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Take Action to Free Darya
Photo: Amnesty International. Our Taking a Stand theme is all about supporting Freedom of Conscience. Darya is one activist who stood up for what she believes in, and faced a terrible price – let’s call for her freedom! Darya Poliudova lives in a small town in southern Russia where she is well known locally for…
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Coming Soon: Taking a Stand
Next week, our new theme – Taking a Stand: Let’s support freedom of conscience – starts at Peace Hub. Get a sneak peek here! In 1916, the British government introduced conscription. Many pacifists refused to fight: to kill, in any circumstances, went against their conscience. Facing prison, or even sentenced to death, they remained strong,…
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Keep Taking Action for Conscientious Objectors
We have almost reached the end of our focus on Conscientious Objectors at Peace Hub, but there are still plenty of ways to get involved and take action on this issue. 15th May is International Conscientious Objectors Day – there are events happening across the country, and around the world, including a Quaker Meeting for…
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Stand Up for the Right to Refuse to Kill
Ha Hyeong hwan and Kim Seong min were imprisoned for 18 months in May 2014 for refusal to undertake compulsory military service in South Korea. Pop into Peace Hub to send a solidarity message to Hyeong and Seong —your words will give them hope during tough times. Conscription in South Korea All South Korean men…
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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…