Accounting of War finds that the invasion has resulted in emissions comparable to the annual emissions of France and could cause over $57 billion of climate damages. report6en.warbon.org
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Westminster Meeting House raided by Metropolitan Police again. Statement: “For Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer and nonviolent action are integral parts of many Quakers' religious life. Whilst we take the planning of criminal acts very seriously, we believe that this incident is a deliberate targeting of committed young people who want to make our country a more equitable place. This raid is part of a systematic stifling of dissent. That this is the second time in a year that the police have raided our meeting house dramatically illuminates the broader trend in the UK of cracking down on those who disagree with the government. The right to protest is fundamental to our democracy. It's a key part of how people make their voices heard between elections.” – Oliver Robertson, Head of Witness and Worship Quakers in Britain, 5 March 2026
Yesterday evening, for the second time in a year, the Met Police raided Westminster Quaker Meeting House and arrested a number of young nonviolent activists.
STATEMENT: www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
On #WorldBookDay, here are seven books to help start conversations about peace and justice with kids 📚🧒 https://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/7-books-to-start-conversations-about-peace
A sobering read: 'Below are six notable cases of attempted regime change through military intervention. In each case, the result was years or even decades of unintended consequences.'
thebulletin.org/2026/03/trum...
We'll be joining @medact.bsky.social's online event on 16th March www.medact.org/event/briefi...
Leading human rights groups, health organisations and trade unions, will publish a major new briefing examining the threat that US spy-tech company Palantir poses to the NHS and data privacy in the UK.
The Peace Pledge Union are advertising for a p/t Communications Manager, deadline 29 March - could this be you?
www.ppu.org.uk/vacancies
No to War on Iran! Starmer has given Trump permission to use UK bases for attacks on Iran. Join us to say No!
Demo at Fairford US air base , Sat 7 March, 1.00 – 2.30 pm Organised @dronewarsuk.bsky.social, @cnduk.bsky.social and Oxfordshire Peace Campaign.
Details: dronewars.net/2026/03/02/e...
Eighty years after the Korean peninsula was divided by war, an exhibition of drawings by children on both sides of the divide is on show in Quaker central offices, London.
www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve...
Tonight in Friends House, 6pm - Drawing Hope: Launch event in London.
'Drawing Hope: Children's art for peace' is a global peace initiative that delivers messages of hope through children's artwork for intergenerational dialogue. The exhibition is on until 3 April.
quaker.org.uk/events/drawi...
