Quaker World Plenary 2024 – Register Now
From Quakers in Asia West Pacific… At the heart of the Quaker calendar next year will be the World Plenary from 5-12 August 2024 – probably be the only time …
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Joint Interfaith Statement – Treaty on Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons
Joint Interfaith Statement to the Second Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons ( Endorsed by Quakers Australia) (To download the below statement, click …
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UN Faces a Crisis in Gaza — Quakers United Nations Office
From the Quakers United Nations Office (November 2023) : Over the past month, the United Nations (UN) has worked frantically to grapple with the unfolding crisis in the Middle East. …
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Ending the Force Posture Agreement – Add Your Name to the Petition (Urgent)
“Petition: We ask the House to Representatives urge the Minister for Defence to terminate the US-Australia Force Posture Agreement giving the United States the requisite 12 months advance notice of …
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QUNO Holds Stakeholder Meeting – Stop Plastic Polution
November 2023 Diplomats, stakeholders gear up for United Nations meeting to end plastic pollution As part of its quiet diplomacy efforts, the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in Geneva recently …
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QPLC Call for Immediate Ceasefire – Contact your MP!
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 …
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Australian Quaker Call for Immediate Ceasefire – Letter to Foreign Minister
Letter to Senator Penny Wong – We are alarmed by the escalation of the crisis, the harm being done to those directly involved (including the hostages), and the tragic blow …
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Quaker Work in the Holy Land
Quakers have a long history of service in the Holy Land. Here is an overview of Quaker work in Palestine — Gaza, West Bank and East Jerusalem. This is taken …
Gaza Ceasefire & Humanitarian Protections Now! – Quaker United Nations Office
Stop the violence and allow humanitarian access to Gaza — this is the strong call from Quakers from around the world in a statement issued this week. The Quaker United …
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First Nations People Talk About the Importance of a Voice
“With the referendum on the Voice to Parliament now only one day away, we wanted to tell you again about the first episode, in which several First Nations speakers talk …
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