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Other lives: Proponent of the idea of conflict transformation who set up a body to train people on how to work for non-violent change

The Guardian - UK · May 28

Penn’s TJ Power Makes His Case As First Hero of March Madness

They’ll be talking about this in University City for years to come.

Sports Illustrated · Mar 15

I adore my husband, but I feel like a fraud at his church

Couples not sharing religious beliefs or going to each other’s places of worship isn’t unusual, but perhaps there’s something else going on here

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18

Why did 30 Met officers kick the door down at a teenage tea and biscuits meeting in a Quaker house?

When six young women hired a room to discuss the war in Gaza, the gathering ended with 30 officers storming in to make arrests

The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2025

Quakers condemn Met Police raid as six arrested in Westminster meeting house

Youth Demand said their members were planning non-violent protests in April when they were arrested in a Quaker meeting house

The Independent UK · Mar 30, 2025

Met raids Quaker meeting house and arrests six women at Youth Demand talk

At least 20 officers forced their way into property and police said some present were planning direct action in London

The Guardian - UK · Mar 29, 2025

175 years ago, the Seneca Falls Convention kicked off the fight for women's suffrage – an iconic moment deeply shaped by Quaker beliefs on gender and equality

On July 19, 1848, nearly 300 men and women gathered in Seneca Falls, New York, to begin the United States’ first public political meeting regarding women’s rights. The Seneca Falls Convention resulted in the Declaration of Sentiments, a document modeled on the U.S. Declaration of Independence that asserted “all men…

The Conversation · Jul 18, 2023

Ex-Sunderland defender Paddy Almond suffers bleed on the brain in Darlington's FA Trophy defeat

Defender Paddy Almond has undergone surgery after sustaining a head injury at Roots Hall

Chronicle Live · Jan 15, 2023

Non-league match delayed after allegations of abuse aimed at female official

Scarborough were facing Darlington in a table-topping clash

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2023

Non-league clash delayed after allegations of abuse aimed at female official

Scarborough were facing Darlington in a table-topping clash

The Independent UK · Jan 2, 2023