Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB)

The Trillion Dollar Trade Off: War & Weapons VS. Basic Needs 👇

Via @nationalpriorities.bsky.social

Hope is our covenant: reparations reflections Esta Nyeko-Lacek explores how love offers the emotional and ethical groundwork for repair and justice.

"Still, I invite you to consider how love in action will support you on your own journey toward repair."

Esta Nyeko-Lacek

www.quaker.org.uk/blog/hope-is...

Spending even more on defence won’t buy us peace | Letters Letters: Readers respond to the call by Keir Starmer and military chiefs for faster and larger investment in rearmament

"Long-term peace comes from building trust, friendship and mutual dependence between nations, not the constant threat of military retaliation."

Oliver Robertson, our head of witness and worship, in today's Guardian responding to the defence chiefs' recent article www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

According to U.N. experts, ICE violence and killings in Minnesota could constitute "gross violations of international human rights law."

They are calling for "immediate de-escalation, respect for the right to life and fundamental freedoms, and clear accountability."

We are #hiring! Apply by March 6, 2026, to become our next Rethinking Security Programme Officer!

More info 👉 www.qcea.org/wp-content/u...

Some words of wisdom from Pax Christi's Ann Farr from the SDSC Arms Fair at the Birmingham NEC.

Pope Leo, Archbishop Coakley urge renewal of START nuclear treaty In his urgent appeal Feb. 4, Pope Leo said that the New START Treaty should not be “abandoned” without “effective follow up.

🚨 Did you know? The last remaining nuclear weapons treaty between the U.S. and Russia is set to expire tomorrow.

As Pope Leo XIV warns, "The current situation requires that everything possible be done to avert a new arms race that would further threaten peace among nations." ⬇️

Conscription Clickbait: How Sensationalist Headlines Are Stirring Fear in the UK

Our newsletter provides research, commentary, and analysis on militarisation, military ethics, recruitment and the defence industry in the UK and internationally.

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"In the Quaker tradition, we affirm that there is a divine spark in every person. To have that Light extinguished by agents of the state is a grave moral failure."

A statement and call for justice from US Quakers:

Quakers in Britain: Job opportunities Find a range of jobs with Quakers in Britain. With a 1:4 ratio between our highest and our lowest paid staff, we are a Living Wage employer.

Could you help support our peace work?

We're looking for a well-organised and experienced Administrative Support Officer to work across our peace and social witness projects.

Full details at: www.quaker.org.uk/our-organisa...

Why Are Quakers Pacifists? For centuries, Quakers have stood apart from the warring world with a radical, spiritually grounded commitment to peace. This week, we explore the history of the Peace Testimony and how its living wis...

"In a world often governed by force, Quakers have stood apart for centuries with a radical commitment to peace."

"But this isn’t just a political stance; it is a spiritual practice that challenges us to see the Divine in everyone—even our enemies."

Featuring FCNL's @bridgetmoixfcnl.bsky.social:

Bulletin President and CEO Alexandra Bell reaches out to move the time on the Clock hand.

Science and Security Board members Jon Wolfsthal, Asha M. George, and Steve Fetter stand beside the Doomsday Clock as President and CEO Alexandra Bell delivers remarks.

Bulletin President and CEO Alexandra Bell gives remarks at a podium.

A close up of the Clock time shows its setting at 85 seconds to midnight.

The 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement, captured by photographer Jamie Christiani.

IT IS 85 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT.

Watch the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement: buff.ly/BGu0Zse

📢 CAAT is hiring a Supporter Development Manager!

We're looking for a skilled communicator & natural relationship builder to join our team. You'll be responsible for the recruitment, retention & engagement of supporters, as well as fundraising.

➡️ Apply now: caat.org.uk/about-caat/j...

"Congress doesn’t want war, the people of the United States don’t want war, the people of Venezuela don’t want war.”

Early this morning, the U.S. bombed the capital of #Venezuela and forcibly captured President Nicolás #Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores.

We call on Congress and world leaders to stop U.S. regime change in Venezuela. Read more: afsc.org/newsroom/no-...

53 International NGOs warn Israel’s recent registration measures will impede critical humanitarian action MAP News. The latest developments in the Middle East as well as eye witness accounts and expert analysis from MAP's staff.

We've joined other NGOs in calling on the Israeli government to immediately halt its deregistration process.

Otherwise it risks halting international NGO operations at a time when civilians face acute and widespread humanitarian need.

https://ow.ly/cM3b50XR89a

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Small changes to ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation Study finds that a week of political content can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years

Minor changes to the ‘for you’ feed on X can rapidly increase political polarisation.

Exposure to a week of content expressing ‘antidemocratic attitudes and partisan animosity’ can bring about a shift in views that previously would have taken three years. 🧪

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

In 2024, world #MilitaryExpenditure reached US$2.7 trillion, coinciding with faltering progress on the UN’s #SDGs.

In this paper, Nan Tian and Xiao Liang make a case for rebalancing resources away from military expenditure and towards the SDGs.

🌎 Read more: bit.ly/4oqhS5s

Budget confirms that huge rises in military spending are damaging action to tackle povertyand environmental crises Dr Stuart Parkinson with his look at the Budget figures

demilitarize.org.uk/budget2025/

Come along to the webinar we are organising with @Nuclearinfo on 11 November to find out why government plans to renuclearise the RAF are nothing more than political smoke and mirrors. nuclearinfo-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Some lawmakers are worried that Trump is dragging the U.S. into war with Venezuela President Trump is escalating boat strikes near Venezuela without ruling out hitting targets in the country. Lawmakers are warning the U.S. may be drifting toward war without a clear justification.

FCNL’s @hbrandon-smith.bsky.social joined @npr.org to break down Trump’s murderous, lawless strikes at sea:

“What the administration is claiming is that it has the right to kill people who are not firing upon the U.S. … and that it can do this indefinitely without any say-so from Congress.”

Come and work with us to develop Peer Mediation!

For details of how to apply, go to www.quaker.org.uk/jobs

To arrange an informal discussion of the role, please email peaceedu@quaker.org.uk

Quaker Roots Autumn Strategy Gathering in Huddersfield Gather in Huddersfield this November with Quaker Roots to strategise actions and campaigns to get Clarion Events to drop the DSEI Arms Fair.

Come along to the Quaker Roots strategy gathering on the 7th-9th November.

Be part of planning the next stages of the campaign against the DSEI arms fair and help take on the merchants of death.

Quakers and antisemitism Find out about Quakers and how our faith translates into action.

Tony Stoller reflects on the need to improve understanding between the Jewish and Quaker communities in Britain, from his experience as a member of both.

Remembering, cooperating, and working for change A blog with personal reflections on the meaning of remembrance and how Quakers can participate.

Quakers believe there is “that of God in everyone”, and that violence can never be justified.

As a result, many Quakers have mixed feelings about Remembrance Day. Some wonder if military involvement in the day risks celebrating rather than commemorating.

Judith Baker explores this in our new blog:

Young peacemakers gather in Cardiff to celebrate peace in schools Almost 100 young peer mediators from across South Wales came together in Cardiff Bay on 15 October to celebrate their shared commitment to resolving conflict peacefully.

We’re proud to be part of the peace education movement, empowering and educating children to become peacemakers in their schools through peer mediation.

Read more about our involvement in the first ever children’s peace conference in Wales.

Important breakdown ⬇️

#WarIsNotTheAnswer

A fantastic opportunity for ant-nuclear activists to meet up and learn more about the movement to abolish WMD, in London on 01 November.

How can we build on the ‘radical peace’ made in Northern Ireland? Among the UK and Ireland’s greatest successes of the last century has been the achievement of peace in Northern Ireland. Almost three decades on, Larry Attree asked five key experts how peace and s…

🚨New on the Blog:

Larry Attree asked five key experts how peace and security was built in Northern Ireland, and what is now needed to sustain it in the face of unrest, social division and uncertainty over the future.

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