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Refusing to Kill – Working for Peace
We are pleased to announce Peace Hub’s peace & justice theme for March and April: Conscientious Objection: Then & Now Refusing to Kill – Working for Peace Along with other pacifists, many Quakers refused to fight in WWI when conscription began in 1916. Some took ‘non-combative’ roles, such as the Friends Ambulance Unit. Others were…
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Official Launch a Success!
Thanks to everyone who attended our Official Launch yesterday! Here’s how it went: On Thursday 26th February Central England Quakers celebrated the opening of Peace Hub with a special all-day launch event. School-children and the public joined with local figures, to celebrate with a Fairtrade cuppa and a slice of cake. In the evening NGOs…
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Join us for our Official Launch this Thursday
We are celebrating our official launch this Thursday (26th Feb) 11:00-18:00 and you are warmly invited to join the party! Pop in any time between 11 and 6 for a fairtrade cuppa and a slice of cake to help us celebrate. You can play our game ‘Is it Fair’, and take action to encourage local…