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The conscience of the nation: the work of three Quaker MPs during World War I

The Military Service Act came into force on 2 March 1916, and Quakers nationally are marking the centenary. Our new online exhibition Matter of conscience: Quakers and conscription gives an overvie…

#20th Century #WW1 #Conscience #Blog Post #Peace #Arnold Stephenson Rowntree (1872-1951)#Thomas Edmund Harvey (1875-1955)#John Emmot Barlow (1857-1932)#Politics

·quakerstrongrooms.org·Apr 14, 2022

The conscience of the nation: the work of three Quaker MPs during World War I

Peace Pledge Union

The Peace Pledge Union is a pacifist campaigning organisation. We have been promoting pacifism since 1934, in alliance with other pacifists around the world. We also work with other peace and human rights campaigners.

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·ppu.org.uk·Nov 26, 2021

Peace Pledge Union

Documenting Dissent

Documenting Dissent highlights the ways in which ordinary people from Lancaster have contributed in often extraordinary ways to the historical struggles for peace, equality, human rights and social justice.

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·documentingdissent.org.uk·Nov 26, 2021

Documenting Dissent