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Canberra & Region Quakers
Canberra & Region Quakers are a spiritual community of people living in Canberra and southern New South Wales. We are part of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Australia and worldwide. Quakers seek direct experience of the Truth through worship based on silence and a commitment to simplicity, peace, integrity, community, earth-care and equality.
“Canberra & Region Quakers acknowledge the Ngunnawal, Ngambri, Wiradjuri, Gundungurra, Ngarigo and Yuin peoples as the traditional custodians of the lands upon which we meet and pay respect to their elders, past, present and emerging.”
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Quakers in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and nearby Southern New South Wales (NSW)
This site is a resource for people wishing to find out about Quakers in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and nearby southern New South Wales (NSW). We hope you’ll explore, read and enjoy
We welcome all who wish to attend our Meetings for Worship and participate in our activities.
Our Beliefs
If you are new to Quakers, you may wish to find out more about Quaker beliefs and practice. Click here to read more.
Meetings for Worship
Our Meetings for Worship are held in Canberra (North & South), Goulburn, Wagga Wagga, the Bega Valley and Silver Wattle Quaker Centre. Click here to read more.
Contact Us
We also make our rooms available for hire to community groups. Contact us for further information. Click here to contact us.
Canberra and Region Quakers affirm and celebrate diversity, equity and inclusion. We welcome seekers of all ancestries and cultures, all sexualities and genders, all socio-economic backgrounds, all capacities and abilities and all religious and non-religious backgrounds or beliefs. We strive to value the gifts in all people because we believe that the beauty and richness of creation is in its diversity. 
Latest Posts from Canberra & Region Quakers
Quaker Concern: Increasing Militarisation of Education
Quaker Peace & Legislative Committee (QPLC)has heard the strong concern of many Friends about the militarisation of education, a concern...
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5 Things to Know about the Escalating Situation in the Middle East – AFSC
“While the Israeli army is intensifying its lethal assaults on Lebanon, pushing the region closer to a full-scale war, there...
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Quakers to Parliament: Bring Australia’s Policies into Line with ICJ’s Rulings
Letter from the Quaker Peace & Legislative Committee to the Australian Federal Parliament. 26 July 2024 Dear Federal Representatives Re:...
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QAUKUS Briefing Paper — Quaker Perspectives and Actions
We can do better than AUKUS! The QAUKUS (Quaker AUKUS) Briefing Paper — September 2024 was collaboratively produced by Paul...
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The Arms Trade’s Land Forces Exposition – Time to Take Action
Following earlier exhibitions in support of the arms trade, there is to be another major event in Melbourne. It is...
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AYM Epistles to Brummana & Ramallah Schools + Quaker Communities
The Australian Yearly Meeting (AYM) in July the Australian Quaker Community decided to send Friends in both Lebanon and Palestine...
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Ethics in Turbulent Times: How to Bring Society to Higher Ground
A six-week series designed to help us make sense of a polarised world in which many feel isolated, vulnerable, uncertain...
View Details >>Reshaping Our World: Change is in the Air
A SHAPE webinar is coming your way that will tackle head-on some of the troubling questions raised by the virtual...
View Details >>Residential Weekend at Silver Wattle
Friends from across our region will gather on the last weekend of October for a joyful, peaceful weekend in the...
View Details >>Webinar: The Increasing Militarisation of Education in Schools
This is webinar which will provide a briefing about the increasing militarisation of education, and suggestions for how to lobby...
View Details >>MAPW EVENT – Symphony for Peace & Prevention of War
The ACT Branch of the Medical Association invites you to a fund-raising piano recital performed by Dr Robert Schmidli.
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