Quaker Peace & Legislative Committee is calling on Friends to contact Members and Senators asking them to publicly call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to the Israel-Palestine war.
November 2023
DEMAND FOR IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE
Quaker Peace & Legislative Committee is calling on Friends to contact Members and Senators asking them to publicly call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire to the Israel-Palestine war.
While there are many issues to be resolved, the most urgent and necessary need is for an immediate ceasefire.
Due to the urgency of the need, we ask that Friends send an email rather than a letter and ring or visit MP/Senators in their local or Canberra office. We encourage Friends to contact not only their own MP, but also other Parliamentarians as well.
Useful video and other material
We encourage Friends to watch this YouTube video from the Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL) briefing on the topic (26 October)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MfpZtktPnvM. Several speakers are from Palestine or Israel, currently working for FCNL or American Friends Service Committee (AFSC).
Useful information and statements can be found on both FCNL and AFSC websites
- https://afsc.org/topics/gaza–israel, includes messages from their staff in Gaza on 19 October, a statement from Quaker organisations calling for a ceasefire, and emergency response donation option
- https://www.fcnl.org/updates/2023–10/calling–ceasefire–advocacy–toolkit
- Public statement by Quakers in Australia https://www.quakersaustralia.info/news/quakers–voice–concerns–over–recent–events–israel–and–palestine
Quaker Peace & Legislation Committee
Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Australia Inc.
Email cqplc@quakersaustralia.info
Web: www.quakersaustralia.org/qplc