by David Swain | 6 Mar, 2017
Equality is a core Quaker testimony. We believe that all people have equal access to the Divine Light, and that all should be treated with compassion and respect. But what happens when a group in our society has long been treated unequally? What is the road...
by David Swain | 6 Mar, 2017
John McMahon, Victoria Regional Meeting. In 1997, five Victorian Quaker women launched what they called “The Vigil”. Sitting on stools or standing near steps of the former post office, in the heart of Melbourne, they raised a banner with words “Quaker silent Vigil,...
by David Swain | 6 Mar, 2017
Therese Douglas, New South Wales Regional Meeting I have a pair of Dunlop thongs stained with red earth from a visit to Jigalong four years ago. They are not particularly attractive but are very durable. And maybe that sums up the life of the Martu people who have...
by David Swain | 6 Mar, 2017
I bought this book after going to a talk given by the author, Frank Brennan. I was impressed by his concern for Aboriginal people and culture, and by his knowledge of the Constitution. He stressed in his talk that the Australian Constitution is a legal document...
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...
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