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Quakers in Scotland have raised concerns over plans to grow Scotland's military industry, in the Scottish government's newly published five-year Programme for Government (PFG). www.quaker.org.uk/news-and-eve... from @quaker.org.uk
Quakers in Scotland concerned over military spending plans
Quakers in Scotland have raised concerns over plans to grow Scotland's military industry, in the Scottish government's newly published five-year Programme for Government (PFG).
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Fifty years after a mass movement for peace helped end the Vietnam War, US bombs are still exploding in Laos, and there’s a renewed push for accountability. wagingnonviolence.org/2026/08/move...
The fight to clean up the damage of US war in Laos
Fifty years after a mass movement for peace helped end the Vietnam War, US bombs are still exploding in Laos, and there’s a renewed push for reparations.
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A reminder of some of the many other nuclear testing victims around the world. The UK nuclear testing veterans are part of a network of people who have been wronged, and then ignored or lied to by those nuclear states who used their land and their bodies without consent. They all deserve justice.
ICAN@nuclearban.bsky.social · last wk.🧵#NoNuclearTests “Even 60 years later, babies are dying of complicated defects that there is no explanation for.” Sue Coleman-Haseldine from Australia, is one of the nuclear test survivors who spent decades raising awareness of the devastating effects of nuclear testing.
“This is among the greatest scandals in Britain, and it must be addressed.” www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Nuclear bomb test veterans were victims of one of ‘greatest scandals in Britain’, says ex-defence minister
Exclusive: Tobias Ellwood says he gave MPs inaccurate information in 2018 provided by his department, the MoD
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Solidarity with those taking action at ICC Newport this week - Stopiwch ffair arfau Llywodraeth Cymru! Stop the Welsh Arms Fair! Find out more and join them at 📍 International Convention Centre, Celtic Manor, Newport ⏰ 8AM Thursday 📅 3 September caat.org.uk/events/newpo... @caatuk.bsky.social
What difference are peer mediation schemes having in Wales? Watch this short video of pupils, school staff and educators explaining the impact youtu.be/gCSY9LOLdlY
Peer mediators gather in Cardiff
YouTube video by Quakers in Britain
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If you'll be at @greenbeltfestival.bsky.social this weekend - look forward to seeing you on Sunday. We'll be running a workshop with @forpeacemaker.bsky.social Whispers of Peace: How to act for peace as the war drums beat loudly?
Is anyone going to this? Looks like it'll be interesting! Lucas Plan 50th Anniversary Celebration AN IDEA WHOSE TIME MUST COME! A conference for trade union, left, green, peace, community activists and students and academics Nov 21 2026, Manchester lucasplan.co.uk/50th-anniver...
The Trump administration has quietly reactivated operations at Roosevelt Roads, one of the largest naval bases in the world located in Puerto Rico. The base served as a strategic point of U.S. control over Latin America until it was shuttered in 2004 following anti-base activism on Vieques.
Antiwar Mothers Resist the Reactivation of US Military Bases in Puerto Rico
Activists do not want Puerto Rico to be a launching pad for aggression against fellow Latin American nations.
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53 Elected Student Officers Stand Against the Defence Universities Alliance. They've reached out to Lucy Powell, Wes Streeting,and Andy Burnham to arrange a meeting with student officers to express our widespread opposition to the alliance. www.instagram.com/p/DcBmf8TjaEw
Anna (Union Affairs Officer) on Instagram: "53 Elected Student Officers Stand Against the Defence Universities Alliance ‼️‼️ On 13th July, the Ministry of Defence launched the “Defence Universities A...
347 likes, 14 comments - anna_umsu on August 14, 2026: "53 Elected Student Officers Stand Against the Defence Universities Alliance ‼️‼️ On 13th July, the Ministry of Defence launched the “Defence Un...
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Book Launch: 'Gifts from the Arms Trade' - coming up next month with Quaker and artist Jill Gibbon. Join Jill at Thursday 17 September, 6pm This book will be an incredibly powerful resource: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/isrf-book-...
ISRF Book Launch: 'Gifts from the Arms Trade'
An in-person book launch and conversation with Jill Gibbon, author of 'Gifts from the Arms Trade'.
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“I was one of very few people to experience it,” Moczygemba says. “And I’ll never forget it.” See what America’s last WWII atomic veterans want you to know. Thanks @thebulletin.org thebulletin.org/2026/08/here...
Here's what America's last WWII atomic veterans want you to know
As the last surviving US servicemen who witnessed the aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki reach their 100s, their harrowing firsthand accounts—and warnings against future nuclear conflict—offer a fadi...
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“Revoking permission for the US to use these bases would have a significant impact on the US’s ability to further escalate a war that has been a catastrophe for people in the Middle East and an economic disaster for the world.” www.theguardian.com/business/202...
Burnham urged to tackle cost of living crisis by pressuring Trump to end Iran war
Trade unions say UK prime minister must begin by revoking permission for US to use RAF bases for airstrikes in Gulf
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We're so close to 2000 signatures! Joining the armed forces is a political and moral choice that should never be forced on anyone. As a matter of urgency, the government must rule out reintroducing military conscription in the UK! Please show your support by signing and sharing the link 👇
Tell the government to rule out military conscription
The debate around bringing back military conscription in the UK is rising. Forcing young people into the armed forces deprives them of choices and would be a colossal waste of funds during a cost of l...
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Is protest part of dialogue? Billy Vaughan argues that it's an essential part of how ordinary citizens are heard in a democracy. https://www.quaker.org.uk/blog/dialogue-freedom-of-speech-and-the-right-to-peaceful-protest
Dialogue, freedom of speech, and the right to peaceful protest
Why is protest part of dialogue? Highlights from Billy Vaughan’s recent talk at the National Justice & Peace Network Conference.
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35 UK universities just signed up to become part of the UK war machine. ❌ We mustn't let it happen. Sign and share the national petition! 👇
Stop universities from joining the UK war machine | People & Planet
Add your voice, sign the petition.
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'We believe this Alliance will transform our campus into an academic army base, with research driven by the needs of war.' Great statement from the @manchester.ac.uk's Student Union opposing their unis involvement in the Defence Universities Alliance manchesterstudentsunion.com/news/article...
University of Manchester Students' Union
Discover your student community at the University of Manchester Students' Union. Access support, join societies, get involved in campaigns, and make your voice heard.
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Forget space exploration, global powers and private interests are racing to militarize space. William J. Astore, retired professor of history and former Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force, explores how space is becoming the next battlefield. Read now. 👇
The militarization of space threatens us all
As space becomes an increasingly vital arena for war, William J Astore tracks its increased militarization.
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Are you interested in protecting democracy and speaking truth to power? @quaker.org.uk are recruiting a Civil Society Officer to campaign on democracy and civic space. A part-time job with our colleagues in the Public Affairs team. Closing date 17 August. Info >>> www.quaker.org.uk/our-organisa...
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Coming together in a ‘loud silence’ for peace Plans are underway for a national silent walking vigil for peace in London on 19 September. Join us as we come together with those from other faiths in a worshipful prayer. www.quaker.org.uk/action/news/...
Co-director of Pax Christi International’s Catholic Institute for Nonviolence Marie Dennis discusses how we resist systems of domination in an age of rapidly advancing technology. wagingnonviolence.org/metta/podcas...
Pope Leo’s AI challenge belongs to us all
Catholic nonviolence organizer Marie Dennis discusses how we resist systems of domination in an age of rapidly advancing technology.
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Quakers in Britain Peace Team @peace-campaigns.quaker.org.uk · 2mo agoLooking forward to this @neonuk.bsky.social webinar next week. What does security look like when it's built on care, justice and collective power - not fear and control? us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
Our friends at the Anglican Peace Fellowship and Christian CND are inviting everyone to an online Hiroshima Vigil to remember, pray and commit to a world free of nuclear weapons. 6 Aug 2026 08:00 PM BST You can register in advance here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Hiroshima Vigil . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Hiroshima Vigil . After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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The Absolute Insanity of Militarised Security. Agree with all of this - we must change course or suffer the horrendous consequences rethinkingsecurity.org.uk/2026/07/28/t...
The Absolute Insanity of Militarised Security
As the climate collapses and wars sweep the Middle East, Ukraine and beyond, Diana Francis and Andrew Rigby, two of the founders of Rethinking Security a decade ago, make the urgent case for far mo…
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In case you missed it: tech firms are getting faster contracts, lighter oversight, and a growing share of military spending.
The rise of the military-technology complex
How Silicon Valley tech firms remade US defense contracting. And then opened the Pentagon’s checkbook—wide.
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The Business of War: Who Really Benefits From Britain’s Planned Military Spending Surge bylinetimes.com/2026/07/23/t...
The Business of War: Who Really Benefits From Britain’s Planned Military Spending Surge?
As the Government gears up for a military spending bonanza, Iain Overton asks whether Britain is really defending its territory, or simply the profits of the global defence industry
bylinetimes.com
We condemn the conviction of Thai conscientious objector Netiwit Chotiphatphaisal for refusing military conscription. We stand in solidarity with Netiwit and reiterate our call on Thailand to recognise the right to conscientious objection. Read our full statement here: wri-irg.org/en/story/202...
"Future generations depend on the decisions made today." Quakers in Britain have called on the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to place peace, equality and climate justice at the centre of his government's policies. https://ow.ly/Youw50Zrr2S
Prioritise peace, equality and climate justice, Quakers urge Andy Burnham
Quakers in Britain have called on the new Prime Minister Andy Burnham to place peace, equality and climate justice at the centre of his government’s policies.
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