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As an organisation, we sometimes face puzzlement about why we’re a Peace Board, rather than a committee, council, network, association or some other collective noun. It is unusual for us to face a situation, as we have this week, in which the pairing of those two words has come to be of global significance, with … Read more
Categories Challenging militarism, nonviolence, peacebuilding, QuakersWe are republishing excerpts from three documents from that time: the 1945 NFPB Annual Report, the statement on the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and the 1946 NFPB Annual Report. … The documents reflect the deep concerns of Friends for the postwar world, its recovery and the future of international cooperation.
Categories Challenging militarism, Human Rights, peacebuilding, Quakers, Sustainable securityby Paul Rogers with Judith Large reviewed by Steven Waling This is a short book (less than a hundred pages) packed with information in relatively digestible language that would be useful for those of us who are not wired to take in a lot of technical jargon and large gobbets of facts. Paul Rogers is … Read more
Categories Challenging militarism, Human Rights, Middle East, peacebuilding, social conflict, Sustainable securityAs many readers will know, the UN and people around the world mark 21 September each year as the international day of peace. Whilst we would naturally hope that peace is something that is a year-round commitment, it can be useful to have a focus at this particular point in the calendar. And this year … Read more
Categories Culture, Human Rights, nonviolence, peacebuilding, Quakers, social conflictby Martin Schweiger Sunshine and strong gusty winds greeted those arriving for the Independence from America Event [at Menwith Hill ]. The clash of dates with the General Election meant that some who come each year were busy with electioneering while for others spending some time in the open air of the Kettlesing Layby was … Read more
Categories Challenging militarism, Culture, peacebuilding, Sustainable security, TPNWKeith Hargreaves (Chorley Local Meeting and Pendle Hill Area Meeting) July 2024 A cold January evening in 2017 Meeting with the Council leader in an otherwise empty Town Hall to discuss a range of peace- and memorial-related issues. A positive meeting with ideas from both people and an agreement in principle to plant a peace … Read more
Categories nonviolence, peacebuilding, QuakersReview by Steven Waling Warheads to Windmills – Timmon Wallis The Atlas of Disarmament – Rosa Luxembourg Stiftung These two new publications are going to be really good resources in the ongoing struggle to bring an alternative point of view to that of the militarised mindset of a lot of the world around us. They … Read more
Categories Challenging militarismAlthough created by Quakers in Buxton, the Peace Circle is distinctly ’unbranded’ and open to all. There are no references to specific wars, issues, groups or religions. The poster simply reads, “Stand with us in stillness for peace”. Passers-by and supporters are invited to join the silent circle for however long feels comfortable for them. … Read more
Categories Challenging militarism, nonviolence, peacebuilding, QuakersEvery weekday between 2 & 3pm, there is a vigil outside the former Lloyds Bank, close to Keighley bus station, and it will continue until there is a cease-fire agreement in Israel/Palestine. Although this was initiated by Sylvia Boyes, it cannot be said to have any ‘ownership’. It is attended by a variety of individuals, in varying combinations, and continues even when Sylvia is unavailable.
Categories Challenging militarism, Middle East, peacebuilding, Quakersby Phoebe Spence, East Cheshire Area Quaker Meeting This campaign Defend our Juries (https://defendourjuries.org/) arose from the experience of climate protesters in court: judges precluding what the jury could hear, motivation, no mention of fuel poverty or climate crisis, etc. Jurors have an absolute right to acquit a defendant according to their conscience. Essentially it … Read more
Categories Human Rights, nonviolence, Quakers