Peace, justice and activism

Alfred is the story of a family member escaping the war in Germany and the change of identity he used to avoid being a victim of the Nazi regime.

This resource examines what it means to be not just an activist, but a Quaker activist. How is Friends’ activism balanced by, and grounded in, silence, contemplation, and Friendly approaches?

The author’s demolition of the revisionist argument that constructive engagement policies ended apartheid is a notable contribution to truth.

Huddersfield, 1914—while many signed up to fight in the war that would engulf the next four years, the town’s community of conscientious objectors was growing.

"What did you do in the war, daddy?" It's a classic question - and maybe one that expected the answer to be stories of brave attacks on enemy lines, pressing forward against overwhelming odds.

Bertrand Russell and the Pacifists in the First World War.

Conviction uses personal stories to help students engage with the dilemmas faced by women, men and families in World War 1. It is intended for use in secondary schools at Key Stages 3 and 4.

In hard-hitting accounts of Auschwitz, Bosnia, Palestine and Hiroshima’s Ground Zero, comics display a stunning capacity to bear witness to trauma.

Displaced By War : Gertrude Powicke and Quaker Relief in France and Poland 1915-1919

"True godliness don't turn out of the world but enables them to live better in it and excites their endeavours to mend it." William Penn, 1682