Category Archives: Ethics

Launch of Xenowatch – Wednesday 10 August 2016

Posted on 2 August 2016 by Admin

The African Centre for Migration & Society (ACMS), iAfrikan, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees cordially invite you to the launch of Xenowatch, a newly-created platform to monitor xenophobic threats and violence across South Africa. Over the past … Continue reading →

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Can There Be a Nonviolent Response to Terrorism?

Posted on 8 April 2016 by Admin

Quaker professor George Lakey’s “8 Ways to Defend Against Terror Nonviolently” piqued the Pentagon’s interest. Click on the image below to view the QuakerSpeak video.

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European Quakers call for an end to the cycle of violence

Posted on 26 November 2015 by Admin

FWCC Europe and Middle East Section Peace and Service Consultation [to go directly to the statement, click here] from George Thurley From the 20th to the 22nd of November, 23 Friends from a number of European countries met in Belgium … Continue reading →

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Quakers urgently call for safe paths for refugees

Posted on 18 September 2015 by Admin

“That which is morally wrong cannot be politically right” — Quaker faith & practice 23.26 The representative body of Quakers in Britain, Meeting for Sufferings, has made the following statement in reaction to the unfolding refugee crisis. “Quakers in Britain … Continue reading →

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52-year anniversary of the March on Washington for Civil Rights

Posted on 31 August 2015 by Admin

Quakers supported Dr King to learn about Gandhi’s approach to non-violence, and published his “Letter from Birmingham Jail”.

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70th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Japan

Posted on 4 August 2015 by Admin

Thursday, the 6th August, is the 70th anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Japan. The Pretoria Worship Group will be holding a Meeting for Worship on Thursday. Below is a link to an interview from the 1980s with the Catholic chaplain to the … Continue reading →

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Quaker conference examines lives of LGBTI community in Zimbabwe

Posted on 28 July 2015 by Admin

The FGC (Friends General Conference) discussed issues of LGBTI community in Zimbabwe in their Yearly Meeting in mid-2015. The FGC is the more liberal, and unprogrammed branch of Quakerism in the USA. Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) is an organization … Continue reading →

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Experts praise Zambian death penalty amnesties

Posted on 24 July 2015 by Admin

Two UN human rights experts have welcomed a decision by Zambian President Edgar Lungu to commute the death sentences of 332 prisoners to life terms. The UN Special Rapporteurs on summary executions, Pretoria University professor Christof Heyns, and on torture, … Continue reading →

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African faith-based organisations urge respect for region’s resources

Posted on 21 July 2015 by Admin

Speaking of the African Faith Leaders’ Statement on Financing for Development, issued following a side event at the 3rd United Nations Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, The Rev Nicta Lubaale, General Secretary of the Organisation of African … Continue reading →

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Growing links between the military and schools in the UK

Posted on 27 June 2015 by Admin

Questioning the creeping militarisation of schools, this short film from Quaker Peace & Social Witness brings together voices from education, the armed forces and public life. http://www.unseenmarch.org.uk/

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