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REPARATION NATION SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

Quakers in Britain

Quakers in Britain has made a formal commitment to practical reparation concerning British Quaker involvement in the trafficking of African peoples across the Atlantic, colonialism and economic exploitation, supported by research, discernment, local action and a dedicated Reparation Working Group.
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VESSEL DETAILS

Organisation
Quakers in Britain
Organisation Code
RN-O-000009
Organisation Type
Religious Organisation
Country
United Kingdom
Official Website

REPARATORY VOYAGES

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Quakers in Britain Practical Reparation Programme

In Voyage
Long-term reparatory process involving historical research, institutional discernment, financial and non-financial consideration, local meeting activity, public education and engagement with communities affected by the legacies of enslavement, colonialism and economic exploitation.
Announced
30 May 2022
Start Date
30 May 2022
Declared Financial Cargo
Not specified
Beneficiary Destination
Communities affected by British Quaker involvement in the trafficking of African peoples across the Atlantic, colonialism, economic exploitation and their continuing consequences.
Non-Financial Cargo
Historical research, institutional discernment, local and area meeting action, public education, relationship building, financial and non-financial reparations consideration and development of practical reparatory responses.

CARGO MANIFEST

Yearly Meeting commitment to practical reparation
RN-C-000022 | Institutional Commitment | In Transit
A formal institutional commitment requiring Quaker bodies and individuals to learn about reparations and consider practical financial and other forms of reparation.
Reparation Working Group
RN-C-000023 | Research and Institutional Development | In Transit
A dedicated working group established to research, discern and develop possible reparatory responses concerning historical Quaker involvement in enslavement, colonialism and economic exploitation.
Reparation learning, research and community action
RN-C-000024 | Knowledge and Public Engagement | In Transit
Resources, historical research, local meeting activity, relationship building and public engagement intended to support practical reparatory action across Quakers in Britain.

VOYAGE LOG / SHIPPING ACTIVITY

Date Movement Voyage Verification
23 October 2026 Truth and Repair conference scheduled
Quakers in Britain scheduled the Truth and Repair: Our Quaker Journey Towards Justice conference at Friends House and online for 23 October 2026 as part of continuing reparations work.
Conference Scheduled · RN-M-000038
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3 October 2026 Bristol Quakers apologise concerning historical involvement in enslavement
Quakers in Britain records that Bristol Quakers issued an apology in July 2026 concerning historical involvement in enslavement.
Local Reparation Action · RN-M-000036
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3 October 2026 Lancashire Quakers make formal apology concerning enslavement
Quakers in Britain records that Lancashire Quakers made a formal apology in June 2025 concerning historical involvement in enslavement as part of wider reparatory work.
Local Reparation Action · RN-M-000035
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3 October 2026 Reparation Working Group established
Britain Yearly Meeting Trustees established a Reparation Working Group to explore how reparations might be made concerning harm connected with British Quaker involvement in the transatlantic chattel slave trade, colonialism and economic exploitation.
Institutional Development · RN-M-000034
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18 July 2026 Yearly Meeting receives Reparation Working Group update
Yearly Meeting in July 2026 received an introduction to the work of the Reparation Working Group, which is undertaking research and discernment to help Quakers in Britain determine a way forward on reparation.
Yearly Meeting · RN-M-000037
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30 May 2022 Quakers in Britain commit to practical reparation
Yearly Meeting 2022 agreed that Quakers in Britain would make practical reparation concerning British Quaker involvement in the trafficking of African peoples across the Atlantic, colonialism and economic exploitation.
Institutional Commitment · RN-M-000033
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