Quakers call for diplomacy with Iran
The following open letter was sent to Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence Minister Dear Ministers, Greetings from Canadian Friends Service Committee, the peace and social justice agency of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Canada. Our hearts are heavy as the prospect of another war looms before us, this time with Iran. … read more
Interviews about CFSC’s book Are We Done Fighting?
CFSC’s book Are We Done Fighting? Building Understanding in a World of Hate and Division was published in May 2019 by New Society Publishers. Since then, Peace Program Coordinator Matt Legge, who wrote it—with significant inputs from many different Friends—as part of his work for CFSC, has been busy. He has given dozens of presentations … read more
CFSC welcomes new program coordinator Nancy Russell!
CFSC is pleased to announce that Nancy Russell has been hired to fill the part-time staff position of Criminal Justice Program Coordinator. Nancy is also currently a part-time faculty member at Humber College and until recently held the position of Advocate at the Office of the Ontario Child Advocate for ten years. Throughout Nancy’s 30-plus-year … read more
Quakers express solidarity with Wet’suwet’en People
Canadian Friends Service Committee (Quakers) expresses deep concern for the current volatile situation escalating in Wet’suwet’en territory. This is the second year of increased threats on Wet’suwet’en territories, escalating from December 2018 when substantial threats of force were made against Indigenous peoples there. Intimidation, arrests leading to detention, and threats of armed violence have been … read more
CFSC’s office in Friends House Toronto. We are located on the traditional territory of the Wendat, Petun, and most recently the Mississaugas of the Credit River. This land has been the site of
human activity for 15,000 years and is the subject of the Dish With One Spoon Wampum, a
sacred treaty between the Haudenosaunee and the Anishinaabek.
