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are an
organisation of Quakers (members of the Religious Society of Friends) in the north of Britain set up to support "the active promotion of peace in all its height and breadth". This web site gives information and news of our recent and current activities, as well as a wide range of online peace resources, links to other sites and news of other activities which may be of interest. We hope you find what you want here.
Have you seen ......
- Building
Peace - Tackling Racism: Report
of conference held on 15th March 2008
- 15th
May Huddersfield
- 5th
Annual Quaker Peace Lecture
Feargal
Cochrane - 'Can
Hope and History Rhyme? The Role of the Arts in Overcoming Violence in
Northern Ireland'
- QPSW
Vacancies - Burundi Peaceworkers
- EAPPI - opportunities for service in 2009
- "Speaking
our Peace" - events for Quaker meetings and
other groups
- Quakers
and Peace - read what Quakers have said about peace over
the years in Quaker
Faith and Practice
- The
Peace Board
- Winter
2007/8 issue of our newsletter
- Informed Choice?
David Gee's report into recruitment into the armed services, and its
partner site www.beforeyousignup.info,
January
2008
- PeacePeaces.blogspot.com - NFPB blog for all things
peace
- Early
Day Motion 65 on "PARLIAMENT AND DECISIONS OVER US
MISSILE DEFENCE" - and other Missile
Defence related links here
- Hitting
Out - leaflet on violence in entertainment media
- Meetings
for Worship at military bases - for more information
about these at Menwith Hill, Fylingdales and Faslane, go to our Calendar
page
- Thinking of Joining Up? Under 18?
If you want to join the Army make sure you know ALL the facts before you sign up. Don’t find out the hard way! Information from At Ease
- del.icio.us/pha62
for more links and interesting nooks and crannies of the internet on
peace, quakers and the like.
- Quakers
Believe...
- European
Peace Directory online, produced by the Quaker Council for
European Affairs
- Updates on Iran,
Nuclear
Weapons, Missile
Defence and Biological
Weapons from BASIC
(British American Security Information Council)
- Israel
/ Lebanon / Palestine links
-
Global
military spending this year
www.milspend.orgBased on 2006 spending @ $1,204 bn. Source: SIPRI
- Tackling
Racism - Building Peace
- Make
(and buy)
your own one-person
banner
- Ministickers,
envelope re-use labels, banner kits and postcards
- Calling
for Peace
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