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Youth Demand says more protesters have signed up since Quaker house raid • Mar. 31, 2025, 2:06 AM ET (The Guardian)
Met raids Quaker meeting house and arrests six women at Youth Demand talk • Mar. 31, 2025, 2:06 AM ET (The Guardian)
Quakers condemn arrests of Youth Demand activists at meeting house • Mar. 30, 2025, 7:37 AM ET (BBC)

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Also Known As The Religious Society of Friends • Quakers • Friends Church • Friends
Date c. 1650 - present
Areas Of Involvement Christianity • Inner Light
Related People Mary Dyer

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