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- Richard Gush Lecture 2021 20 June 2021
- SA Quaker News — June 2021 out now 14 June 2021
- Small business and food garden support applications open 31 May 2021
- Yearly Meeting 2021 18 May 2021
- 7 ways to welcome children and families to your Quaker meeting — from Quakers in Britain 13 February 2020
Category Archives: Modern living
7 ways to welcome children and families to your Quaker meeting — from Quakers in Britain
AVERAGE READ TIME: 5 MINUTES Families and children are a vital part of the Quaker community. Mel Cook shares how meetings can extend them an even warmer welcome. Children and young people are a valued and vital part of our … Continue reading
Posted in Children, Modern living, Quaker community, Resources
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Churches press for reforms to avoid a post-Mugabe Zimbabwe of dysfunction
byANLI SERFONTEIN 22 NOVEMBER 2017 Last stand: Robert Mugabe addressing the nation on television on Sunday, when he initially refused to stand down AS ZIMBABWEANS woke up on Wednesday morning to a post-Mugabe era, the general secretary of the Zimbabwe … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, African issues, Human Rights, Modern living, World issues
Tagged Africa, change agents, Human Rights, just peace, Mugabe, Outreach, post-Mugabe Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe
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Nuclear Deal: Make the government hear your voice – join us next week
JOIN US AT PARLIAMENT TO DEMAND A JUST ENERGY FUTURE FOR SOUTH AFRICA by SAFCEI on November 15, 2017 in Nuclear, SAFCEI announcement The Campaign for a Just Energy Future and the Stop the Secret Nuclear Deal alliance (of … Continue reading
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
Moves at the UN to develop an international convention against the death penalty, and Quaker Involvement
There are moves within the UN, and especially the UN Human Rights Council, to develop an international convention against the death penalty. Historically, Quakers have been strongly opposed to the death penalty, and have been involved in advocacy and campaigns … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Ethics, Human Rights, Modern living, QUNO, World community, World issues
Tagged Death penalty, Human Rights, QUNO, United Nations
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These 13 countries voted against UN ban of death penalty for being gay
The United Nations Human Rights Council has voted to condemn countries who use the death penalty on gay people. Although the resolution passed with 27 countries voting for the measure – 13 countries including the United States voted against. In … Continue reading
Posted in Activism, Human Rights, Modern living, World issues
Tagged Death penalty, LGBTI issues, persecution, United Nations
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Global ban on nuclear weapons in sight | Quakers in Britain
A historic Treaty, which could rid the world of nuclear weapons, is being signed today at the United Nations. Quakers in Britain are urging the UK Government to sign. Heading for a global ban on nuclear weapons Read the article … Continue reading
Saying ‘no’ to the arms fair | Quakers in Britain
Britain surely cannot promote peace and democracy, and London cannot be a city of peace, if it is where repression and torture begin and if it is where the seeds of war are sown. – Sam Walton, Quakers in Britain … Continue reading