by David Swain | 4 Dec, 2016
In this edition we are looking at alternatives to violence – in the home, in schools, in prisons, in communities, and between nations. This is a vast and complex topic, yet in some ways the Quaker approach is simple. Quakers believe that there is that of God in all...
by David Swain | 4 Dec, 2016
David Purnell, Canberra Regional Meeting The Quaker peace testimony offers a remarkable vision – of a world where we deal with each other and the planet with love, respect and trust. It emerged at a time of serious civil strife, division and violence. Yet it...
by David Swain | 4 Dec, 2016
Bob Douglas, Canberra Regional Meeting At least 10 systemic issues that are bearing down upon us are often described as “existential threats”, by which is meant, threats to the continued existence of human and other life on Earth. These include the progressive...
by David Swain | 4 Dec, 2016
Topsy Evans, South Australia Regional Meeting In September 1983, while I was working as a Child Welfare Officer, I had to tell two children aged 7 and 5 that their father had killed their mother, Maureen. I knew the family because they had been attending Meeting...
by David Swain | 4 Dec, 2016
Katherine and Malcolm Smith, New South Wales Regional Meeting Over the years a relatively small number of Quakers have influenced many people in the areas of peace and social justice. One of the success stories of Quaker influence is the Alternatives to Violence...
by David Swain | 4 Dec, 2016
Sally Hertzfeld, Western Australia Regional Meeting AVP has been conducting workshops in Western Australia since 1995. One of our first workshops was done with Aboriginal Social workers. The facilitators were worried that they might make cultural mistakes and...
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