Northern Friends Peace Board (NFPB)

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Quakers in the North of Britain working together to promote and take action for peace http://nfpb.org.uk

Poster with image of globe and words 'For all our futures fund planet care not warfare'
Image of planet earth with the words 'May peace prevail on earth'
Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki - Envisioning peace ; leaflet image. Link to text in post
A quote from Quakers in 1920 on the dangers of expecting armaments to bring genuine security. Sadly, only too relevant 105 years later. Read the full passage here: https://qfp.quaker.org.uk/passage/24-40/
Historic NFPB Poster with image of horse pulling a plough and the words: 'If we go on turning plougshares into swords how can we expect a harvest of peace?' T. Edmund Harvey MP
Cover of book 'Responses to war - some contemporary Quaker reflections' and link to website https://nfpb.org.uk/responses-t0-war
Climate change is now having a significant impact on wellbeing and security for people across the world. The links shared here include a range of Quaker resources and organisations, and those from other parts of the wider peace movement that address the links between the climate crisis and peace.
Image of planet earth with the words "Fund planet care not warfare"
Image of peace posters with link to order via NFPB website https://nfpb.org.uk/product/posters/