by australianfriend | 3 Mar, 2024
Editorial As the war in Ukraine enters its third year and images of bombed out starving Palestinians fill our tv screens, I am reminded of a recent online philosophy class (U3A) where three Quakers among others, discussed a segment of Plato’s Republic entitled...
by Aletia Dundas | 3 Mar, 2024
A letter to Quakers: principled impartiality Aletia Dundas, New South Wales Regional Meeting Dear Friends, I feel like I’m standing up in meeting with my heart racing and a heaviness that I can’t shake. Friends, over the past few months when the humanitarian crisis in...
by Brooke Prentis | 3 Mar, 2024
Where spirituality and justice meet: A Pilgrimage Brooke Prentis, a Wakka Wakka woman and member of the Wellspring Community In October 2022, I had a phone conversation with Dr Diane Speed AM, inviting me to participate as a curator of on an online seminar for the...
by Jenny Turton | 3 Mar, 2024
The interconnectedness of all life: what does love require of us? Jenny Turton, Victoria Regional Meeting We do not own the world, and its riches are not ours to dispose of at will. Show a loving consideration for all creatures and seek to maintain the beauty and...
by Peter Jones | 3 Mar, 2024
Know thy Friend: Pat Mavromatis Pat Mavromatis Peter Jones, Tasmania Regional Meeting Pat Mavromatis comes from an illustrious Quaker ancestry as her great-great-grandfather, Henry Propsting (originally a Congregationalist from Middlesex), came out to Van Diemen’s...
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