Climate, militarism and security – writing to MPs

As reported in a previous item  the main output of the Alternative Security Review will be released in September. The month will also see the first Global Week of Action on Peace and Climate Justice, 21-28 September Can you raise these issues with your MP? At a time when effects of the climate crisis become … Read more

NFPB members’ meeting in December

NFPB members met in Bolton and online on 2 December. The NFPB office had moved to the Meeting House in Bolton a year previously and so this was a chance for Friends to see its current location and set up. Friends expressed appreciation for the arrangement that has been made possible by Bolton Quakers. The … Read more

Urgent progress needed on nuclear disarmament

NFPB joined with other members of the Network of Christian Peace Organisations in writing to the UK government on the occasion of the second anniversary of the TPNW (the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons) coming into legal force. The letter states “This Treaty represents the global majority who live without nuclear weapons … Read more

Connections and change

– a brief update of recent activities. Whilst Covid is still with us, we are moving out of the pandemic patterns of working and gathering, and this autumn is a typically busy one. NFPB meetings Following our successful hybrid/blended meeting in June, a further meeting for NFPB members took place in late September. The reduced … Read more

Interfaith statement as UN nuclear prohibition meeting gets under way

NFPB is one of nearly 150 faith communities and organisations that have signed an interfaith statement, released today as the first Meeting of the States Parties to the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) formally gets under way in Vienna. The statement reflects that :“We gather at a time when the threat … Read more

For a world without war

There is an urgency – the sense that major militarised powers may be on the cusp of significant violent conflict in Europe is frightening and things are moving quickly, and confusingly. We know that Quaker and non-Quaker friends will be united in their hope, witness and advocacy for a de-escalation and a stepping away from … Read more

TPNW – Anniversary, progress and more to be done

Celebrating one year The UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) entered into force on 22 January 2021, with the period since then seeing further progress in a number of respects. (see https://www.banthebomb.org/campaign/nuclear-ban-tpnw/). Plans are in hand for campaigners to mark this anniversary. We have produced the poster below for Friends to print … Read more

Adapting and promoting alternatives in uncertain times

Storm Arwen arrived the night before our members’ meeting on 27 November. Plans for a fully-blended meeting were rapidly changed as trains across the north were cancelled and all but a handful of Friends were able to get to the Meeting House in Bolton. So most joined via Zoom, representing Area Meetings from most from across Scotland, North Wales and Northern England. We were pleased to welcome newly appointed members.

Autumn update

This is an overview of some recent meetings and activities, with pointers to current and new resources relating to our work. NFPB meetings NFPB members met – still by video conference – in June and September. At our June meeting, We reflected together on the situation in Israel and Palestine, following the recent escalation of … Read more

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