Category Archives: Ethics

Statement on Xenophobic Violence in South Africa

Posted on 28 April 2015 by Admin

28 April 2015 PRESS STATEMENT BY THE SOCIETY OF FRIENDS IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN AFRICA YEARLY MEETING (QUAKERS) Statement on Xenophobic Violence in South Africa The Central and Southern Africa Yearly Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) is … Continue reading →

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Award-winning Mozambican Author Mia Couto’s Open Letter to Jacob Zuma on Xenophobia Crisis: “We Remember You in Maputo”

Posted on 20 April 2015 by Admin

Mozambican author Mia Couto has written an open letter to Jacob Zuma concerning the current xenophobic violence in South Africa. Couto received the prestigious 2014 Neustadt International Prize for Literature, becoming the first Mozambican author to be honoured with the … Continue reading →

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Australian Friends to move their investments from funds that damage the earth

Posted on 2 February 2015 by Admin

From The Friend (30-1-2015), 22 Jan 2015 | by Tara Craig Australian Friends demonstrating. | Photo: Lloyd Godman. Australian Friends are to move their investments from funds that damage the earth. More than 200 Australian Quakers, gathering in Melbourne for … Continue reading →

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