Lynne Phillips, CFSC board member and Clerk of CFSC's Quaker Aboriginal Affairs Program Committee at the UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues in New York. Photo by Jennifer Preston.
“What can I do to help end poverty and foster a more peaceful and sustainable world?”, you may ask.
Plenty.
Learn – Educate yourself, about the issues is the most important foundation of all. You can learn by reading materials, but also by participating in workshops, work camps, and direct service.
Take action – through campaigns for justice, letter-writing, etc. (Visit the public engagement page).
CFSC also has various grants that individuals or Quaker Meetings can apply for. Download a general information sheet on grants below:
Volunteer - on a project or issue, consider serving on a working group within CFSC or on the Board of CFSC (the board is appointed by Canadian Yearly Meeting and members must be active in a Quaker Meeting). (Visit the volunteer and employment page)
Donate – to CFSC, so that communities overseas can have life-changing assistance in peacebuilding or economic development, so that Indigenous Rights enjoy greater respect and implementation, so that we can learn more about the nature of “justice” and how to address harm without a punitive approach, so that policy makers and decision-makers hear the Quaker voice for peace, justice and a transformed world. Its easy – just click on the “Donate Now” button on the home page.
Subscribe - to the CFSC E-Newsletter, our monthly electronic newsletter which includes time-sensitive actions and information, and Quaker Concern, our three-times-a-year publication, to stay abreast of CFSC’s work and how you be support it and get involved. To subscribe, email cfsc [at] quakerservice.ca
Your gift will support CFSC's work for peace in the Canada and around the world.
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