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- SA Quaker News — September 2026 — Issue 257 28 September 2026
- Paul — Apostle by Special Appointment, new edition published 30 October 2025
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- Epistle of the BBIPOC Gathering 7 July 2025
- Epistle from SAYM Yearly Meeting 2025 20 January 2025
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Quaker Peace Centre seeks to overturn R35bn in Arms Deal
The Quaker Peace Centre was founded in 1987 in response to the repressive policies of the apartheid regime. Although QPC is now independent of the Quakers in Southern Africa, in a sense, it still operates under the Quaker banner. As … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Ethics, Stewardship, World issues
Tagged Arms deal, combating corruption, court challenge, ethics, local issues, QPC, Quaker Peace Centre, stewardship, world issues
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The spiritual context of stewardship
Barbara Hays of Chichester LM delivered the keynote address at the Annual Conference of Treasurers 2016. The transcript of the address below is a useful starting point to help us question how we can use our own resources more imaginatively … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Modern living, Resources, Stewardship
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CFSC peace-building initiative: Syria – imagine another way
The Canadian Friends Service Committee (CSFC) hopes to start some creative new thinking with the animated video shared on their website. Watch it on the CSFC website.
Posted in Activism, Ethics, Human Rights, World issues
Tagged just peace, peace initiatives, peace-building intiatives, Syria, war
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ZFRA Report
Report from John Schmid. Visit the ZFRA website at www.zfra.org. Bulawayo, 21 April 2017 Yesterday we provided food to Mawusumane, a village in the Matopos Hills. After the unusually heavy rains earlier this year, there was water running everywhere and the baboons, … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Uplift and outreach
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Epistle of QCEA General Assembly
9 April 2017 Andrew Lane To all Friends everywhere We met in Brussels on 7-8 April 2017 as the Quaker Council for European Affairs (QCEA’s) General Assembly of European Yearly Meeting representatives. Building on forty years of experience and support … Continue reading
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Earth Keeper Newsletter — April
Dear Earth Keeper, March was another eventful month, with President Zuma shocking South Africa with the firing of several Ministers, including Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan, in his heedless pursuit of state control and a nuclear deal at all costs. Here … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Environment, Newsletters, SAFCEI
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South Africa — Be Heard: SACC Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 6 APRIL 2017 SOUTH AFRICA – BE HEARD: SACC JOHANNESBURG: The South African Council of Churches (SACC), following its National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of Wednesday 5 April 2017 has revisited its statement of almost a year ago … Continue reading
Posted in Ethics, Human Rights, Modern living, Position Statements
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Phoenix Zululand: Restorative Justice Programme
Update from Phoenix Zululand director Jane Argall: For the past fifteen years Phoenix Zululand has offered programme work to serving offenders in 10 correctional centres in KwaZulu-Natal. The work of the organisation is overseen by an active Board of Management, … Continue reading
CWMM response to SACC letter on Xenophobia
This statement on xenophobia from Cape Western Quakers is issued in response to the letter from the SACC posted on 27 February 2017. Statement on Xenophobia The Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) notes with deep and prayerful concern the increasing and rising manifestations … Continue reading
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FWCC news: three major meetings coming up
FWCC is asking Friends to uphold three important gatherings that are taking place between now and 8 April. These meetings will guide the work of FWCC in the Americas and Africa, as well as at the global level. Click the … Continue reading