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- SA Quaker News — March 2024 — Issue 254 28 March 2024
- Statement by Southern Africa Yearly Meeting of Quakers on Israel and Palestine 14 December 2023
- SA Quaker News — September 2023 20 September 2023
- Namibia Quaker Community Statement on Same-Sex Marriages 11 August 2023
- Quakers urge government to implement a universal basic income or face ‘dire consequences’ 31 July 2023
Category Archives: World community
Statement by Southern Africa Yearly Meeting of Quakers on Israel and Palestine
14 December 2023 As Quakers it is both our experience and belief that there is a Divine Light (or “That of God”) within each person, regardless of their faith, creed or race. From this, stems our commitment to stand against … Continue reading
World Bank report on Inequality in Southern Africa
An Assessment of the Southern African Customs Union Download the report by clicking the image below. The PDF file is about 8,5 MB.
Representatives Meeting, 26/27 March 2022 documentation
The document pack for the March 2022 Representatives Meeting can be downloaded via the SAYM web page.The reports in the document pack are also available for browsing online as web pages. They can also be accessed via the SAYM web … Continue reading
Posted in African issues, Calendar items, Children, FWCC, History, Quaker history, Reports, Reps Meeting, World community
Tagged Document pack, FWCC WPM, Representatives Meeting, RM 2203
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Statement on the Passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
On behalf of Quakers in Southern Africa, we’d like to express our deepest sympathy and love to his wife Leah and extended family, as we celebrate the life of our much loved Desmond Mphilo Tutu. Quakers in Southern Africa give … Continue reading
Posted in African issues, Position Statements, World community, World issues
Tagged Desmond Tutu
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International Quaker Day on 7 October 2018 in Pretoria
We each brought our friends and relations and had a record attendance of 26 at meeting for worship. We renewed contact with some lovely people we had not seen for a long time and made new contacts with equally lovely … Continue reading
SAYM 2018 delegates’ pack available for download
The Pack that will be distributed to Yearly Meeting attendees has gone to the printer. For those Friends who wish to read the contents in advance, please download the PDF file from the link below. SAYM Pack 2018 — PDF file … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, African issues, Alternatives to Violence Programme (AVP), Calendar items, Children, Environment, Ethics, Lectures, Online issues, Publications, Quaker community, Reports, Resources, SAFCEI, Spirituality, Stewardship, Uplift and outreach, World community, Yearly Meeting, Young Friends
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2018 Calendar: Quaker peace-building in art — now available
The 2018 Quaker peace-building in art calendar (30 cm × 30 cm) celebrates many kinds of peace-building and a variety of art works by Quakers from around the world. Short inspirational texts accompany the pictures, and a brief commentary introduces both the … Continue reading
Posted in Calendar items, FWCC, Publications, Quaker history, Spirituality, World community
Tagged 2018, art, calendar, FWCC, peace-building
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Press Statement from Friends Church in Kenya
Holding Kenya in the Light. Click the link below to read it. PRESS STATEMENT FRIENDS CHURCH IN KENYA
Posted in African issues, FWCC, Modern living, Quaker community, World community
Tagged Africa, elections, Kenya, Quakers in Kenya, Racism, repeat elections
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In turbulent times … be a Quaker
View the infographic on Quaker work for social and economic justice, sustainability, peace and the equality of all peoples on the Quakers in Britain website.
Posted in Activism, Ethics, History, Human Rights, Modern living, Quaker history, World community, World issues
Tagged Activism, Amnesty International, Freedom, homosexuality, Human Rights, Outreach, peace in Ireland, Quakers in Britain, same-sex marriage, slavery, United Nations, war relief
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On Quaker outreach
Words by Friends: Emily Provance | Friends General Conference On her blog Turning, Turning, Emily Provance of Fifteenth Street Meeting (and Interim Young Adult Field Secretary for New York Yearly Meeting until early November) explores an outreach model for Quaker meetings that is geared towards the experience … Continue reading