Where spirituality and justice meet: A Pilgrimage

Where spirituality and justice meet: A Pilgrimage

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 Wellspring Community.  The discussion was to hear from Aboriginal...
Gender specifics and being a Quaker

Gender specifics and being a Quaker

Gender specifics and being a Quaker Steve and Janice Blakeney Janice Blakeney, Tasmania Regional Meeting are As a Friend for whom being a Quaker has meant finding a spiritual path that makes not just sense but gives me a better sensibility of all the living beings on...
Yuggera Boys Home

Yuggera Boys Home

Yuggera Boys Home     Lindsay Vieth, Queensland Regional Meeting The gully on the Brisbane Meeting House land allows water to flow to Enoggera Creek, fed by Enoggera reservoir, and over a few ridges lies the Enoggera suburb. Enoggera is our clumsy White...
QSA Notes: Working with Indigenous Groups

QSA Notes: Working with Indigenous Groups

Jackie Perkins, QSA Executive Administrator Many meetings, TV news presentations, forums and conventions now begin with an acknowledgement of country, paying respect to First Nations Elders past, present and emerging. This is a relatively recent innovation, encouraged...
Friends, Witnessing and Privilege

Friends, Witnessing and Privilege

Friends, witnessing and priviledge     Greg Rolles, Queensland Regional Meeting In 2014, I was lucky enough to travel to Chicago and undertake a 4-week intensive training program with Christian Peacemaker Teams. My plan was to travel to Palestine later in...