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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

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.

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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

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A moment that changed me: My unbearable grief kept growing – until I found solace in a silent community

After my dad died, I tried to cope by keeping busy: a day job, a side hustle, socialising and working out. But I kept bursting into tears in public. At a Quaker meeting, it was as if someone had turned down the volume of the world

The Guardian - UK

Do quakers really quake? And everything else you want to know about the Religious Society of Friends

Here's a look at the faith's beliefs and history — and some common misconceptions about it

The Independent UK

Young adults turn to Quakers' silent worship to offset — and cope with — a noisy world

There’s been an unprecedented surge in the numbers of attendees at Sunday worship at the Quaker Arch Street Meeting House in Old City Philadelphia

The Independent UK

Shoemaker Clarks is turning 200. Its Quaker roots made it a pioneer of ethical business

For many, the Clarks brand is a byword for sturdy school shoes and functional footwear for those of more mature years. The manufacturing and retailing company was set up two centuries ago in Somerset, England, in the shadows of Glastonbury Tor, by brothers Cyrus and James Clark. In 2025, it…

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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

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

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

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…

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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

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

Scarborough were facing Darlington in a table-topping clash

The Independent UK

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

Scarborough were facing Darlington in a table-topping clash

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Ex-Sunderland academy man signs up to help Darlington's promotion push

Patrick Almond suffered serious injuries in a car crash earlier this year but is now back playing again

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Why is Philadelphia’s MLB team called the Phillies? Here’s the origin story

Here's why they're called the Phillies.

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Mums hope they can save Quaker Cottage as beloved family centre due to close

Mums who use the Black Mountain family centre say something needs to be done to save their "lifeline"

Manchester Evening News

Ex-Bolton, Hull City, Peterborough & Charlton attacker's contract cancelled at non-league club

Marcus Maddison spent part of the 2020/21 campaign at the Whites

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Give Them Wings review – paean to Darlington FC and the power of compassion

This disarmingly sincere autobiopic tackles a northern lad’s struggles with disability with an unselfpitying eye, evoking the goodwill of vintage of British studio-era films

The Independent UK

First pope, now US churches face boarding-school reckoning

U.S. churches are bracing for an unprecedented reckoning with their histories operating boarding schools for Native Americans

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'Fantastic young man' who only wanted to get better: Inside Dan Burn's Darlington revolution

The defender made huge strides in his career working under Craig Liddle at the Quakers

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